RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/76
29November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3826)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYCUBA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 20November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofJapan.
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1. According tothenotified legislation, safeguard measures which theGovernment ofCuba can
takeunder thecurrent lawseem tobeonlytariff-related measures. CantheGovernment notimpose
anyquantitative restrictions onimports asasafeguard measure?
2. Even ifasafeguard measure istobetaken under Article 12ofthenotified decree, ensuring
theconsistency withtheGATT 1994 andtheAgreement onSafeguards, howandbywhatauthority
istheinvestigation referred toinArticle 3oftheAgreement onSafeguards tobeinitiated andconducted?
Isthere anintention toestablish theprocedures oftheinvestigation?
1G/ADP/N/1/CUB/1-G/SCM/N/1/CUB/1-G/SG/N/1/CUB/1.