WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/53
18 September 2002
(02-4984)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED BY THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Request for Consultations under Article 12.3
of the Agreement on Safeguards
JAPAN
The Secretariat has received the following communication, dated 16 September 2002, from
the Permanent Mission of Japan to the Permanent Mission of the European Communities.
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With reference to the notification under Article 12.1(b) and 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement
on Safeguards on proposed definitive safeguard measures by the European Communities (EC), upon
instructions from my authorities, I hereby wish to convey the request of the Government of Japan for
consultations with the EC pursuant to Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, as a
Member having a substantial interest as an exporter of the products concerned.
The request does not prejudge the position of the Government of Japan about whether the
period between the announcement and the application of the proposed measures provides sufficientamount of time for a meaningful exchange, as required under Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on
Safeguards.
The Government of Japan reserves its right under the WTO Agreement.
I look forward to receiving your reply to this request and to fixing a mutually acceptable date
and place for the consultations.
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