WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TPKM/9
16 June 2003
(03-3165)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notifications concerning the volume-based special safeguard ( Table MA:3 )
were received from the delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen
and Matsu  on 10 June 2003.G/AG/N/TPKM/9
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard: volume-based
1. Description of product: Oriental pears
2. Tariff item number: 08082019
3. Trigger level:
(as calculated in Annex 1) 448 tonnes
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period 500 tonnes
5. Period of application: from 6 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 379 tonnes
2000: 353 tonnes2001: 550 tonnes
Average: 427 tonnes
And if import penetration is taken into account:
Consumption in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 117,832 tonnes
2000: 113,915 tonnes
2001: 101,111 tonnes
Average: 110,952 tonnes
Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture):
Import penetration = 427 / 110,952
= 0.4% (base trigger therefore equals 125%)
Trigger level = (125% x 427 tonnes) + (101,111 tonnes – 113,915 tonnes)
= 0 tonnes < 105% of the average imports = 448 tonnes
Therefore, the trigger level is 448 tonnes.G/AG/N/TPKM/9
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard: volume-based
1. Description of product: Peanuts
2. Tariff item number: 12021000 12022000 12089011
12089021 15081000 15089000
20081111 20081112 20081191
20081192 20081942
3. Trigger level:
(as calculated in Annex 1) 1 tonne
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period 407 tonnes
5. Period of application: from 3 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 2 tonnes
2000: 1 tonnes
2001: 0 tonnes
Average: 1 tonnes
And if import penetration is taken into account:Consumption in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 67,073 tonnes
2000: 79,060 tonnes
2001: 56,035 tonnes
Average: 67,389 tonnes
Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture):Import penetration = 1 / 67,389
= 0% (base trigger therefore equals 125%)
Trigger level = (125% x 1 tonnes)  + (56,035 tonnes – 79,060 tonnes)
= 0 tonnes < 105% of the average imports = 1 tonnes
Therefore, the trigger level is 1 tonne.G/AG/N/TPKM/9
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Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard: volume-based
1. Description of product: Rice
2. Tariff item number: 10061000 10062000 10063000
10064000 11023010 11023090
11031400 11032910 11041910
11042920 11081910 18069061
18069071 18069092 1901909119021110 19021910 19022010
19023020 19041020 19042011
19042021 19049010 21069098
3. Trigger level:
(as calculated in Annex 1) 7,412 tonnes
4. Volume of imports entering
territory in current period 7,500 tonnes
5. Period of application: from 2 May 2003 to 31 December 2003.
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 6,075 tonnes
2000: 7,699 tonnes
2001: 7,403 tonnes
Average: 7,059 tonnes
And if import penetration is taken into account:Consumption in the 3 preceding years: 1999: 1,505,542 tonnes
2000: 1,451,496 tonnes
2001: 1,390,091 tonnes
Average: 1,449,043 tonnes
Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture):Import penetration = 7,059 / 1,449,043
= 0.5% (base trigger therefore equals 125%)
Trigger level = (125% x 7,059 tonnes) + (1,390,091 tonnes – 1,451,496 tonnes)
= 0 tonnes < 105% of the average imports = 7,412 tonnes
Therefore, the trigger level is 7,412 tonnes.
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