WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/SVK/10
8September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3583)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning thevolume-based special safeguard (Table MA:3) was
received from thedelegation oftheSlovak Republic on29August 1997.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: volume-based
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1. Description ofproduct: Icecreamandotheredibleice,whetherornotcontaining
cocoa
2. Tariff itemnumber: 2105.00
3. Trigger level: 1,851 tonnes
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
4. Volume ofimports entering
territory incurrent period: 3,504 tonnes
5. Period ofapplication: from 17August 1997 to31December 1997
Thelegalbasisforanincrease oftheMFN tarifffrom
31.8 percentupto42.4 percentisGovernment
Decree No.203dated 1July1997andeffective from
17August 1997 to31December 1997.
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
Imports inthe3preceding years: 1994: 926 tonnes
1995: 762 tonnes
1996: 3,362 tonnes
Average: 1,683 tonnes
Consumption inthe3preceding years: 1994: 8,069 tonnes
1995: 8,440 tonnes
1996: 9,478 tonnes
Average: 8,662 tonnes
Note: Since market access opportunities (defined asapercentage ofthecorresponding consumption
during 3preceding years) fortheproduct represents 19percent(i.e.arehigher than10percentand
lower thanorequal to30percent), thebasetrigger levelfortheproduct concerned equals 110per
cent. Itscalculation isasfollows:
3,504 tonnes > 110percentx1,683 tonnes +(9,478 tonnes -8,440 tonnes)