WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/MEX/1
1 October 2003
(03-5149)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Regarding
the Notification of MEXICO1
The following communication, dated 29 September 2003, has been received from the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission.
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The European Communities notes that Mexico has introduced provisions to counteract the
"circumvention" of safeguard measures in its domestic legislation (Articles 89B).  Can Mexico clarify
the circumstances in which these provisions will be applied?  In particular, can Mexico give a
description of the circumstances in which the situations described in paragraphs I to IV of Article 89Bwill be considered to constitute circumvention of an existing safeguard measure, the nature of the
investigation that would lead to the extension of the safeguard measure to other products and the type
of safeguard measure that would apply to those imports?  In general, can Mexico explain which
provisions of its safeguard law will apply to anti-circumvention investigations?
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1 G/SG/N/1/MEX/1/Suppl.1