./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/41/Suppl.1
22 February 2002
(02-0898)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
IMPOSITION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE BY
LITHUANIA ON IMPORTS OF NON-DRIED PASTRY YEAST
Request for Consultations under Article 12.3
of the Agreement on Safeguards
LITHUANIA
Supplement
The following communication, dated 19 February 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Lithuania.
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Please find enclosed herewith for your information the response to the Estonian request
regarding consultations under Articles 12.3 and 8.1 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards concerning
the imposition by Lithuania of safeguard measures on non-dried pastry yeast which was submitted by
the letter of Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Estonia, Mr. C. Kull dated
11 February 2002, No. 2-2/164.G/SG/41/Suppl.1
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 11 February 2002 No.
2-2/164, whereby Estonia requests consultations under Articles 12.3 and 8.1 of the WTO Agreement
on Safeguards concerning the imposition by Lithuania of safeguard measures on non-dried pastry
yeast.
Regarding your request to notify the measure mentioned above to the WTO Committee on
Safeguards, I would like to inform you that Lithuania submitted the notification under Articles 12.1(b)
and 12.1(c) of the Agreement on Safeguards on finding serious injury caused by increased imports
and on taking a decision to apply safeguard measures to the WTO Secretariat on 14 February 2002,
fulfilling the appropriate obligation according to the WTO Agreement.  As this notification has not
been issued as the official WTO document yet, the text of the notification is enclosed hereto.1  Using
this opportunity I would also like to express the position of Lithuania regarding the fulfilment of itsobligations at present and in the future accordin g to appropriate agreements of the WTO and other
international treaties, as it is in a case regarding the safeguard measure mentioned above.
In respect of the request for consultations according to the appropriate provisions of the WTO
Agreement on Safeguards, I would like to refer to the second sentence of the introductory part of theenclosed notification, that Lithuania notes its readiness for consultations with interested parties, and to
stress the continuation of maintenance of the transparency and openness by Lithuania in the process.
Therefore, I am pleased to inform you that Lithuania accepts the request of Estonia and proposes to
hold these consultations in Geneva and expressing the flexibility regarding the time of the
consultations, which concretely shall be agreed mutually.
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1 See document G/SG/N/8/LTU/1-G/SG/N/10-LTU/1.