RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/GTM/1
5 October 1999
(99-4110)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Notification of GUATEMALA1
The following communication, dated 1 October 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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1. Article 7 of Guatemala’s law merely states that the “investigating authority shall  carry out the
enquiries, analyses and evaluations it sees fit . . .” while Article 4 of the Agreement Safeguards
articulates specific elements that must be examined during a safeguards investigation.  Can Guatemalaconfirm that Article 7 of its law comports with the detailed requirements of Article 4 of the
Agreement on Safeguards?
2. Article 24 of Guatemala’s law references a “final technical opinion”.  Would this “opinion”
constitute the “report setting forth [ ] findings and reasoned conclusions reached on all pertinent issues
of fact and law” referenced in Article 3.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards?
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1 G/SG/N/1/GTM/2