WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS123/1/Add.1
G/L/236/Add.1G/SG/D4/1/Add.1
11 January 1999
(99-0061)
Original:  English
ARGENTINA – SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF FOOTWEAR
Request for Consultations by Indonesia
Addendum
The following communication, dated 18 December 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Indonesia to the Permanent Mission of Argentina and to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in
accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU.
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My authorities have recently received information indicating that the Government of
Argentina has modified the manner in which it is implementing Resolution 987/97 of the Ministry ofEconomy and Public Works and Services, published in Official Journal of the Argentine Republic
No. 28729 on 12 September 1997, effective as of 13 September 1997, one of the measures included
within the scope of the above mentioned consultations.  In particular, I draw your attention to
Resolution 1506/98 of the Ministry of Economy and Public Works and Services, dated 16 November
1998, and Decision 837/98 of the Secretariat for I ndustry, Trade and Mining, dated 4 December 1998.
Accordingly, upon instruction from my authorities, I wish to convey the request of the
Government of Indonesia to hold another round of consultations with the Government of Argentina so
that we might seek clarification of the implementation of Argentina's safeguard measures on the
importation of footwear.
We look forward to receiving your reply to this request for consultations and arranging a
mutually convenient date and place for consultations.
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