RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/2/EEC
G/SG/N/3/EEC
ORGANIZATION 24March 1995
(95-0667)
Committee onSafeguards Original: French
NOTIFICATION OFPRE-EXISTING ARTICLE XIXMEASURES
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.7OFMEASURES SUBJECT TO
THE PROHIBITION AND ELIMINATION OFCERTAIN MEASURES
UNDER ARTICLE 11.1OFTHE AGREEMENT ONSAFEGUARDS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Thefollowing communication, dated 2March 1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Communities.
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Pursuant totheCommunity 'sobligation under Article 12.7oftheAgreement onSafeguards
tonotify certain measures, attached arethenotifications ofmeasures invited bytheSecretariat in
documents G/SG/N/2 andG/SG/N/3.G/SG/N/2/EEC
G/SG/N/3/EEC
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ANNEX I
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Agreement onSafeguards
Existing measures under Article 11.1oftheAgreement
Notification under Article 12.7oftheAgreement
A. Livebovine animals
1. Type ofmeasure: Restriction administered bySpain byimport licences.
2. Members concerned: Non-Community countries.
3. Description oftheproduct
CNCode 0102 90Livebovine animals.
B. Swine, meatofswine
1. Type ofmeasure: Restriction administered bySpain byimport licences.
2. Members concerned: Non-Community countries.
3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCodes 0103 9110
9211
9219 Liveswine
CNCode ex0203 Meat ofswine, fresh, chilled, frozen.
CNCodes 0206 3021 Offal ofswine
3031
4191
4991
CNCodes 0209 0011 Pigfat
0019
0030
CNCodes 021011 Hams, bellies andother salted meatofswine
021012
021019
CNCodes 0210 9031 Other offalandflours ofmeatandmeatoffal
9039
9090G/SG/N/2/EEC
G/SG/N/3/EEC
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CNCodes 1501 0011 Pigfat
0019
CNCodes 1601 Sausages, etc.
CNCodes 1602 10 Other prepared orpreserved meat, etc.
2090
4110
4210
1602 49
9010
9051
1902 2030 Stuffed pasta containing sausages, etc.
C. Rabbit meat
1. Type ofmeasure: Restrictions administered bySpain by"authorization".
2. Members concerned: Non-Community countries.
3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCodes 0208 1011 Meat ofdomestic rabbits.
1019
D. Potatoes
1. Type ofmeasure: Limits ondeliveries totheCanary Islands decided bytheCommunity
andadministered bytheSpanish authorities bytheissueof"certificates".
2. Members concerned: Allcountries, including countries intheCommunity.
3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCodes 0701 9051 Potatoes forhuman consumption
0701 9059
0701 9090
E. Preserved sardines
1. Type ofmeasure: Restriction administered bytheCommunity, withaglobal quota of4,425
tonnes for1995.
2. Members concerned: Allnon-Community countries, except those with apreferential
agreement withtheCommunity.G/SG/N/2/EEC
G/SG/N/3/EEC
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3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode ex. 1604 1311
ex. 1604 1319
ex. 1604 2060
Preserved sardines ofthespecies "sardina pilchardus Walbaum".
F. Preserved tuna
1. Type ofmeasure: Restriction administered bytheCommunity, withaglobal quota of
151,035 tonnes for1995.
2. Members concerned: Allnon-Community countries, except those with apreferential
agreement withCommunity.
3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode ex. 1604 1414
1604 1418
1604 1939
1604 2070
Preserved tunas ofthegenera "Thunnus, skipjack andbonito" ("Euthynnus pelarnis") andother
species ofthegenus "Euthynnus".
G. Coal
1. Type ofmeasure: Restriction administered bySpain byadministrative authorization for
imports.
2. Members concerned: Non-Community countries.
3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode 27.01 Coal, briquettes, etc.
H. Lignite
1. Type ofmeasure: Quantitative restriction administered byAustria byimport licences.
2. Members concerned: Non-Community countries.
3. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode 2702 1000 Lignite
Thetimetable fortheelimination ofthesemeasures willbenotified within theperiods specified
inArticle 11.2oftheAgreement.G/SG/N/2/EEC
G/SG/N/3/EEC
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ANNEX II
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Agreement onSafeguards
Measures taken pursuant toArticle XIXofGATT 1947, inexistence on1January 1995(cf.Article 10
oftheAgreement)
Notification under Article 12.7oftheAgreement
A. Coal
1. Type ofmeasure: Quantitative restriction administered byGermany byimport licences.
2. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode 2701 Coal, briquettes, etc.
3. Dateoffirstapplication ofthemeasure: 4September 1958 (suspension ofautomatic
licensing).
4. GATT documents: L/855 of18September 1958 andL/920 of19November 1958.
B. Dried grapes
1. Type ofmeasure: Minimum import price.
2. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode 0806 20Dried grapes
3. Dateoffirstapplication ofthemeasure: 13October 1982.
4. GATT documents: L/5399 of2November 1982.
C. Preserved cherries
1. Type ofmeasure: Minimum import price.G/SG/N/2/EEC
G/SG/N/3/EEC
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2. Description oftheproduct:
CNCode ex. 0811 9010
ex. 0811 9030
ex. 0811 9075
ex. 0811 9080
ex. 0812 1000
2008 60
2008 6051
2008 6059
2008 6061
2008 6069
2008 6071
2008 6079
2008 6091
2008 6099
Some types ofpreserved cherries.
3. Dateoffirstapplication ofthemeasure: 13July1989.
4. GATT documents: L/6560 of7August 1989.