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14 January  2020 
(20-0394) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  14 January  2020, 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 TER RITORY OF TAIWAN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
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:  13,564.8 Tonne s  
(as calculated in Annex 1)  
   
4. Volume of imports entering  
territory in current period:  13,599.9 Tonne s  
   
5. Period of application:  26-11-2019 to 31-12-2019  G/AG/N/TPKM/187  
 
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  SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: V OLUME -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  2015   9,519.8    Tonnes     
Year 2  2016   10,211.8    Tonnes     
Year 3  2017   12,823.9    Tonnes     
Average:      10,851.8    Tonnes      
    
Domestic consumption in the 3 
preceding years for which data are 
available:    Year   Quantity    Unit    
Year 1  2015   124,678    Tonnes     
Year 2  2016   128,339.3    Tonnes     
Year 3  2017   136,643.8    Tonnes     
Average:      129,887    Tonnes      
    
Calculation of base trigger level             
 Average 
Imports    Average 
domestic 
consumption         
Import penetration (MAO) :  10,851.8  / 129,887  = 8%    
    
X Base 
Trigger 
Level             
if import penetration (MAO) < or = 10%  125%  x 10,851.8  = 13,564.8     
if import penetration (MAO) > 10 % but < or = 
30% 110%  x  =     
if import penetration (MAO) >30%  105%  x  =     
    
Y              
Change in domestic consumption  136,643.8  - 128,339.3  = 8,304.5     
              
X + Y   = 21,869.3     
    
Trigger cap  125%  x 10,851.8  = 13,564.8     
    
Trigger threshold  105%  x 10,851.8  = 11,394.4     
    
Trigger level taking domestic consumption into 
account           13,564.8     
    
Method of allocation of change in consumption to 
the tariff line concerned:      
 
 
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