. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/35
29 April 1999
(99-1748)
Committee on Agriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the price-based special safeguard ( Table MA:4 ) was
received from the delegation of Japan on 31 March 1999.
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS: Japan
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement: special safeguard: price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Food preparations containing by weight not less than 30 per
cent natural milk constituents on the dry matter
(2) Tariff item number: 2106.90.129
(3) Trigger price: 468.82 yen/kg.
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application: 16 March 1999
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: PRICE-BASED: Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Prices in the reference period: 1986: * '000 yen/tonne
1987: * '000 yen/tonne
1988: 468.82 '000 yen/tonne
Average: 468.82 '000 yen/tonne
* The c.i.f. prices for the product in question are not available because the tariff line, which
provides the basis for the c.i.f. price for the product, was not created until the introduction of
the HS in 1988.
Source of price information: Average c.i.f. unit value (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/35
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS: Japan
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement: special safeguard: price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Wheat flour
(2) Tariff item number: 1101.00.099
(3) Trigger price: 46.63 yen/kg.
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application: 18 March 1999
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: PRICE-BASED: Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Prices in the reference period: 1986: * '000 yen/tonne
1987: * '000 yen/tonne
1988: * '000 yen/tonne
Average: 46.63 '000 yen/tonne
* The c.i.f. prices for the product in question are not available because of no imports
implemented during the base period. The trigger price is calculated based on the import price
of wheat using the conversion ratio and then adding the reference milling cost in the base
period.
Source of price information: Average c.i.f. unit value (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
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