WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/338
26 October 1999
(99-4652)
REPORT (1999) OF THE COMMITTEE ON
SAFEGUARDS
I. GENERAL
1. This report is submitted in accordance with Article 13.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards,
which requires the Committee on Safeguards to report annually to the Council for Trade in Goods onthe general implementation of the Agreement.  The report covers the period since the Committee's last
annual report (G/L/272), i.e., 6 November 1998-22 October 1999.
2. During the period under review, the Committee held two regular meetings, on 23 April 1999
(G/SG/M/13) and 22 October 1999 (G/SG/M/14).
3. Observer governments in the General Council of the WTO have observer status in the
Committee.  Pursuant to their Agreements with the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank have observer
status in the Committee as well.  UNCTAD has observer status in the Committee through a
Committee decision.
4. Both the OECD and the ACP Group have requested regular observer status in the Committee.
At its regular meetings in 1998, the Committee decided to invite the OECD to attend Committeemeetings on an ad hoc  basis, subject to objection by a Member in particular cases.  At the same time,
the Committee also decided to invite the ACP Group to attend its meetings on an ad hoc  basis,
pending the outcome of horizontal consultation s with respect to the ACP Group's request for
observership in various WTO bodies.  The Committee continued this practice during the reporting
period.
5. At its regular meeting of 23 April 1999, the Committee elected Mr. Hamish McCormick
(Australia) as Chairperson, and Ms. Amy Yuen (Hong Kong, China) as Vice Chairperson.
II. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SAFEGUARDS LAWS AND/OR
REGULATIONS OF MEMBERS
6. During the period under review, the Committee continued its review of notifications under
Article 12.6 of the Agreement concerning national legislation and/or regulations in the area of
safeguards.  For Members with such legislation and/or regulations, these notifications consist of thefull and integrated text thereof.  For Members without such legislation and/or regulations, these
notifications inform the Committee of this fact.
7. As of 7 October 1999, 84 Members
1 had notified the Committee of their domestic safeguards
legislation and/or regulations or made communications in this regard to the Committee (G/SG/N/1
and addenda).  Thirty-five Members had not as of that date made such a notification.  Annex 1 liststhe status of notifications under Article 12.6 of the Agreement.  The extent of the non-compliance
                                                     
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with this notification obligation, and the implications  of this situation, were discussed at the meetings
of the Committee held during the revi ew period (G/SG/M/13 and G/SG/M/14).
8. Of the 84 Members submitting notifications, 45 notified that they had no specific legislation
relating to safeguards, 24 notified new legislation, and 15 notified pre-WTO legislation still in force.
Of the 60 Members notifying either no safeguards legislation or pre-WTO legislation still in force, 17indicated that new legislation was being considered or drafted.  In addition, of the Members notifying
that they had no specific legislation, 11 indicated that the WTO Agreement has force of law in their
territory.
9. During the period under review, the Committee reviewed the notified new or amended
legislative texts of the following Members: the Czech Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Latvia,
Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
10. The Committee also reviewed during this period the notifications without legislative text of
the following Members:  Benin, Dominica, and Suriname.
11. The substance of the review of legislative notifications is reflected in the written questions put
to Members and the written answers to those questions.  References to the questions and answers
pertaining to each notification can be found in the minutes of the meetings at which the notifications
were reviewed (G/SG/M/13 and G/SG/M/14).
III. NOTIFICATIONS OF ACTIONS RELATED TO SAFEGUARD MEASURES
12. During the review period, the Committee received and reviewed a variety of notifications of
actions related to safeguard measures.  The notifications of initiations and outcomes of investigations,
and of application of safeguard measures, received by the Committee since 1 January 1995, are
summarized in Annex 2.
13. During the period of review, the Committee received 14 notifications under Article 12.1(a)
regarding initiation of an investigation.  These we re Colombia's notification of initiation on taxis,
Chile's notification of initiation on tyres, the Czech Republic's notification of initiation on cane/beet
sugar, Ecuador's notification of initiation on sa ndals, Egypt's notification of initiation on common
fluorescent lamps, India's notifications of initia tion on phenol, acetone and white/yellow phosphorous,
Latvia's notification of initiation on swine meat, the Slovak Republic's notification of initiation on
swine meat, Slovenia's notification of initiation on swine meat, and the United States' notifications of
initiation on lamb meat, steel wire rod, and line pipe.  The following notifications were reviewed by
the Committee during the period of review: Colombia's notification of initiation on taxis, the Czech
Republic's notification of initiation on cane/beet su gar, Ecuador's notification of initiation on sandals,
India's notifications of initiation on phenol and acetone, Latvia's notification of initiation on swine
meat, the Slovak Republic's notification of initiation on swine meat, Slovenia's notification ofinitiation on swine meat, and the United States' notific ations of initiation on lamb meat, steel wire rod,
and line pipe.
14. During the period of review, the Committee received and reviewed six notifications of
application of a provisional measure under Article 12.4.  These were the Czech Republic's
notifications concerning a provisional measure on cane/beet sugar, Latvia's notification concerning aprovisional measure on swine meat, the Slovak Republic's notification concerning a provisional
measure on swine meat, and Slovenia's notifications  concerning a provisional measure on swine meat.
15. During the review period, the Committee also received 14 notifications concerning findings
of serious injury or threat thereof caused by increased imports.  These notifications were from
Australia on frozen boneless pork, from the Czech Republic on cane/beet sugar, from Egypt on safetyG/L/338
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matches, from India on high density board, propylene glycol, slabstock foam and phenol,  and from
the United States on lamb meat and steel wire rod.  The above notifications by Australia, Egypt, India
and the United States were reviewed by the Committee during the period of review.
16. The Committee received and reviewed during the period two notifications of termination of a
safeguard investigation with no safeguard measure imposed, from India on hard board and fromAustralia on meat of swine.
17. In addition, the Committee received 14 notifications concerning a decision to apply a
safeguard measure.  These notifications were from Argentina on footwear, from the Czech Republic
on cane/beet sugar, from Egypt on safety matches, from India on acetylene black, carbon black,
propylene glycol and slabstock foam, and from the Un ited States on lamb meat and wheat gluten.  The
above notifications from Australia, Egypt, India and the United States were reviewed by the
Committee during the period of review.
18. Six notifications concerning the non-application of a safeguard measure to developing
country Members were received during the period.  These were from Argentina on footwear, from the
Czech Republic on cane/beet sugar, and from the United States on lamb meat and wheat gluten.  The
above notifications from Argentina and the United States were reviewed by the Committee during the
period.
19. Two notifications pertaining to the results of a mid-term review were received and reviewed
during the period.  These were from Brazil on toys, and from Korea on skimmed milk powder
preparations.
20. Members' oral comments concerning these notifications can be found in the minutes of the
meetings at which they were reviewed (G/SG/ M/13 and G/SG/M/14).  Members' written questions
and answers concerning these notifications  can be found in the G/SG/Q2/… series.
IV. PRE-EXISTING MEASURES
A. 
NEW NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING PRE -EXISTING ARTICLE XIX AND GREY AREA MEASURES
21. The Committee received and reviewed a nil notification from Zambia, which indicated that it
had not adopted and did not maintain any pre-existing Article XIX measures covered by Articles 10and 11 of the Agreement.
B. 
PROGRESS IN PHASING OUT PRE -EXISTING MEASURES
22. Prior to the period of review, the Committee received and reviewed notifications concerning
various Members' progress in phasing out their notified pre-existing measures covered by Articles 10
and 11 of the Agreement.  Annex 3 summarizes information notified and provided by Members to the
Committee regarding their pre-existing measures.
23. At its 22 October 1999 meeting, the Committee heard oral reports from Cyprus, the European
Communities, and Korea on their progress in phasing out their pre-existing measures.  Nigeria and
South Africa were not represented at the meeting.  The Committee therefore invited Nigeria and
South Africa to circulate brief reports on their progress in phasing out their respective pre-existing
measures.
24. The comments of Members on this subject are reflected in the minutes of the Committee's 22
October 1999 meeting (G/SG/M/14).G/L/338
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V. OTHER ISSUES RAISED
25. At the Committee's 23 April 1999 meeting, a Member registered concerns about the possible
amendment of US domestic safeguard legislation.
26. At the Committee's 22 October 1999 meeting, a Member questioned the relationship of
undertakings, for example with respect to steel,  pursuant to the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures and the provisions of Article 11 of the Safeguards Agreement.G/L/338
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ANNEX 1
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATIVE NOTIFICATIONS
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Angola None
Antigua and Barbuda None
Argentina G/SG/N/1/ARG/3 + Suppl.1
Australia G/SG/N/1/AUS/2
Bahrain G/SG/N/1/BHR/1
Bangladesh None
Barbados None
Belize None
Benin G/SG/N/1/BEN/1 + Corr.1
Bolivia G/SG/N/1/BOL/1 + Suppl.1
Botswana G/SG/N/1/BWA/1
Brazil G/SG/N/1/B RA/3 + Suppl.1
Brunei Darussalam G/SG/N/1/BRN/1
Bulgaria G/SG/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso None
Burundi None
Cameroon None
Canada G/SG/N/1/CAN/2
Central African Republic None
Chad None
Chile G/SG/N/1/CHL/2
Colombia G/SG/N/1/COL/2
Congo None
Congo, Dem. Rep. None
Costa Rica G/SG/N/1/CRI/2
Côte d'Ivoire G/SG/N/1/CIV/1
Cuba G/SG/N/1/CUB/1
Cyprus G/SG/N/1/CYP/1
Czech Republic G/SG/N/1/CZE/2 + Corr.1
Djibouti None
Dominica G/SG/N/1/DMA/1
Dominican Republic G/SG/N/1/DOM/1
European Community G/SG/N/1/EEC/1
Ecuador G/SG/N/1/ECU/2 + Suppl.1
Egypt G/SG/N/1/EGY/2
El Salvador G/SG/N/1/SLV/2
Fiji G/SG/N/1/FJI/1
Gabon None
Gambia, The None
Ghana G/SG/N/1/GHA/1
Grenada None
Guatemala G/SG/N/1/GTM/2
Guinea Bissau None
Guinea, Rep. of G/SG/N/1/GIN/1
Guyana None
Haiti G/SG/N/1/HTI/1G/L/338
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MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Honduras G/SG/N/1/HND/2
Hong Kong, China G/SG/N/1/HKG/1
Hungary G/SG/N/1/HUN/2 + Add.1 + Suppl.1 & 2
Iceland G/SG/N/1/ISL/1
India G/SG/N/1/ IND/2+Suppl.1
Indonesia G/SG/N/1/IDN/1
Israel G/SG/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/SG/N/1/JAM/1
Japan G/SG/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1
Kenya G/SG/N/1/KEN/1
Korea G/SG/N/1/KOR/3
Kuwait None
Kyrgyz Rep G/SG/N/1/KGY/1
Latvia G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.1
Lesotho None
Liechtenstein G/SG/N/1/LIE/1
Macau G/SG/N/1/MAC/2
Madagascar None
Malawi None
Malaysia G/SG/N/1/MYS/1
Maldives G/SG/N/1/MDV/1
Mali None
Malta G/SG/N/1/MLT/1
Mauritania None
Mauritius G/SG/N/1/MUS/1
Mexico G/SG/N/1/MEX/1
Mongolia G/SG/N/1/MNG/1
Morocco G/SG/N/1/MAR/1
Mozambique None
Myanmar G/SG/N/1/MYM/1
Namibia G/SG/N/1/NAM/1
New Zealand G/SG/N/1/NZL/1
Nicaragua G/SG/N/1/NIC/1
Niger None
Nigeria G/SG/N/1/NGA/1
Norway G/SG/N/1/NOR/3
Pakistan G/SG/N/1/PAK/1
Panama G/SG/N/1/PAN/1
Papua New Guinea None
Paraguay G/SG/N/1/PRY/2
Peru G/SG/N/1/PER/2
Philippines G/SG/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/SG/N/1/POL/2
Qatar G/SG/N/1/QAT/1
Romania G/SG/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None
Saint Lucia G/SG/N/1/LCA/1
Saint Vincent & Grenadines NoneG/L/338
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MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Senegal G/SG/N/1/SEN/1
Sierra Leone None
Singapore G/SG/N/1/SGP/1
Slovak Republic G/SG/N/1/SVK/2
Slovenia G/SG/N/1/SVN/1
Solomon Islands None
South Africa G/SG/N/1/ZAF/1
Sri Lanka G/SG/N/1/LKA/1
Suriname G/SG/N/1/SUR/1
Swaziland None
Switzerland G/SG/N/1/CHE/1
Tanzania None
Thailand G/SG/N/1/THA/1 + Rev.1
Togo None
Trinidad and Tobago G/SG/N/1/TTO/1
Tunisia G/SG/N/1/TUN/1
Turkey G/SG/N/1/TUR/2 + Rev.1 + Rev.1/Corr.1
Uganda G/SG/N/1/UGA/1
United Arab Emirates G/SG/N/1/ARE/1
United States G/SG/N/1/USA/1
Uruguay G/SG/N/1/UR Y/1 + Supp.1 + Corr.1
Venezuela G/SG/N/1/VEN/1 + Corr.1
Zambia G/SG/N/1/ZMB/1
Zimbabwe G/SG/N/1/ZWE/2G/L/338
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ANNEX 2
SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INITIATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS AND
OF APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES
SINCE 1 JANUARY 1995
Member & Investigation Initiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if any
Argentina
Footwear
Toys25.02.97
(G/SG/N/6/ARG/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1)
03.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/ARG/2 & Suppl.1)25.02.97
(G/SG/N/7/ARG/1 & Corr.1
& Suppl.1)
N/AAffirmative
(G/SG/N/8/ARG/1)
OngoingAffirmative
(G/SG/N/10/ARG/1 & Corr.1
&Suppl.1 & Suppl.2 & Suppl.3)
N/A13.09.97
Tariff increase
16.11.98Converted to tariff ratequota
N/A
Australia
Swine meat 26.06.98
(G/SG/N/6/AUS/1 & Suppl.1)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/AUS/1)Negative
(G/SG/N/9/AUS/1)N/A
Brazil
Toys 18.06.96
(G/SG/N/6/BRA/1)After 18.06.96
(G/SG/N/7/BRA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/BRA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/BRA/1)10.01.97
Tariff increase
Chile
Tyres 30.08.99
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Colombia
Taxis 28.06.99
(G/SG/N/6/COL/1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Czech Republic
Cane/Beet sugar 03.03.99
(G/SG/N/6/CZE/1 & Suppl.1)12.03.99
(G/SG/N/7/CZE/1 & Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/CZE/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/CZE/1)20.09.99
Tariff rate quotaG/L/338
Page 9Member & Investigation Initiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if any
Ecuador
Sandals 12.01.99
(G/SG/N/6/ECU/1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Egypt
Safety matches
Common fluorescent lamps05.08.98
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/1)
19.09.99
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/2)After 05.08.98
(G/SG/N/7/EGY/1)
N/AAffirmative
(G/SG/N/8/EGY/1)
OngoingAffirmative
(G/SG/N/10/EGY/1)
N/A19.02.99
Tariff increase
N/A
India
Acetone
Acetylene Black
Carbon Black
Slabstock polyolPropylene glycol
Hardboard
Styrene Butadiene Rubber
Phenol
Acetone
White/Yellow Phosphorus16.06.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/8)
28.11.97
(G/SG/N/6/IND/1)
05.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/2)
26.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/3)
26.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/4)
24.05.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/5)
19.01.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/6)
02.02.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/7)
16.06.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/8)
15.09.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/9)N/A
N/A
N/A
N/AN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/AOngoing
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/2)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/5)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/4)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/3)
N/A – No investigation
conducted.  Investigation
suspended 22.02.98. and
terminated 01.05.98.(G/SG/N/9/IND/1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/6)
Ongoing
OngoingN/A
Affirmative
(G/SG/10/IND/1 & Suppl.1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/2)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/3 & Suppl.1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/4 & Suppl.1)
Negative
(G/SG/N/9/IND/2)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/AN/A
10.12.98
Tariff increase
28.02.99
Tariff increase
24.12.98
Tariff increase
24.12.98
Tariff increase
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/AG/L/338
Page 10Member & Investigation Initiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if any
Korea
Soybean oil
Dairy products
Bicycles and parts
Garlic30.08.95
(G/SG/N/6/KOR & Suppl.1)
28.05.96
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/2)
27.08.96
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/3)
16.10.99
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/4)N/A
N/A
N/A
N/AAffirmative
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/KOR/1)
Affirmative
G/SG/N/8/KOR/2 & Corr.1)
OngoingNegative
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/Suppl.1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/KOR/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1 & Suppl.1/Corr.1)
Negative
(G/SG/N/9/KOR/1 & Corr.1)
N/AN/A
01.03.97
Import quota
N/A
N/A
Latvia
Swine meat 15.10.98
(G/SG/N/6/LVA/1)01.06.99
(G/SG/N/7/LVA/1)Ongoing N/A N/A
Slovak Republic
Swine meat 05.05.99
(G/SG/N/6/SVK/1)21.05.99
(G/SG/N/7/SVK/1)Ongoing N/A N/A
Slovenia
Swine meat 15.10.98
(G/SG/N/6/SVN/1)27.11.98
(G/SG/N/7/SVN/1 & Suppl.1)16.01.99 prov. measure
terminatedOngoing N/A N/A
United States
Tomatoes
Brooms29.03.95
(G/SG/N/6/USA/2)
04.03.96
(G/SG/N/6/USA/2)N/A
N/ANegative
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/1)N/A
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/1)
Termination
(G/SG/N/10/USA/1/Suppl.1)N/A
28.11.96
Tariff increaseG/L/338
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provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if any
United States (Cont'd)
Tomatoes & Peppers
Wheat glutenLamb meat
Steel wire rod
Line pipe11.03.96
(G/SG/N/6/USA/3)
01.10.97
(G/SG/N/6/USA/4)
07.10.98
(G/SG/N/6/USA/5)
12.01.99
(G/SG/N/6/USA/6 + Corr.1)
29.07.99
(G/SG/N/6/USA/7)N/A
N/AN/A
N/A
N/ANegative
(G/SG/N/9/USA/1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/2 & Rev.1 &Rev.1/Suppl.1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/3 + Corr.1, 2)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA//4 & Suppl.1
& Suppl.2)
OngoingN/A
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/2 & Suppl.1+ Corr.1)
Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/3 & Suppl.1)
N/A
N/AN/A
01.06.98
3-yr. + 1 day QR
22.07.99
Tariff quota
N/A
N/AG/L/338
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ANNEX 3
SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE
CONCERNING PRE-EXISTING MEASURES
PRE-EXISTING ARTICLE XIX MEASURES
Notifying Member and
Covered Product Type of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Elimination
DateWhether
eliminated
European Communities
   Coal
   Dried grapes
   Preserved cherriesQuantitative restriction
administered by Germany byimport licences
Minimum import priceMinimum import price31.12.97
31.12.99
31.12.99Yes
No
No
Korea
   Salt fermented shrimps
   Hot bean pasteImport licensing (People's Republic
of China)
Import licensing (People's Republic
of China)31.12.96
31.12.96Yes
Yes
Nigeria
   Wheat flour
   Sorghum
   Millet   Gypsum   KaolinImport prohibitions on all products
listed (all countries)No data
providedInformation
not availableG/L/338
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PRE-EXISTING MEASURES SUBJECT TO ELIMINATION UNDER ARTICLE 11.1
Notifying Member and
Covered ProductType of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Elimination
DateWhether
eliminated
European Communities
   Live bovine animals Restriction administered by Spain
by import licences (non-EC
countries)01.07.95 Yes
   Swine and meat of swine Restriction administered by Spain
by import licences (non-EC
countries)01.07.95 Yes
   Rabbit meat Restriction administered by Spain
by "authorization" (non-ECcountries)01.07.95 Yes
   Potatoes Limits on deliveries to the Canary
Islands decided by the Community
and administered by the Spanish
authorities by the issue of
"certificates" (all countries)01.11.98 Yes
   Preserved sardines Restriction administered by the
Community, with a global quota of
4,425 tonnes for 1995 (non-EC
countries except those with
preferential agreement with EC)31.12.96 Yes
   Lignite Quantitative restriction
administered by Austria (non-EC
countries)31.12.96 Yes
   Preserved tuna Restriction administered by the
Community, with a global quota of
151,035 tonnes for 1995 (non-ECcountries except those with
preferential agreement with EC)31.12.96 Yes
   Coal Restriction administered by Spain
by administrative authorization for
imports (non-EC countries)31.12.97 Yes
   Motor vehicles Voluntary export restraint (Japan) 31.12.99 NoG/L/338
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Notifying Member and
Covered ProductType of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Elimination
DateWhether
eliminated
Cyprus
   Gypsum and plaster Quantitative and other restrictions
(e.g. prohibitions) applied on
imports of all products listed by
means of a discretionary licensing
scheme (all countries31.12.98 for
all products
listedYes
   Quick lime Yes
   Carbon dioxide Yes
   Cement Yes
   Oxygen Yes
   Acyclic alcohol Yes
   Acetic acid Yes
   Essential oils of roses and
rose waterYes
   Matches Yes
   Rubber gloves (kitchen) Yes
   Wood charcoal Yes
   Parquet strips Yes
   Reconstituted wood in
boards or sheets other than of a
thickness not exceeding 6 mmYes
   Fibreboard of wood (MDF) Yes
   Plywood Yes
   Two-ply or more paper bags,
carton boxesYes
   Footwear Yes
   Tiles Yes
   Roofing tiles Yes
   Glass bowls for fish and
plantsYesG/L/338
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Notifying Member and
Covered ProductType of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Elimination
DateWhether
eliminated
   CO2 welding wire Yes
   Tubes and pipes of iron andsteelYes
   Scaffolding Yes
   Cans (for paints only) Yes
   Netting of iron or steel Yes
   Wire nails of iron or steel,
except nails of steel which areraised by use of special pistolYes
   Woodscrews, chipboard
screwsYes
   Buckets of iron or steel Yes
   Manhole covers Yes
   Wrought bars, rods, angles,
shapes and sections and wire
of aluminiumYes
   Aluminium tubes and pipes Yes
   Bottle stoppers (screw type
and crown corks)Yes
   Electrodes Yes
   Water pumps (centrifugal
deep-well turbine pumps,
centrifugal surface pumps,
centrifugal deep-submersible
pumps)Yes
   Air and oil filters for motor
vehiclesYes
   Concrete mixers Yes
   Electric accumulators for
vehiclesYes
   Empty cartridges Yes
   Ceiling lights and globes YesG/L/338
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Notifying Member and
Covered ProductsTypes of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Eliminate
DateWhether
Eliminated
Korea Voluntary export restraints on all
products listed
   Microwave ovens (EC) 02.06.97 Yes
   Colour picture tubes (EC) 02.06.97 Yes
   Stainless steel flatware (UK, Germany) 31.12.97 Yes
   Oysters in airtight containers (all Members) 31.12.98 Yes
   Chestnuts, shelled (Japan) 31.12.98 Yes
Slovenia (All measures listed apply to all
countries)
   Fuel wood, in logs, billets,
twigs, faggots or similar
forms; wood in chips or
particles; sawdust and wood
waste and scrap, whether ornot agglomerated in logs,
briquettes, pellets or similar
forms15% special export tax 01.01.97 Yes
   Wood in the rough:
coniferous (sawlogs and
veneer logs; transmission line
poles, unimpregnated; andimpregnated); of oak (sawlogs
and veneer logs; for cellulose;
and other); of beech, poplar or
other hard and soft deciduous
species (sawlogs and veneerlogs; cellular wood; and other)10% special export tax, reduced to
4% as of  01.01.9701.01.98 Yes
   Wood, sawn or chipped
lengthwise, sliced or peeled,
whether or not planed, sanded
or finger-jointed, or athickness exceeding 6 mm, of
oak, beech or ash10% special export tax 01.01.97 Yes
Waste and scrap of cast iron or
stainless steel25% special export tax 01.01.97 Yes
   Copper waste and scrap 25% special export tax 01.01.97 Yes
   Aluminium waste and scrap 25% special export tax 01.01.97 Yes
   Lead waste and scrap 25% special export tax 01.01.97 YesG/L/338
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Notifying Member and
Covered ProductType of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Eliminate
DateWhether
Eliminated
Slovenia (Cont'd)
    Zinc waste and scrap 25% special export tax 01.01.97 Yes
South Africa
   Oils and other products of
the distillation of high
temperature coal tar; similar
products in which the mass of
aromatic constituents exceeds
that of non-aromatic
constituentsImport licensing requirements on
all products listed (all countries)31.12.98 Yes
Pitch and pitch coke, obtained
from coal tar or from other
mineral tars31.12.98 Yes
   Petroleum oils and oils
obtained from bituminous
mineral crude and frombituminous minerals other than
crude31.12.98 Yes
   Petroleum gases and other
gaseous hydrocarbons31.12.98 Yes
   Petroleum jelly; paraffin
wax; micro-crystalline
petroleum wax; slack wax;
ozokerite; lignite was; peat
wax; other mineral waxes; and
similar products obtained bysynthesis or by other
processes, whether or not
coloured31.12.98 Yes
   Petroleum coke, petroleum
bitumen and other residues of
petroleum oils or of oils
obtained from bituminousminerals31.12.98 Yes
   Bitumen and asphalt, natural;
bituminous or oil shale and tar
sands; asphalities and asphaltic
rocks31.12.98 YesG/L/338
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Notifying Member and
Covered ProductType of Measure (and Affected
Countries)Elimination
DateWhether
eliminated
South Africa (Cont'd)
   Bituminous mixtures based
on natural asphalt, on natural
bitumen, on petroleum
bitumen, on mineral tar or on
mineral tar pitch (for example,
bituminous mastics, cut-backs)31.12.98 Yes
   Polymers of propylene 31.12.96 Yes
   Other plates, sheets, foil and
strip of plastic, other31.12.96 Yes
   New pneumatic tyres of
rubber of a kind used onaircraft and motorcycles, and
inner tubes of a kind used on
bicycles31.07.96 Yes
   New pneumatic tyres and
inner tubes of a kind used on
passenger cars, light
commercial vehicles, andcommercial vehicles (trucks)28.02.97 Yes
Thailand
   Manioc Voluntary export restraint (EC) 30.06.95 Yes
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