__________WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/38
11 June 1999
(99-2351)
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 4 June 1999.
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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: Wheat starch
(2) Tariff item number: 1108.11.090
(3) Trigger price: 65.84 yen/kg.
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application: 26 May 1999
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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:    * '000 yen/tonne
1987:    * '000 yen/tonne
1988:    * '000 yen/tonneAverage: 65.84 '000 yen/tonne
* 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")