WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/15
G/SG/44
21 May 2002
(02-2782)
Council for Trade in Goods
Committee on SafeguardsOriginal:  English
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS OF
PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF CONCESSIONS AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF
ARTICLE 8 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
JAPAN
The following communication, dated 17 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Japan.
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in accordance with the agreed
format for notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), th e Government of Japan provides the immediate
notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of  proposed suspension of concessions and other
obligations referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8.
1. Which Member is proposing su spension of concessions and other obligations referred to
in Article 8.2?
Japan
2. Specify the measure, the product subject to the measure, the WTO document that notified
the safeguard measure, and the Member imposing the measure in relation to which the
Member is proposing suspensi on of concessions and oth er obligations referred to in
Article 8.2
The measures imposed by the United States in the form of an increase in duty on imports of
certain flat steel (including plate, hot-rolled steel,  cold-rolled steel and coated steel), hot-rolled bar,
cold-finished bar, rebar, certain tubular products, carbon and alloy fitting, stainless steel bar, stainlesssteel rod, tin mill products and stainless steel wire and a tariff rate quota on imports of slabs, for a
period of three years and one day starting 20 March 2002.
The measures have been notified in G/SG/N /10/USA/6, G/SG/N/11/ USA/5 (14 March 2002)
and its subsequent supplements and corrigenda.G/C/15
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3. Describe the proposed suspension of conc essions and other obligations referred to in
Article 8.2, and the proposed date from which it will come into effect
The proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions and other obligations under
GATT 1994 to the trade of the United States takes the form of an increase in duty on selected
products originating in the United States, as indicated in Annex I and II.
Without prejudice to the effective exercise of its right to suspend substantially equivalent
concessions or other obligations referred to in Article 8.2, the Government of Japan reserves its right
to effectuate the proposed suspension according to the following schedules:
(1) as regards Annex I, not earlier than 18 June 2002, and until Annex II applies or the
US safeguard measures are lifted, whichever is earlier;
(2) as regards Annex II, not earlier than 20 March 2005 or the fifth day following the
date of a decision from the WTO Dispute Settlement Body that the safeguardmeasures imposed by the United States are not in conformity with the WTO
Agreement, whichever is earlier, and until the US safeguard measures are lifted.G/C/15
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ANNEX I
1. Level of substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations
According to the data of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), no absolute
increase in imports exists with regard to the plate.
(a) Calculated trade effect of the US measure on plateApplication of the increased duty of 30 per cen t on plate by the US safeguard measure would
result in $4,883,504 of duty collection by the US with regard to Japanese exports of plate (based on
the export value in 2001 ($16,278,346), f.o.b. price).
(b) Calculated value of suspension of concessions
To maintain the equivalent level of concessions and other obligation under GATT 1994, the
proposed suspension of concessions taking the form of an increase in duty of 100 per cent on selected
US products listed in the attachment is estimated to result in $4,882,547 duty collection with regard to
the Japanese imports of such products originatin g in the US (based on the import value in 2001
($4,882,547, c.i.f. price.)
2. Proposed suspension of concessions and other obli gations to United States
An increase in duty of 100 per cent
3. List of products
See the attached list.G/C/15
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ANNEX II
Level of substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations
1. Application of the increased duty of 8 per cent to 30 per cent on certain flat steel, hot-rolled
bar, cold-finished bar, rebar, certain tubular products, carbon and alloy fitting, stainless steel bar,
stainless steel rod, tin mill products and stainless steel wire by the US safeguard measures would
result in $123,425,608 of duty collection by the US with regard to Japanese exports of the relevant
steel products (based on the export value in 2001 ($496,116,593, f.o.b. price).
2. To maintain the equivalent level of concessions and other obligation under GATT 1994, the
proposed suspension of concessions taking the form of an increase in duty on selected US products
including products of Annex I would be designed so as to result in a duty collection not exceeding the
estimated duty collection by the US as calculated above ($123,425,608, c.i.f. price).G/C/15
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ATTACHMENT
Description (shown in the HS headings) and Stat. code No.(*) Additional duty
Ferro-alloys.
720229000 100%
720250000 100%
720299010 100%
Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel.
720521010 100%
Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.
720712010 100%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy st eel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-
rolled, not clad, plated or coated.
720825011 100%
720826010 100%
720827010 100%
720837011 100%
720837019 100%
720838010 100%
720839010 100%
720851011 100%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy st eel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-
rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated.
720915019 100%
720916019 100%
720917019 100%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy st eel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad,
plated or coated.
721012000 100%
721049000 100%
721061000 100%
721069000 100%
721070000 100%G/C/15
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Description (shown in the HS headings) and Stat. code No.(*) Additional duty
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy st eel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not
clad, plated or coated.
721129010 100%
721190000 100%
Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-
rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling.
721499019 100%
Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel.
721550010 100%
721550019 100%
Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel.
721650000 100%
Wire of iron or non-alloy steel.
721710010 100%
721710019 100%
721720010 100%
721730099 100%
721790011 100%
Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless
steel.
721891000 100%
Flat-rolled products of stainless st eel, of a width of 600 mm or more.
721912000 100%
721932000 100%
721933000 100%
721934000 100%
Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel.
722100000 100%G/C/15
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Description (shown in the HS headings) and Stat. code No.(*) Additional duty
Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel.
722240000 100%
Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm.
722691010 100%
722692020 100%
Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy
steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel.
722840020 100%
722880000 100%
Wire of other alloy steel.
722920000 100%
722990021 100%
Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than
compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300 l,
whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermalequipment
731021000 100%
731029010 100%
Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire;
expanded metal of iron or steel.
731441000 100%
731442000 100%
Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel.
731520000 100%
Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers
(including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel.
731811000 100%G/C/15
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Description (shown in the HS headings) and Stat. code No.(*) Additional duty
731812000 100%
731813000 100%
731814000 100%
Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel.
732010010 100%
Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or
steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also
distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-
driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel.
732219000 100%
Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or
steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of ironor steel.
732392000 100%
732394000 100%
732399000 100%
Other cast articles of iron or steel.
732510000 100%
732591000 100%
732599010 100%
732599090 100%
(*) As defined by Japan's Import Statistical Schedule and Tariff Schedules, as of
1 April 2002, in accordance with the nomenclature of the International Convention on the
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.
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