WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NIC/8
29 August 2002
(02-4616)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the use of price-based special safeguard provisions
(Table MA.4 ) was received from the delegation of Nicaragua  on 22 July 2002.G/AG/N/NIC/8
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Table MA.4
MARKET ACCESS:  Nicaragua
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
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A. "UP-FRONT" NOTIFICATION OF TRIGGER PRICES
Tariff item number Description of product Trigger price
10.06.20.00 Husked (brown) rice $516.30/MT
10.06.30.00 Semi-milled rice, whether or not
polished$516.30/MT
10.06.40.00 Broken rice $516.30/MT
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Husked (brown) rice and semi-milled rice,
broken rice.
(2) Tariff item number: 10.06.20.00, 10.06.30.00 and 10.06.40.00
(3) Trigger price: US$516.30/MT
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application: 11 July 2002
(5) MFN tariff: 62%
(6) Additional tariff applied: 41.5% (estimate)
(7) Volume of imports affected: 0 tonnes
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Prices in the reference period: 1986: US$405.50/tonne
1987: US$486.50/tonne1988: US$656.90/tonne
Average: US$516.30/tonne
Source of price information:  Central Bank of Nicaragua;  Ministry of Development, Industry
and Trade (MIFIC).G/AG/N/NIC/8
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Annex 2 to Table MA.4
CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL DUTY ON IMPORTS OF RICE
1. Rice imports ( 10.06.20.00;  10.06.30.00;  10.06.40.00)
1986 1987 1988
Value in US$ 12,438.403 2,755.394 17,333.514
Kilos 30,670.486 5,663.885 26,387.583
Average price/kg. $0.4055 $0.4865 $0.6569
2. Trigger price $516.30/MT
C.i.f price $220.00/MTVariation 296.30 = 57.40%
3. Amount exceeding 10% of the trigger price  = $154.89
30% of the amount exceeding the 10% = $  46.47
4. Amount exceeding 40% of the trigger price = $89.94
50% of the amount exceeding the 40% = $44.92
5. Additional duty $46.47 + $44.92 = $91.39 = 41.5%
6. Prevailing import tariff (DAI)  62%
7. Import duty applicable 62% + 41.5% = 103.5%
Note: The data on which these calculations are based is available to Members in Secretariat Office 1034.G/AG/N/NIC/8
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Table MA.4
MARKET ACCESS:  Nicaragua
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
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A. "UP-FRONT" NOTIFICATION OF TRIGGER PRICES
Tariff item number Description of product Trigger price
10.06.10.90 Rice in the husk $289.20/MT
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Rice in the husk
(2) Tariff item number: 10.06.10.90
(3) Trigger price: US$289.20/MT
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application: 11 July 2002
(5) MFN tariff: 45%
(6) Additional tariff applied: 40% (estimate)
(7) Volume of imports affected: 0 tonnes
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Prices in the reference period: 1986: US$227.10/tonne
1987: US$272.50/tonne
1988: US$367.90/tonne
Average: US$289.20/tonne
Source of price information:  Central Bank of Nicaragua;  Ministry of Development, Industry
and Trade (MIFIC).G/AG/N/NIC/8
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Annex 2 to Table MA.4
CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL DUTY ON IMPORTS OF RICE
1. Rice imports (10.06.10.90)
1986 1987 1988
227.10/MT 272.50/MT 367.90/MT
2. Trigger price $289.20/MT
C.i.f price $125.00/MT
Variation $164.20/MT = 56.78%
3. Amount exceeding 10% of the trigger price = $86.76
30% of the amount exceeding the 10% = $26.03
4. Amount exceeding 40% of the trigger price = $48.52
50% of the amount exceeding the 40% = $24.26
5. Additional duty $26.03 + $24.26 = $50.29 = 40%
6. Prevailing import tariff (DAI) 45%
7. Import duty applicable 45% + 40% = 85%
Note: The data on which these calculations are based is available to Members in Secretariat Office 1034.
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