WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/JPN/13
18November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4869)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning thevolume-based special safeguard (Table MA:3) was
received from thedelegation ofJapan on13November 1996.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS -JAPAN
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: volume-based
1. Description ofproduct:
Buttermilk, curdled milkandcream, kephir andother fermented oracidified milkand
cream, sterilized, frozen, preserved, concentrated orcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter, flavoring, fruits ornuts:
-Ofafatcontent, byweight, notexceeding 1.5% (referred tointhisnotification as
"Butter milkpowder (Fat<=1.5%)").
-Ofafatcontent, byweight, exceeding 1.5% butnotexceeding 26%(referred toin
thisnotification as"Butter milkpowder (1.5<Fat<=26%)").
-Ofafatcontent, byweight, exceeding 26%(referred tointhisnotification as"Butter
milkpowder (26%<Fat)").
2. Tariff itemnumber:
Butter milkpowder (Fat<= 1.5%): 0403.90-113, 0403.90-118
Butter milkpowder (1.5<Fat<= 26%): 0403.90-123, 0403.90-128
Butter milkpowder (26<Fat%): 0403.90-133, 0403.90-138
3. Trigger level: 0.21tonnes
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
4. Volume ofimports entering
territory incurrent period: 1.02tonnes
5. Period ofapplication: from November 1,1996 toMarch 31,1997
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
Imports inthe3preceding years: 1993: 0.5 tonnes
1994: 0 tonnes
1995: 0 tonnes
Average: 0.167 tonnes
Note: Since domestic consumption oftheproduct isnottaken intoaccount, thetrigger level isset
at125percentoftheaverage quantity ofimports mentioned above, inaccordance withparagraph
4ofArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture. Itscalculation isasfollows:
0.21tonnes =125% x0.167 tonnes