WORLD TRADE WT/DS121/1
G/L/232
ORGANIZATION G/SG/D3/1
8April 1998
(98-1415)
Original: English
ARGENTINA -SAFEGUARD MEASURES ONIMPORTS OFFOOTWEAR
Request forConsultations from theEuropean Communities
Thefollowing communication, dated 3April 1998, from thePermanent Delegation ofthe
European Commission tothePermanent Mission ofArgentina andtotheDispute Settlement Body,
iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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Myauthorities haveinstructed metorequest consultations withtheGovernment ofArgentina
under Article XXII:1 oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994(“GATT 1994") andpursuant
toArticle4oftheUnderstandingonRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlementofDisputes(“DSU”)
andArticle 14oftheAgreement onSafeguards withregard totheprovisional andthedefinitive safeguard
measures imposed byArgentina onimports offootwear.
Under Resolution 226/97, published intheOfficial Journal oftheArgentine Republic No.28592
on24February 1997, Argentina imposed aprovisional safeguard measure intheform ofminimum
specific duties onimports offootwear effective asof25February 1997. Under Resolution 987/97,
published intheOfficial Journal oftheArgentine Republic No.28729 on12September 1997, Argentina
imposed adefinitive safeguard measure intheformofminimum specific duties onimports offootwear
effective asof13September 1997. TheEuropean Communities consider thattheabove measures are
inbreach ofArgentina ’sobligations under theprovisions oftheAgreement onSafeguards, inparticular,
butnotnecessarily exclusively, ofArticles 2,4,5,6and12ofthesaidAgreement andinviolation
ofArticle XIXofGATT 1994.
Ilookforward toreceiving thereaction ofyourauthorities tothisrequest sothatwecanarrange
amutually convenient dateandplace tobegin consultations, which theEuropean Communities suggest
tobeheldinGeneva during theweek beginning 20April 1998.
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