WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/LVA/1/Suppl.1
22 December 1999
(99-5509)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
LATVIA
Supplement
The following communication, dated 17 December 1999, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Latvia.
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1. The purpose of this Law is to protect the domestic swine meat market.
2. (1) According to the Law on Safeguards, a safeguard measure is imposed on imports of
swine meat falling within CN C ode ex-0203 – fresh, chilled or frozen swine meat in form of the
variable import duty, which is based on a minimum price of LVL 1.05 per kilogram.
(2) The variable customs duty is equal with the difference between a minimum price and
declared customs value.  Customs duty is calculated by such formula:  declared customs value x
variable customs duty + (minimum price – declared customs value).
(3) If declared customs value is higher than the minimum price as defined in this Law,
the customs duty is being calculated from the declared value.
Transitional provision
Until 1 September 2000 Cabinet of Ministers prepare the draft law about the procedure, how
the safeguard measure is being liberalized from 18 December 2000 according to the Law on
Safeguards.
The Law comes into force on 18 December 1999 and is effective until 17 December 2001.
The Law has been adopted by the Parliament on 9 December 1999.
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