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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/70
12 December 2001
(01-6293)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the volume-based special safeguard ( Table MA:3 ) was
received from the delegation of Japan  on 10 December 2001.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  Special Safeguard:  Volume-based
1. Description of product:
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter.
- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1%, but not exceeding 6%:  sterilized,
frozen or preserved
2. Tariff item number: 0401.20.190
3. Trigger level: 0 tonnes.
(as calculated in Annex 1)
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period: 1.51 tonnes.
5. Period of application: from 1 December 2001 to 31 March 2002.G/AG/N/JPN/70
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 1998: 0 tonnes
1999: 0 tonnes
2000: 0 tonnes
Average: 0 tonnes
Note: Since domestic consumption of the product is not taken into account, the trigger level is set at
125 per cent of the average quantity of imports mentioned above, in accordance with
paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture.  Its calculation is as follows:
0 tonnes = 125% x 0 tonnes
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