WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/JPN/25
15December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5507)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning thevolume-based special safeguard (Table MA:3) was
received from thedelegation ofJapan on10December 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:
(a)Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar orother sweetening matter, of
afatcontent, byweight, exceeding 6%:sterilized, frozen orpreserved; othercream ofafatcontent,
byweight of13%ormore(other thansterilized, frozen orpreserved) (referred tointhisnotification
as"Milk andcream (6%<fat)").
(b)Condensed milk
2.Tariff itemnumber:
(a)Milk andcream (6%<fat): 0401.30.119, 0401.30.129
(b)Condensed milk: 0402.99.129, 0402.99.290
3.Trigger level:
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
(a)Milk andcream (6%<fat): 1.56tonnes
(b)Condensed milk: 4.94tonnes
4.Volume ofimports entering territory incurrent period (from 1April 1997to31October 1997):
(a)Milk andcream (6%<fat): 7.97tonnes
(b)Condensed milk: 8.09tonnes
5.Period ofapplication: from 1December 1997 to31March 1998
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
(a)Milk andcream (6%<fat):
Imports inthe3preceding years:
1994
1995
1996
Average0
0
3.76
1.25tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
Note: Since domestic consumption oftheproduct isnottaken intoaccount, thetrigger levelis
setat125percentoftheaverage quantity ofimports mentioned above, inaccordance withparagraph
4ofArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture. Itscalculation isasfollows:
1.56tonnes =125% x1.25 tonnes
(b)Condensed milk:
Imports inthe3preceding years:
1994
1995
1996
Average0
3.16
10.94
4.70tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
Consumption inthe3preceding years:
1994
1995
1996
Average54,661.50
57,216.79
51,108.00
54,328.76tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
Note: Taking intoaccount theabsolute volume change indomestic consumption oftheproduct
concerned from 1995 to1996, thetrigger levelissetat105percentoftheaverage quantity of
imports mentioned above, inaccordance withparagraph 4ofArticle 5oftheAgreement on
Agriculture. Itscalculation isasfollows:
4.94 tonnes =105% *4.70tonnes
>125% *4.70tonnes +(51,108.00 tonnes -57,216.79 tonnes)
(Since market access opportunities (defined asapercentage ofthecorresponding domestic
consumption during thethree preceding years) fortheproduct arelessthen10percent,thebasic
trigger levelfortheproduct concerned equals 125percentoftheaverage imports.)