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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/JOR/1
9 April 2001
(01-1783)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Questions Posed by EGYPT
Regarding the Notification of JORDAN1
The following communication, dated 5 April 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Egypt.
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1. In Article 2 of the Jordanian regulation, why does the definition of the domestic industry
differ from the definition in Article 4.1(c) of the Agreement on Safeguards?
2. In Article 4 of the Jordanian regulation, how could the effect of the increase in imports be
assessed on the basis of data relevant to the narrowest group?
What is the legal basis used by the competent authority in introducing such a methodology?
Could the Jordanian authority explain how such method ology is consistent with the provisions of the
Agreement on Safeguards?
3. In Article 11(a) of the Jordanian regulation, would the Jordanian authority explain what is the
legal basis of using the 25 per cent, and how doe s Jordan plan to implement the provisions of
Article 4.1(c) of the Agreement on Safeguards?
4. Article 12(c) of the Jordanian regulation, states, inter alia , "that a public notice should be
made on the expense of the petitioner, in two daily local newspapers", in this regard would the
Jordanian authority explain how such a provision is consistent with the Agreement on Safeguards?
As a common practice, a public notice used to be published in the official journal of the Member in
order to inform all interested parties of the decisi ons that have been made by the Authorities.  By
publishing such a notice in daily newspapers, there is no guarantee that all interested parties areinformed.  Therefore Egypt requests the Jordanian authority to provide detailed explanation about this
matter.
5. Article 13(c) of the Jordanian regulation provides that "when necessary and under the
competent authority's supervision, the opportunity will be provided for the parties interested with the
investigation to meet ... etc."  Would the Jordania n authority explain the meaning of the term "when
necessary", and how it is consistent with the provisions of Article 3.1 of the Agreement on
Safeguards?
                                                     
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6. Under Article 20 of the Jordanian regulation, and in determining whether grounds exist for
applying a provisional measure, will the requirements of Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on
Safeguards be considered in case of application of such measures?  If it were the case, would the
Jordanian authority explain how?
7. In Article 2 of the Jordanian regulation, reference is made to the definitions of both interested
parties and participating parties, but why is the term "interested" used in some places and not in
others, and the same for the term "participating"?  Does it have a distinct meaning?  (We would like to
refer here to Articles 13(c), 16 and 17(c) of the Jordanian regulation for example).
8. How does Jordan plan to implement the provisions and the requirements of Article 4.2(c), 5.1,
8 and 10 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, as there are no references to the requirements of thesale articles in its regulation.
9. What are the circumstances under which the Ministry may decide self-initiation regarding the
increase in imports as provided in Article 35 of the Jordanian  Regulation?
10. Would the Jordanian authority explain how the provisions of Article 37 of the Jordanian
Regulation are consistent with the WTO Agreement on Safeguards?
11. Which factors will Jordan consider in determining whether a safeguard measure should be
extended beyond the initial period?
12. Does Jordan maintain Judicial, Arbitral or Administrative Courts to review the administrative
actions relating to the final determination?  If yes, how does it work?
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