RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/4
2February 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0188)
Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATION OFTHE EXCEPTION UNDER ARTICLE 11.2
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONSAFEGUARDS
1. Under Article 11.2oftheAgreement onSafeguards, allmeasures referred toinArticle 11.1(b)
havetobephased outorbrought intoconformity withtheAgreement bytheMembers within four
years afterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, except foronespecific measure per
importing Member forwhich theduration oftheperiod willbemore thanfouryears, i.e.itwillbe
until31December 1999. Under Article 11.2oftheAgreement, suchanexception mustbemutually
agreed between theMembers directly concerned andnotified totheCommittee onSafeguards forits
review andacceptance within 90daysoftheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, i.e.notlater
than31March 1995.
2. MembersarethereforeinvitedtonotifytheexceptionunderArticle11.2whichhasbeenmutually
agreed between theMembers directly concerned. Notifications received inresponse tothisrequest
willbecirculated inaddenda tothisdocument.
3. Aformat issuggested below forthese notifications under Article 11.2oftheAgreement on
Safeguards inorder toassist Members tofocus onthetypeofinformation tobesubmitted inthe
notifications andtoobtain similar responses from different Members.
Suggested format fornotifications under Article 11.2oftheAgreement onSafeguards
Exception under Article 11.2which must bemutually agreed between
theMembers directly concerned andnotified totheCommittee onSafeguards
foritsreview andacceptance within 90daysoftheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement
Notes: (a) Theformat issuggested without prejudice totheinterpretation oftherelevant provisions
intheAgreement onSafeguards bythecompetent bodies.
(b) Members arereminded oftheprovision inArticle 12.11 oftheAgreement on
Safeguards, which reads asfollows: "Theprovisions onnotification inthisAgreement
shallnotrequire anyMember todisclose confidential information thedisclosure of
which would impede lawenforcement orotherwise becontrary tothepublic interest
orwould prejudice thelegitimate commercial interests ofparticular enterprises, public
orprivate."
(c) Thisexception istobenotified bytheMember thatisimporting theproduct which
issubject tothemeasure described inArticle 11.1.
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1. Specify thetypeofmeasure (please seeArticle 11.1(b) andfootnote 4forexamples).
2. Specify theMembers concerned (please seetheANNEX totheAgreement onSafeguards for
anexample)
3. Specify theproduct subject tothemeasure.