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WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/71
29November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3821)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFJAPAN1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 20November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofCanada.
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1. Thenotification indicates thattheMinistry ofFinance, theMinistry ofInternational Trade and
IndustryandtheotherMinistrieshavejurisdictionascompetentauthoritiesovertheproduct(s)concerned
withsafeguards. Please clarify therespective roles ofthese Ministries intheinitiation andconduct
ofsafeguard investigations.
2. IscausalitybetweenanincreaseofimportsandseriousinjuryspecificallyprovidedforinJapanese
legislation andifso,where?
3. Pleaseindicatewherethedefinitionsof"seriousinjury"and"threatofseriousinjury"aredefined
inthenotified lawsandregulations?
4. Canprovisional safeguard measures betaken andifso,under whatconditions?
5. Article 12:Regulations toGovern Emergency Measures tobeTaken inResponse toanIncrease
intheImportation ofGoods and,Articles 4and6:Cabinet Order Relating toEmergency Duties:
Cantheforeign producer ofaproduct under investigation andthenational government
ofthatproducer beconsidered "Interested Parties" andassuchparticipate fullyinan
investigation?
6. Judicial and/or administrative review procedures:
Does Japan'snotified lawsandregulations related tosafeguard measures provide for
domestic appeal/review proceedings? Ifso,please indicate theapplicable article(s)
oftherelevant lawsandregulations.
1G/SG/N/1/JPN/1 andG/SG/N/1/JPN/2.