RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/117
16February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0575)
Original: Spanish Committee onSafeguards
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYCOLOMBIA1CONCERNING
THE NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES2
Thefollowing communication, dated 22January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheEuropean Commission.
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1. Please explain whattherestriction applied toimports ofcoalintoSpain consists of?
2. Howisitensured thattherestriction isapplied onlytoexports intended fortheSpanish market
andnottoimports fromthirdcountries destined forEuropean Union member countries otherthanSpain?
1. Thenotified measure referred tointhequestion posed byColombia consists oftheapplication
ofquantitative restrictions which operate through theissueofnon-automatic licences. These
licences arerequired forimports from allnon-member countries oftheEC.
2. Import licences areonlyrequired bythecustoms authorities forimports destined forSpain.
Imports intended fortheother member States oftheCommunity arenotsubject toany
quantitative restrictions inaccordance with thegeneral ruleofArticle 1.2ofCouncil
Regulation (EC) No.3285/94, asnotified totheCommittee bytheEC,which describes the
provisions applicable inthefieldofsafeguards.
1G/SG/W/69.
2G/SG/N/1/EEC/1.