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ORGANIZATIONWT/REG84/4/Add.1
7 May 2001
(01-2316)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HUNGARY AND LATVIA
Questions and Replies
Addendum
This document reproduces additional questions addressed to the Parties and the responses
submitted.  The questions and replies set out below are organized in accordance with document
WT/REG84/3.
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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT
3. Scope
With regard to the reply for Question 2 in WT/REG84/4, "the question is not relevant in
the context of Article XXIV review", whether the ta riff line data is useful for the examination or
not is a systemic issue and no conclusion has been drawn in the Committee on Regional Trade
Agreements (CRTA) so far.  We consider the ta riff line data useful for the examination and
request this data to be submitted.
We do maintain that information on tariff lines is not relevant in the context of Article XXIV
review.
II. TRADE PROVISIONS
1. Import Restrictions
1.2 Quantitative restrictions
Could the Parties confirm that the quantitative restrictions and measures on
agricultural products have been abolished and that no such restrictions and measures exist at
present?
The reply to this additional question could be found in the reply to question 4. of document
WT/REG84/4.
5. Safeguards
With regard to the reply given to Ques tion 9 in document WT/REG84/4 on the
application of the global safeguard measures, th e Parties explain that "the Agreement does notWT/REG84/4/Add.1
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effect the rights  and obligations of the Partie s in relation with safeguard measures applied vis-
à-vis  third parties".  Could the Parties clarify whether safeguard measures will be applied
among themselves?
The Japanese delegation correctly quotes that the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) do not
effect the rights and obligations of Parties in relation of safeguard measures applies vis-à-vis  third
parties.  Possibility of applying safeguard measures by the Parties among themselves are provided for
in Articles 14, 27 and 31 of the Hungarian-Latvian FTA in a way specified in the said provisions.
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