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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/8/CHL/1/Suppl.1
G/SG/N/10/CHL/1/Suppl.1
10 February 2000
(00-0496)
Committee on Safeguards
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT
THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
CHILE
Supplement
The following communication, dated 1 February 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Chile.
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Further to the notification of 18 January last concerning Article 12, paragraphs 1(b) and (c),
of the Agreement on Safeguards, please find attached  a copy of Decree No. 9 ("exempt procedure") of
the Ministry of Finance, dated 20 January 2000, establishing safeguard measures on imports of wheat,
wheat flour, sugar and edible vegetable oils, as indicated therein.
This Decree was published in the Official Journal of Saturday, 22 January 2000.G/SG/N/8/CHL/1/Suppl.1
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DIARIO OFICIAL  OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE
Saturday, 22 January 2000
General Provisions
Ministry of Finance
ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON
IMPORTS OF GOODS AS INDICATED
No. 9 ("exempt procedure"), Santiago, 20 January 2000.  Having regard to the official
communication of the President of the National Commission responsible for investigating the
existence of distortions in the price of imported goods, dated 12 January 2000, and the facts therefor;
and
Taking into account the provisions of Article 9 of Law No. 18,525;  Supreme Decree No. 909
of 1999 of the Ministry of Finance;  Article 1, Section 31, of Supreme Decree No. 654 of 1994 of the
Ministry of the Interior;  and Resolution No. 520 of 1996 of the National Audit Office,
I hereby decree:
1. Safeguard measures shall be established on imports of goods classified under the following
tariff headings: wheat 1001.9000;  wheat flour 1101.0000;  sugar 1701.1100, 1701.1200, 1701.9100,
1701.9900;  and edible vegetable oils 1507.1000, 1507.9000, 1508.1000, 1508.9000, 1509.1000,1509.9000, 1510.0000, 1511.1000, 1511.9000, 1512.1110, 1512.1120, 1512.1910, 1512.1920,
1512.2100, 1512.2900, 1513.1100, 1513.1900, 1513.2100, 1513.2900, 1514.1000, 1514.9000,
1515.2100, 1515.2900, 1515.5000 and 1515.9000.
2. For each import transaction, the safeguard shall consist of an ad valorem  tariff surcharge,
corresponding to the difference between the general tariff added to the ad valorem  equivalent of the
specific duty determined by the mechanism set out in Article 12 of Law No. 18,525 – and its relevantannual implementing decrees – and the level bound in the WTO for these products.
3. The provisional safeguard measures established by Decree No. 339 of the Ministry of Finance
of 19 November 1999 shall lapse in accordance with Article 15 of Supreme Decree No. 909 of 1999
of the Ministry of Finance.
4. The National Customs Service shall be responsible for adopting the measures to ensure the
proper application of the safeguard measures established by this Decree.
5. For registration, communication and publication.   By order of H.E. the President of the
Republic, Manuel Marfán Lewis, Minister of Finance.
Transcribed for your information, Alvaro Clarke de la Cerda, Undersecretary of Finance.
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