WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/LVA/3
23 June 2003
(03-3339)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
LATVIA
The following communication, dated 18 June 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Latvia.
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1. Provide evidence of serious injury or th reat thereof caused by increased imports.
Findings concerning the injury are notified under G/SG/N/8/LVA/2.
2. Provide information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an increase
in imports relative to domestic production (please see also Article 2.1 for the context).
Findings concerning the injury are notified under G/SG/N/8/LVA/2.
3. Provide precise description of the product involved.
- Live swine intended for slaughter to further obtain pork carcasses, as well as edible offal,
Harmonized Commodity Description and Co ding System code 0103, excluding codes
010310000, 010391100, 010391900, 010392900.
- Fresh, chilled or frozen pork, Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System code
0203, excluding codes 020311900, 020312900, 020319900, 020321900, 020322900,
020329900.
- Edible offal, Harmonized Commodity De scription and Coding System code 0206:
Fresh or chilled swine’s edible offal, HS code 020630, excluding code 020630800.Frozen edible offal (liver), HS code 020641, excluding code 020641800.
Frozen edible offal (other), HS code 020649, excluding code 020649800.
4. Provide precise description of the proposed measure.
Provided is the list of measures imposed after consultations with trade partners according to
respective free trade agreements concluded by Latvia.  The consultations took place before imposition
of final measures following the notification under G/SG/N/8/LVA/2.G/SG/N/10/LVA/3
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Live swine
Applicable additional tariffs, Ls per kilogram Products subject to additional tariffs
Latvian
Combined
Nomenclature codeCommodity
descriptionDuring the
first 12
months of
applicationDuring the
13th to 24th
month of
applicationDuring the
25th to 36th
month of
applicationDuring the 37th
to 48th month of
application
0103 92 11 0----Sows having
farrowed at least
once, of a weight
of not less than
160kg
0103 92 19 0 ----Other0,203 0,1827 0,1218 0,0609G/SG/N/10/LVA/3
Page 3Pork
Products subject to tariff quotaDuring the first 12
months of applicationDuring the 13th to 24th
month of applicationDuring the 25th to 36th
month of applicationDuring the 37th to 48th
month of application
Latvian
Combined
nomenclature
codeCommodity descriptionStatesThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
kgExtra customs
duty on imports
above the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
 kgExtra customs
duty on imports
above the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
 kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kg
0203 11 10 0 --- Of domestic swine
0203 12 11 0 ---- Hams and cuts thereof
0203 12 19 0---- Shoulders and cuts
thereof
0203 19 11 0---- Fore-ends and cuts
thereof
0203 19 13 0---- Loins and cuts thereof,
with bone in
0203 19 15 0---- Bellies (streaky) and
cuts thereof
0203 19 55 0 ----- Boneless:
0203 19 59 0 ----- OtherEstonia
Lithuania
Poland
Other States,
except EU2331753
233397
44966
6590,257
2525988
252839
48711
7140,2313
2720223
272281
52457
7690,1542
2914458
291723
56203
8240,0771
0203 21 10 0 --- Of domestic swine
0203 22 11 0 ---- Hams and cuts thereof
0203 22 19 0---- Shoulders and cuts
thereof
0203 29 11 0---- Fore-ends and cuts
thereof
0203 29 13 0---- Loins and cuts thereof,
with bone in
0203 29 15 0---- Bellies (streaky) and
cuts thereof
0203 29 55 0 ----- Boneless
0203 29 59 0 ----- OtherEstonia
Lithuania
Poland
Other States,
except EU39786
21027
832972
581900,257
43100
22779
902359
630370,2313
46414
24530
971746
678840,1542
49728
26282
1041132
727310,0771G/SG/N/10/LVA/3
Page 4 Products subject to tariff quota During the first 12
months of applicationDuring the 13th to 24th
month of applicationDuring the 25th to 36th
month of applicationDuring the 37th to 48th
month of application
Latvian
Combined
nomenclature
codeCommodity descriptionStatesThe
volume of
tariff quota,
kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
 kgExtra customs
duty on importsabove the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
 kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota,
kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kg
0203 11 10 0 --- Of domestic swine
0203 12 11 0 ---- Hams and cuts thereof
0203 12 19 0---- Shoulders and cuts
thereof
0203 19 11 0---- Fore-ends and cuts
thereof
0203 19 13 0---- Loins and cuts thereof,
with bone in
0203 19 15 0---- Bellies (streaky) and
cuts thereof
0203 29 55 0 ----- Boneless
0203 29 59 0 ----- Other
    0203 21 10 0
   0203 22 11 0--- Other
--- Of domestic swine
---- Hams and cuts thereof---- Shoulders and cutsthereof
---- Fore-ends and cutsthereof0203 22 19 0
    0203 29 11 0
0203 29 13 0---- Loins and cuts thereof,
with bone in
0203 29 15 0---- Bellies (streaky) and
cuts thereof
0203 29 55 0 ----- Boneless
0203 29 59 0 ----- OtherEU
members2640000
0,2572860000
0,23133080000
0,15423300000
0,0771G/SG/N/10/LVA/3
Page 5Swine edible offal
Products subject to tariff quotaDuring the first 12
months of applicationDuring the 13th to 24th
month of applicationDuring the 25th to 36th
month of applicationDuring the 37th to 48th
month of application
Latvian
Combined
nomenclature
codeCommodity descriptionStatesThe volume
of tariff
quota, kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume of
tariff
quota, kgExtra customs
duty on importsabove the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota, kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kgThe
volume
of tariff
quota, kgExtra customs
duty on
imports above
the quota
LVL/kg
0206 30 20 0--- Livers
0206 30 30 0--- Other
0206 41 20 0---Of domestic swine
0206 49 20 0---Of domestic swineEstonia
Lithuania
Poland
EU members
Others35174
8618
21711
389080
00,257
38691
9479
23882
427988
00,2313
49243
12065
30395
544712
00,1542
59795
14650
36909
661437
00,0771G/SG/N/10/LVA/3
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5. Provide proposed date of introduction of the measure.
The measure has been adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia on 5 June 2003.  The
expected entry into force is end of June 2003.
6. Provide expected duration of the measure.
The measure is to be applied until 30 April 2004, if Latvia has acceded to the European Union.
In case when no accession takes place, the measure will be applied four years after its entry into force.
7. For a measure with duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date for the
review (under Article 7.4) to be held not later than the mid-term of the measure, if such a
date for the review has already been scheduled.
The date for the review has not been scheduled yet.
8. If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for progressive
liberalization of the measure.
See No. 4 above.
9. If the measure is being extended, also provide:
(i) evidence that the industry concerned is adju sting and that the safeguard measure continues
to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury;
(ii) reference to the WTO document that notified the initial application of the measure;
(iii) duration of the measure from initial application till the date at which it will be extended;
and,
(iv) precise description of the measure in place prior to the date of extension (in this context,
please note that the last sentence of Article 7.4 states that: "A measure extended under
paragraph 2 shall not be more restrictive than it was at the end of the initial period, and
should continue to be liberalized.")
Not applicable.
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