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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CZE/49
24 September 2003
(03-5071)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the volume-based special safeguard ( Table MA:3 ) was
received from the delegation of the Czech Republic  on 19 September 2003.
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS:  Czech Republic
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  Special Safeguard:  Volume-based
1. Description of product: Meat and edible offal of the poultry of the species
Gallus domesticus
2. Tariff item number: 0207.11, 0207.12, 0207.13 (except 0207.13.91),
0207.14 (except 0207.14.91)
3. Trigger level: 12,278 tonnes
(as calculated in Annex 1)
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period: 12,291 tonnes (1 January – 29 July 2003)
5. Period of application: from 24 September 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Annex 1 to Table MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 2000: 8,358.1 tonnes
2001: 9,432.0 tonnes
2002: 11,676.0 tonnesAverage: 9,822.0 tonnes
Note: Since domestic consumption of the product is not taken into account, the trigger level is set at
125 per cent of the average quantity of imports mentioned above, in accordance with
paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture.  Its calculation is as follows:
12,277.5 tonnes = 125% x 9,822.0 tonnesG/AG/N/CZE/49
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS:  Czech Republic
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  Special Safeguard:  Volume-based
1. Description of product: Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk,
Dairy spreads
2. Tariff item number: 0405.10, 0405.90, 0405.20.90
3. Trigger level: 3,211 tonnes
(as calculated in Annex 1)
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period: 3,646 tonnes (1 January – 12 June 2003)
5. Period of application: from 24 September 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Annex 1 to Table MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 2000: 640.7 tonnes
2001: 2,418.4 tonnes2002: 4,645.4 tonnes
Average: 2,568.2 tonnes
Note: Since domestic consumption of the product is not taken into account, the trigger level is set at
125 per cent of the average quantity of imports mentioned above, in accordance with
paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture.  Its calculation is as follows:
3,210.2 tonnes = 125% x 2,568.2 tonnes
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