WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/80
10 January 2003
(03-0131)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the price-based special safeguard ( Table MA:4 ) was
received from the delegation of Japan  on 21 November 2002.
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Mostly containing wheat and triticale preparation
(2) Tariff item number: 1901.20.139
(3) Trigger price: 46.63 yen/kg.
(as calculated in the Annex hereto)
(4) Date of application: 11 November 2002
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
(Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price)
Prices in the reference period: 1986: * yen/kg.
1987: * yen/kg.
1988: * yen/kg.
Average:  46.63   yen/kg.
Note:*  The c.i.f. prices for the product in question are not available because of no imports
implemented during the base period.  The trigger price is calculated based on the import price of
wheat using the conversion ratio and then adding the reference milling cost in the base period.
Source of price information:  Average c.i.f. unit value (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics").
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