WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/JPN/17
17January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0155)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning thevolume-based special safeguard (Table MA:3) was
received from thedelegation ofJapan on14January 1997.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS -Japan
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: volume-based
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1. Description ofproduct: Live swine, Meat ofswine andother prepared or
preserved meatofswine
2. Tariff itemnumber: 0103.92-011, 0103.92-012, 0103.92-020
0203.11-020, 0203.11-030, 0203.11-040
0203.12-023, 0203.12-021, 0203.12-022
0203.19-023, 0203.19-021, 0203.19-022
0203.21-020, 0203.21-030, 0203.21-040
0203.22-023, 0203.22-021, 0203.22-022
0203.29-023, 0203.29-021, 0203.29-022
0206.30-093, 0206.30-092, 0206.30-099
0206.49-093, 0206.49-092, 0206.49-099
0210.11-010, 0210.11-020
0210.12-010, 0210.12-020
0210.19-010, 0210.19-020
0210.90-011, 0210.90-019
1602.41-011, 1602.41-019
1602.42-011, 1602.42-019
1602.49-210, 1602.49-220
3. Trigger level: 537,199 tonnes
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
4. Volume ofimports entering
territory incurrent period: 544,523 tonnes
5. Period ofapplication: from January 1,1997 toMarch 31,1997
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
Imports inthe3preceding years: 1993: 457,963 tonnes
1994: 494,800 tonnes
1995: 582,091 tonnes
Average: 511,618 tonnes
Consumption inthe3preceding years: 1993: 1,455,935 tonnes
1994: 1,471,185 tonnes
1995: 1,463,474 tonnes
Average: 1,463,531 tonnes
Note:Takingintoaccounttheabsolutevolumechangeindomesticconsumptionoftheproductconcerned
from1994to1995, thetrigger levelissetat105percentoftheaverage quantity ofimports mentioned
above, inaccordance withparagraph 4ofArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture. Itscalculation
isasfollows:
537,199 tonnes = 105% x511,618 tonnes
> 105% x511,618 tonnes +(1,463,474 tonnes -1,471,185 tonnes)
(Since market access opportunities (defined asimports asapercentage ofthecorresponding domestic
consumption during thethree preceding years) fortheproduct aregreater than30percent, thebase
trigger levelfortheproduct concerned equals 105percent).