. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/6/SLV/3
5 December 2000
(00-5261)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION
AND THE REASONS FOR IT
EL SALVADOR
The following communication, dated 30 November 2000, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of El Salvador.
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the World Trad e Organization's Agreement on Safeguards and
taking into account the model adopted by the Committee on Safeguards (G/SG/N/6, dated
7 February 1995) for notifications under that Agreement, El Salvador hereby notifies that its
investigating authority has initiated a safeguards procedure as described below:
1. Date of initiation of the investigation
• The resolution for initiation of the investigation was issued in November 2000;
• the resolution for initiation was published in the Official Journal of El Salvador and
in a newspaper with national circulation, " Diario el Mundo ", on 8 November 2000;
• the resolution has been notified to the known interested parties (importers, local or
applicant producers and the World Trade Organization) within the time-limit set out
in the relevant legal instrument.  The interested parties have a period of 45 days from
the date of this notification to submit evidence
2. Product subject to the investigation
CODE DESCRIPTION
3103.10.00 Superphosphates
3105.20.00 Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the three
fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
3105.51.00 Containing nitrates and phosphates
3105.59.00 Other
3105.60.00 Mineral or chemical fertilizers with the two fertilizing
elements phosphorus and potassium.
3105.90.00 OtherG/SG/N/6/SLV/3
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3. Reasons for initiation of the investigation
The investigation was initiated pursuant to an application submitted on behalf of the domestic
industry and on the basis of the information and evidence furnished in the application.
4. Additional information
Further information on the conduct of the investigation, the period for the submission of
evidence and any stage in the proceedings may be obtained from:  Dirección de Política Comercial,
Ministerio de Economía, edificio C-2 tercera planta, Plan Maestro, Centro de Gobierno, Alameda
Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America.
Telephone (503) 2213583;  Fax  (503) 2214771;  e-mail  policom@sal.gbm.net.
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