RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/13
12July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1943)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION
PROVIDED BYCANADA OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowingcommunication,dated4July1995,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofJapan.
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Some provisions oftheCanadian legislation preferentially exclude theimports fromcountries
ofNAFTA from theapplication ofasafeguard measure (e.g. subsections 59.1(3), (6)and(8.3) of
theCustoms Tariff Act,andsubsection 5(4)oftheExport andImport Permits ActR.S., c.E-17. s-1.).
Arethose provisions consistent withparagraph 2ofArticle 2oftheAgreement onSafeguards
which provides thatsafeguard measures shallbeapplied toaproduct irrespective ofitssource?