RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/170
3May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1720)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS POSED BY
JAPAN TOSOUTH AFRICA
CONCERNING THE LATTER 'SNOTIFICATION1OFLAWS
AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 29April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofJapan.
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1. With regard tothe"disruptive competition" defined inArticle 1oftheBoard onTariffs and
Trade Act:
(i) What isthemeaning of"material injury"? What isthedifference between "material
injury" and"serious injury" provided forinArticle 2oftheAgreement onSafeguards
("Agreement")?
(ii) What isthemeaning ofthe"retard(ation) (of)theestablishment ofindustries"? How
isitconsistent withtheAgreement toimpose safeguard duties onthegrounds ofsuch
acondition which isnotfound intheAgreement?
2. Withregard totherequirements provided forintheAgreement butnotinthenotified legislation
(e.g.maximum duration ofthemeasure, mid-term review, etc.), doestheSouth African Government
apply theAgreement directly toeachcaseorisitgoing tointroduce another legislation which will
supplement theBoard onTariffs andTrade Actinorder tofullyimplement theAgreement?
1G/SG/N/1/ZAF/1.