RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/101
8December 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-4004)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYMEXICO1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 5December 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheUnited States.
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General
1. What isthestatus oftheAgreement onSafeguards inMexican law,andhowdoesitrelate
totheForeign Trade Actandregulations thereto? Intheevent ofaconflict, which takes precedence
currently, andwhich would takeprecedence should theActorregulations beamended?
2. What isthe"Commission" referred toinArticle 76oftheAct,andwhatisitsrole?
Procedures
3. Article 53oftheActprovides thatinterested parties shallbeprovided aperiod of30daysfrom
publication ofinitiation oftheinvestigation "toprepare their defence andsubmit theinformation
requested." What istheinformation requested? Isitthequestionnaire response? Ifso,doesthismean
thequestionnaire isissued onthesame daythenotice ofinitiation ispublished?
4. Article 83oftheActandchapter VIoftheregulations refertoverifications ofinformation
submitted. Arethese provisions applicable tosafeguards investigations, oronlytoanti-dumping and
countervailing dutyinvestigations? Iftheyareapplicable tosafeguards investigations, whattypes of
entities might besubject toverification, andforwhatpurpose?
5. What provisions oftheFederal TaxCode, referenced inArticle 85oftheAct,might be
applicable tosafeguards investigations?
Injury methodology/standards
6. Article 74oftheregulations refers todatacovering athree-year period preceding therequest
forrelief; Article 119refers toa6-month period ofinvestigation. Howdothesetwoprovisions relate?
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7. Article 118oftheregulations refers to"thesoleorprincipal cause" ofinjury; Article 128
oftheregulations refers to"substantial cause" ofinjury; Article 45oftheActdoesnotuseany
comparable adjectives butjustrefers towhether imports "cause" (orthreaten) injury. Which ofthese
standards, ifany,isapplied indetermining causal link?
Relief
8. Arethereprovisions inMexican laworregulations forapplying thelimitations onrelief found
inArticles 5and7oftheAgreement onSafeguards, pertaining toquantitative restrictions, degressivity,
mid-term reviews, andrepeat actions onthesame product?
9. Article 77oftheActprovides thatrelief maynotbeapplied formore thanfouryears "except
incases where alonger period isjustified". Doesthisexception refertocasesinwhich relief isextended
pursuant toafinding required under Article 7oftheAgreement? Ifso,whataretheprocedures and
standards applied inmaking suchanextension determination?
10. Articles 78-79 oftheAct,andArticle 130oftheregulations refertoprovisional measures.
What types ofmeasures maybeapplied, andisthereapreference fortariffincreases overother possible
measures?