RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/5
7February 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0233)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 11.2OFTHE AGREEMENT ONSAFEGUARDS
ONTIMETABLES FOR PHASING OUT MEASURES REFERRED TOINARTICLE 11.1(B)
ORFOR BRINGING THEM INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE AGREEMENT
1. Under Article 11.2oftheAgreement onSafeguards, thephasing outofmeasures referred to
inArticle 11.1(b) shallbecarried outaccording totimetables tobepresented totheCommittee on
Safeguards bytheMembers concerned notlaterthan180daysafterthedateofentry intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement, i.e.by30June1995. These timetables shallprovide forallmeasures referred to
inArticle 11.1(b) tobephased outorbrought intoconformity withtheAgreement onSafeguards within
aperiod notexceeding fouryears afterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, subject
tonotmore thanonespecific measure perimporting Member, theduration ofwhich shallnotextend
beyond 31December 1999.
2. Requests fornotifications ofmeasures referred toinArticle 11.1(b) andoftheexception under
Article 11.2, i.e."onespecific measure perimporting Member, theduration ofwhich shallnotextend
beyond 31December 1999", havealready beencirculated inG/SG/N/3 and4.Forthetimetables
tobeprovided under Article 11.2, aformat issuggested below toassist Members tofocus onthetype
ofinformation tobesubmitted inthenotifications andtoobtain similar responses from different
Members.
Suggested format fornotifications under Article 11.2oftheAgreement onSafeguards
Notification oftimetables tobepresented totheCommittee onSafeguards within 180days
aftertheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, forphasing outmeasures referred toin
Article 11.1(b) orforbringing them intoconformity withtheAgreement onSafeguards
Note: Theformat issuggested without prejudice totheinterpretation oftherelevant provisions in
theAgreement onSafeguards bythecompetent bodies. Members arealsoreminded ofthe
provision inArticle 12.11 oftheAgreement onSafeguards, which reads asfollows: "The
provisionsonnotificationinthisAgreementshallnotrequireanyMembertodiscloseconfidential
information thedisclosure ofwhich would impede lawenforcement orotherwise becontrary
tothepublic interest orwould prejudice thelegitimate commercial interests ofparticular
enterprises, public orprivate."
1. Specify thetypeofmeasure (please seeArticle 11.1(b) andfootnote 4forexamples).
2. Specify theMembers concerned (please seetheANNEX totheAgreement onSafeguards for
anexample)
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3. Specify theproduct subject tothemeasure.
4. Specify timetable forphasing outthemeasure orforbringing itintoconformity withthe
Agreement onSafeguards. Suchtimetables should bepresented totheCommittee onSafeguards both
forthose measures which havetobephased outorbrought intoconformity withtheAgreement on
Safeguards within fouryears afterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement andforthe"one
specific measure perimporting Member, theduration ofwhich shallnotextend beyond 31December
1999" (Article 11.2).