RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/21
21July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2105)
Original: French Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYTHE COSTA RICA OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 14July1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Community.
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Costa Rican Legislation Concerning Safeguard Measures
Questions from theEuropean Community
TheEuropean Community hasthefollowing questions concerning thelegislation which Costa
Ricahasnotified totheCommittee onSafeguards:
A. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION S
Thelegislation notified byCosta Ricaraises theproblem oftherelations between thebodies
oftheCentral American Agreement (Council, Permanent Secretariat, Directorate-General)
andtheStates parties totheAgreement andtheirnational authorities.
Inparticular, there isnoclearandexplicit provision intheAgreement concerning either the
mechanism fortaking safeguard decisions ortheprocedure forimplementing anymeasures
decided upon.
TheEuropean Community therefore requests Costa Ricatoprovide detailed information on
thispoint.
B. INTERESTED PARTIES
Would Costa Ricaindicate howtheinterested parties cangainaccess totheinformation supplied
inthecontext oftheinvestigation andexpress theirviews?
Under thelegislation notified, cantherepresentatives ofthird countries alsogainaccess to
thisinformation?
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C. IMPLEMENTATION OFSAFEGUARD MEASURES
Article 50oftheCentral American Agreement stipulates thatsafeguard measures shallbe
operative inaccordance with"domestic legislation".
CanCosta Ricaprovide theEuropean Community withdetailed information withrespect to
thisrequirement?
D. MAXIMUM DURATION OFMEASURES
Paragraphs (a),(b)and(c)ofArticle 51oftheCentral American Agreement concerning the
duration ofsafeguard measures donotindicate whattheirmaximum duration might be.
CanCosta Ricasupply information onthispoint andontheconditions ofextension ofsuch
measures?
E. MEASURES ADOPTED BYTHE STATES PARTIES TOTHE AGREEMENT
Article 51(a)oftheCentral American Agreement indicates thatsafeguard measures areadopted
without prejudice tomeasures adopted bymember States onthebasis oftheir domestic
legislation.
CanCosta Ricasupply theEuropean Community withdetailed information onsuchmeasures
andtheirapplication?
F. INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO SAFEGUARD MEASURES
TheCosta Rican legislation doesnotcontain provisions relating totheinterval which must
elapse between twosafeguard measures.
CanCosta Ricaexplain thisomission?