WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/JPN/22
17October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4763)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning thevolume-based special safeguard (Table MA:3) was
received from thedelegation ofJapan on9October 1997.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS: Japan
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: volume-based
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1. Description ofproduct: Inulin
2. Tariff itemnumber: 1108.20
3. Trigger level: 17tonnes
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
4. Volume ofimports entering
territory incurrent period: 18.4tonnes
5. Period ofapplication: from 1October 1997 to31March 1998
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
Imports inthe3preceding years: 1994: 0tonnes
1995: 3.6 tonnes
1996: 36.8 tonnes
Average: 13.5 tonnes
Note: Since domestic consumption oftheproduct isnottaking intoaccount, thetrigger levelisset
at125percentoftheaverage quantity ofimports mentioned above, inaccordance withparagraph
4ofArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture. Itscalculation isasfollows:
17tonnes = 125% x13.5 tonnes