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9 January  2024 
(24-0192) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  8 January  2024, is being circulated at th e request of the delegation 
of The Separate  Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu . The notification 
concerns the volume -based special safeguard ( Table MA:3 ). 
 
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  Table MA:3  
MARKET ACCESS - THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN 
AND MATSU  
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement: Special safeguard: Volume -based  
1. Description of product:  Other Liquid Milk  
   
2. Tariff item number:  04011020, 04012020, 04014020, 04015020, 04029920, 
04029992, 04039029, 04039040, 04039059, 04039090, 
18069053, 18069055, 19019025, 19019027  
   
3. Trigger level:  19,025.6 tonnes  
(as calculated in Annex 1)  
   
4. Volume of imports entering  
territory in current period:  19,037.6  tonnes  
   
5. Period of application:  12-12-2023 - 31-12-2023  G/AG/N/TPKM/232  
 
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  SPECIAL SAFEGUARD : VOLUME -BASED: ANNEX 1 TO MA:3  
Information required  for the calculation of the trigger level  
Domestic consumption  is taken into account  
           
Imports in the 3 preceding years for 
which data are available:    Year   Quantity    Unit    
Year 1  2019   14,747.9    Tonne     
Year 2  2020   13,386.2    Tonne     
Year 3  2021   17,527.5    Tonne     
Average:      15,220.5    Tonne      
    
Domestic consumption in the 
3 preceding years for which data are 
available:    Year   Quantity    Unit    
Year 1  2019   176,501.1    Tonne     
Year 2  2020   171,826.6    Tonne     
Year 3  2021   176,569.7    Tonne     
Average:      174,965.8    Tonne      
    
Calculation of base trigger level             
 Average 
Imports    Average 
domestic 
consumption         
Import penetration (MAO) :  15,220.5  / 174,965.8  = 9%    
    
X Base 
Trigger 
Level             
if import penetration (MAO) < or = 10%  125%  x 15,220.5  = 19,025.6     
if import penetration (MAO) > 10% but < or = 30%  110%  x  =     
if import penetration (MAO) >30%  105%  x  =     
    
Y              
Change in domestic consumption  176,569.7  - 171,826.6  = 4,743.1     
              
X + Y   = 23,768.7     
    
Trigger cap  125%  x 15,220.5  = 19,025.6     
    
Trigger threshold  105%  x 15,220.5  = 15,981.5     
    
Trigger level taking domestic consumption into 
account           19,025.6     
    
Method of allocation of change in consumption to 
the tariff line concerned:      
 
 
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