WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q2/EEC/1
4 May 2004
(04-1951)
Committee on Safeguards Original: English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION
AND THE REASONS FOR IT
Questions posed by NORWAY
Regarding the Notification of the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1
(Salmon)
The following communication, dated 29 April 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of Norway.
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The information provided by the EC in its notification G/SG/N/6/EEC/3 refer to certain
developments, including in imports.
WTO safeguard rules can only be applied in exceptional circumstances, i.e. if faced with the
very particular situation where farmed salmon - as a result of unforeseen developments - is being
imported into the EC in such increased quantities, and under such conditions, as to cause or threaten
to cause serious injury to the EC industry producing the like product.
Norway would like to ask the European Commission how the issue of unforeseen
developments has been addressed.
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1G/SG/N/6/EEC/3