RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/Q1/ARG/6
18April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1698)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Questions toARGENTINA1
posed bytheEUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Thefollowing communication, dated 14April 1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Commission.
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Notification andconsultation
Article 15ofDecree 1059/96 states that,during theInvestigation, "The Undersecretariat and
theCommission shall(...)engage inanyconsultations theydeem necessary (...)when theybelieve
itopportune ...".
Question
Would interested parties suchasimporters orexporters havetheopportunity tobeincluded
inthedebate during theinvestigation evenwhen theArgentine authorities didnotbelieve itopportune?
Definitive measures
Under Article 5.1oftheWTO Agreement onSafeguards ameasure should beapplied only
totheextent necessary toprevent orremedy serious injury andtofacilitate adjustment ofthedomestic
industry concerned.
Question
CanArgentina explain howthiscomplies withArticle 18ofDecree 1059/96 thatprovides for
theapplication ofsafeguard measures "toprotect thegeneral interest"?
1G/SG/N/1/ARG/2.