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ORGANIZATIONG/C/23
G/SG/53/Suppl.4
11 November 2002
(02-6174)
Council for Trade in Goods
Committee on SafeguardsOriginal:  English
DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED BY THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Notification under Article 12.5 of the Results of Consultations between the
European Communities and Japan under Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards
The following communication, dated 8 November 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Delegation of the European Communities and the Permanent Mission of Japan.
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Please receive a joint notification pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards , of
the results of consultations under Article 12.3 of that Agreement which took place between theEuropean Communities and Japan on 23 September 2002 in relation to the definitive safeguard
measures imposed by the European Communities on certain steel products and notified to the WTO
Committee on Safeguards on 3 September 2002.
H.E. Mr. Shotaro OSHIMA H.E. Mr. Carlo TROJAN
Ambassador Ambassador
Permanent Mission of Japan Permanent Delegation of the
European CommunitiesG/C/23
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in light of the agreed format for
notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), the European Communities and Japan provide the following
notification to the Council for Trade in Goods.
Notification under Article 12.5 of the results of consultations under Article 12.3
of the Agreement on Safeguards which took place between the European Communities
and Japan on 23 September 2002 in relation to the definitive safeguard measures
imposed by the European Communities on certain steel products and notified
to the WTO Committee on Safeguards on 3 September 2002.
1. Specify the provision under which consultations were held.
Article 12.3.
2. Provide reference to the WTO document that notified the safeguard action regarding
which consultations were held.
G/SG/N/10/EEC/1
G/SG/N/8/EEC/1
3. Specify the Members involved in the consul tations and provide the time period during
which consultations were held.
The Members involved in the consultations we re the European Communities and Japan.  The
consultations took place over a period of approximately 4 hours on 23 September 2002.
4. Describe the results of the consultations.
The consultations were aimed at clarifying the factual and legal issues related to the EC
definitive safeguard measures.  Japan asked questions mainly relating to factual and legal aspects of
the definitive measures, the European Commission’s perception about issues including the increase in
imports, injury, and a causal link between increased imports and injury to the domestic industry.  TheEuropean Commission provided explanat ions in response to those questions.
In conclusion, Japan expressed it’s appreciation for the consultation and the answers
provided, whilst noting that the explanations given would not necessarily wholly satisfy all their
concerns. Japan urged the European Commission a nd the EU member states to take thoroughly into
consideration the concerns expressed by Japan both in the consultation and in future proceedings, and
in particular, to give full consideration to representations from Japanese companies which may be
affected by definitive measures.
The European Commission stated that it was pleased to have had the opportunity to explain
the definitive measures, and to hear the views of Japan thereon.
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