RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/23
3August 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2306)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
ORAL QUESTIONS POSED ATTHE SPECIAL MEETING
OFTHE COMMITTEE CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION
PROVIDED BYTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OFLAW AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowingcommunication,dated28July1995,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofJapan.
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Weareveryconcerned about theactual implementation oftheEClegislation.
According toArticle 5.1oftheAgreement onSafeguards, safeguard measures should betaken
onlytotheextent necessary toprevent orremedy serious injury andtofacilitate adjustment.
Butwecannot findanylanguage ofthiskindintheEClegislation. Instead, Article 16.1of
theEClegislation provides thatsafeguard measures maybetaken inorder tosafeguard theinterests
oftheCommunity.
Howorbywhatcriteria doestheECdetermine theextent towhich suchmeasures aretaken
tosafeguard theinterests oftheCommunity?