WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/HRV/2
19 May 2003
(03-2679)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATIONS OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Replies from CROATIA to Question
Posed by the  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1
The following communication, dated 29 April 2003, has been received, from the Permanent
Mission of Croatia.
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Q. Article 18 states that information for an investigation may be designated as confidential
by an interested party.  However the legislat ion does not seem to provide for confidential
treatment of such information by the authorit ies.  Can Croatia please confirm that the
obligations of Article 3.2 of the WTO Safeguards Agreement will be respected and that
information provided by interested parties on the basis of confidentiality shall not be disclosed
without permission of the party submitting it?
Reply
The Republic of Croatia shall respect the obligations of Article 3.2 of the WTO Safeguard
Agreement and information provided by interested parties shall not be disclosed without permission
of the party submitting it.
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1 G/SG/Q1/HRV/1