RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q2/ARG/8
3 May 2001
(01-2263)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND
THE REASONS FOR IT
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD
MEASURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Notifications of ARGENTINA1
The following communication, dated 1 May 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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1. Article 6 of the WTO Safeguards Agreement provides that a provisional safeguard may be
applied “in critical circumstances where delay would cause damage which would be difficult to
repair.”  Did the competent authority consider what damage was likely to occur in the 200 day period
had a decision been made to not impose a provisional measure?  If so, what immediate consequencesdid the authority consider were likely to occur?
2. What is the exact date of implementation of the provisional safeguard?3. Did the competent authority publish a report on the provisional safeguard measure, including
its findings of the existence of critical circumstances?
4. We note Argentina has implemented a US 50 cent per kilo safeguard on imported canned
peaches.  We would appreciate an ad valorem equivalent of this rate to determine the magnitude of
the measure.  What is the current applied rate for the products in question?  If these rates also arespecific, please provide an ad valorem equivalent.
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1 G/SG/N/6/ARG/4-G/SG/N/7/ARG/2 & Suppl.1 + Suppl.2.