. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TPKM/11
6 November 2003
(03-5923)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the volume-based special safeguard ( Table MA:3 ) was
received from the delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and
Matsu  on 4 November 2003.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard: volume-based
1. Description of product: Sugar
2. Tariff item number: 17011100, 17011200, 17019110, 17019120,
17019910, 17019920, 17019990
3. Trigger level:
(as calculated in Annex 1) 354,629 tonnes
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period 355,000 tonnes
5. Period of application: from 8 September 2003 to 31 December 2003.G/AG/N/TPKM/11
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 253,322 tonnes
2000: 368,684 tonnes
2001: 391,220 tonnes
Average: 337,742 tonnes
And if import penetration is taken into account:
Consumption in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 513,500 tonnes
2000: 589,785 tonnes
2001: 536,274 tonnes
Average: 546,520 tonnes
Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture):
Import penetration = 337,742 / 546,520
= 61.8% (base trigger therefore equals 105%)
Trigger level = (105% x 337,742 tonnes) + (536,274 tonnes – 589,785 tonnes)
= 301,118 tonnes < 105% of the average imports = 354,629 tonnes
Therefore, the trigger level is 354,629 tonnes.
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