WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS235/2
G/L/456/Add.1G/SG/D18/1/Add.1
16 January 2002
(02-0182)
Original:  English
SLOVAKIA – SAFEGUARD MEASURE ON IMPORTS OF SUGAR
Notification of Mutually Agreed Solution
The following communication, dated 11 January 2002, from the Permanent Mission of Poland
and the Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body,
is circulated pursuant to Article 3.6 of the DSU.
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The Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland wish to notify the Dispute Settlement Body
(DSB) that during bilateral consultations under Ar ticle 4 of the DSU, they have reached a mutually
satisfactory solution within the meaning of Article 3.6 of the DSU regarding the safeguard measuresimposed by Slovakia on imports of sugar (WT/DS235/1).
As a result of these consultations the two sides have reached the following agreement:
1. The Slovak side has agreed to increase the level of quota for imports of sugar from Poland up
to the amount of 4 500 tonnes, 5 175 tonnes and 5 850 tonnes in the years 2002-2004
respectively.  The changed schedule of liberalization of the quota shall be notified bySlovakia in the Safeguards Committee.
2. The Polish side has agreed to remove the quantitative restriction on imports of butter and
margarine.  The removal of the measure shall be  notified by Poland to the Council for Trade
in Goods and Safeguards Committee.
3. The two sides have undertaken to implement the decisions mentioned in points 1 and 2 by
1 January 2002.
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