WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PHL/29
8 October 2002
(02-5416)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the price-based special safeguard ( Table MA:4 ) was
received from the delegation of the Philippines  on 3 October 2002.
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Philippines
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Meat and offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not
cut in pieces, fresh or chilled
(2) Tariff item number: 0207.11.20
(3) Trigger price: 93.96 Php/kg.
(as calculated in the Annex hereto)
(4) Date of application: 25 September 2002
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: 55.56 Php/kg.
1987: 59.97 Php/kg.1988: 353.36 Php/kg.
Average: 93.96 Php/kg.
Note:  "Average" is weighted average by import volume.
Source of price information:  National Statistics Office.G/AG/N/PHL/29
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Philippines
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Meat and offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not
cut in pieces, frozen
(2) Tariff item number: 0207.12.20
(3) Trigger price: 93.96 Php/kg.
(as calculated in the Annex hereto)
(4) Date of application: 25 September 2002
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: 55.56 Php/kg.
1987: 59.97 Php/kg.
1988: 353.36 Php/kg.
Average: 93.96 Php/kg.
Note:  "Average" is weighted average by import volume.
Source of price information:  National Statistics Office.G/AG/N/PHL/29
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Philippines
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Livers of the species Gallus domesticus, frozen
(2) Tariff item number: 0207.14.12
(3) Trigger price: 423.55 Php/kg.
(as calculated in the Annex hereto)
(4) Date of application: 25 September 2002
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: 421.09 Php/kg.
1987: 419.18 Php/kg.
1988: 463.67 Php/kg.
Average: 423.55 Php/kg.
Note:  "Average" is weighted average by import volume.
Source of price information:  National Statistics Office.G/AG/N/PHL/29
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Philippines
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Other cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus
domesticus, frozen
(2) Tariff item number: 0207.14.92
(3) Trigger price: 93.96 Php/kg.
(as calculated in the Annex hereto)
(4) Date of application: 25 September 2002
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: 55.56 Php/kg.
1987: 59.97 Php/kg.
1988: 353.36 Php/kg.
Average: 93.96 Php/kg.
Note:  "Average" is weighted average by import volume.
Source of price information:  National Statistics Office.G/AG/N/PHL/29
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Philippines
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Meat or offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus,
prepared or preserved other than in airtight containers
(2) Tariff item number: 1602.32.90
(3) Trigger price: 259.22 Php/kg.
(as calculated in the Annex hereto)
(4) Date of application: 25 September 2002
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: 148.17 Php/kg.
1987: 253.86 Php/kg.
1988: 382.12 Php/kg.
Average: 259.22 Php/kg.
Note:  "Average" is weighted average by import volume.
Source of price information:  National Statistics Office.
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