WORLD TRADE G/SG/13
24April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1779)
Original: Spanish Committee onSafeguards
SAFEGUARD PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BYARGENTINA
CONCERNING IMPORTS OFFOOTWEAR
Communication Regarding Request forConsultations under
Article 12.4oftheAgreement onSafeguards
Thefollowing communication, dated 22April 1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofArgentina.
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Ihave thepleasure toreply toyour notedated 15April 1997 andtothesubsequent
communication fromthePermanent Mission oftheEuropean Community totheWTO Committee on
Safeguards contained indocument G/SG/12, inwhich thesaidMission requests theholding of
consultationspursuanttoArticle12.4oftheAgreementonSafeguards,asaconsequenceoftheimposition
ofaprovisional measure inrespect offootwear bytheArgentine Republic.
Inthisconnection, andasalready mentioned inourcommunication dated 21February 1997,
contained indocument G/SG/N/6/ARG/1 andG/SG/N/7/ARG/1, which indicated Argentina 'sreadiness
toholdthese consultations, wehavebeeninstructed byourauthorities toaccede totherequest and
topropose thattheconsultations takeplace inGeneva on2May1997, atatimeandplace tobe
confirmed.