WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/57/Suppl.3
18 November 2002
(02-6395)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
PROPOSED DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED BY THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Request for Consultations under Article 12.3
of the Agreement on Safeguards
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN,
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU
Supplement
The following communication, dated 15 November 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.
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From WTO's circulation of a notification (document G/SG/N/8/CHN/ 1-G/SG/N/ 10/CHN/1),
dated 5 November 2002) by the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as China) to the
Committee on Safeguards, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has
learned that China proposes to impose definitive safeguard measures on certain steel products
effective as of 20 November 2002.
Being a WTO Member with a substantial trade interest in the products concerned, the
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu requests consultations under
Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards, with a view to, inter alia , reviewing the information
provided in the notification, exchanging vi ews on the measures announced and reaching an
understanding on ways to achieve the objective set out in Article 8.1 of the said Agreement.
The notification was sent by China to each of the Permanent Missions to the WTO of Japan,
Korea, Germany, the European Communities and Malaysia.  The Separate Customs Territory of
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is in fact the principal supplier of the products concerned.  It
therefore regrets the fact that China did not provide it with sufficient information directly.
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu reserves the right to
question whether China's notification (dated 1 November 2002) provides adequate opportunity for
prior consultations as required by Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards.
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu further reserves all
its rights under the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and its Annexes.
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu looks forward to
receiving a prompt reply to this request and to agreeing on a mutually acceptable date and place for
the consultations.
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