RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/USA/4
28March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1127)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theuseofspecial safeguard provisions (Table MA:5)
wasreceived from thedelegation oftheUnited States on25March 1996.
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UNITED STATES
United States price-based safeguards areinvoked automatically onashipment-by-shipment
basis. Importers whoenter goods inanover-quota tariff linearerequired todeclare which pre-
established price range isapplicable totheirproduct. Ifthere isasafeguard dutyassociated withthat
pricerange, theadditional charge isassessed. Entries where thesafeguard duties wereassessed during
thereportingperiodaresummarizedinthisnotification.Informationonaffectedquantitiesandcountries,
while notrequired bytheformat, isprovided forillustrative purposes. Multiple transactions involving
thesame country andproduct havebeenaggregated forpurposes ofthisnotification.
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Page2Table MA:5 MARKET ACCESS: United States ofAmerica
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 1995
Annual Summary ofSpecial Safeguard Actions Taken
Tariff itemNo. Description ofproduct Whether volume-based action taken
during periodWhether price-based action taken
during period
1 2 3 4
0402295000 Sweetened milk powder, over-quota None 42kg.from Ghana
0405004000 Butter, over-quota None 2,200 kg.from Egypt
0406101800 Fresh bluecheese, over-quota None 18kg.from Italy
0406104800 Fresh Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 70kg.from Belgium
040615800 Fresh Italian typecheese, over-quota None 108kg.from Italy
04069084000 Processed cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 227kg.from Nicaragua
0406309100 Other mixtures ofAmerican-type cheese, over-quota None 15kg.from ltaly
0406908400 Other mixtures ofAmerican-type cheese, over-quota None 8kg.from Ecuador
0406909200 Other mixtures ofGruyere, over-quota None 14kg.from Czech Republic
0406909700 Other mixtures ofcheese, NSPF, over-quota None 90kg.from ElSalvador
0406909700 Other mixtures ofcheese, NSPF, over-quota None 15kg.from New Zealand
0406909700 Other mixtures ofcheese, NSPF, over-quota None 1,900 kg.from Finland
0406909700 Other mixtures ofcheese, NSPF, over-quota None 408kg.from France
1202208040 Other shelled peanuts, over-quota None 654kg.from Argentina*
17019113000 Coloured sugar, over-quota None 160kg.from Australia
1701995000 Refined sugar, over-quota None 10,823 kg.from China
1806101500 Cocoa powder, over 10% sugar, over-quota None 203kg.from ElSalvador
1806101500 Cocoa powder, over 10% sugar, over-quota None 272kg.from Jamaica
1806102800 Bulk cocoa powder over 65% sugar, overquota None 495kg.from Ecuador
1806905900 Other cocoa preps. over10% sugar, over-quota None 29kg.from Canada
1901206000 Doughs over65% sugar, under 25% milkfat, over-quota None 541kg.from Nigeria
2101105800 Coffee preparations over 10% sugar, over-quota None 2kg.from Canada
2106907200 Other syrups over 10% milk, over-quota None 175kg.from Switzerland
2202902800 Milk-based drinks, over-quota None 320kg.from South Korea
*Product entered before Uruguay Round tariff-rate quota opened inApril 1995.