WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/57/Suppl.5
10 December 2002
(02-6812)
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 5 December 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.
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With reference to the communication from the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic
of China to the World Trade Organization, dated 20 November 2002, the Permanent Mission of the
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the World Trade Organization
wishes to express its appreciation of China’s willingness to hold consultations with the Separate
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, in response to our request, underArticle 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards concerning China’s definitive safeguard measures on
certain steel products. The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
remains ready and willing to hold consultations with China on this matter.
With respect, we would like to remind China that the correct name of our Mission in Geneva
is the Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to
the WTO.
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