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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/CHL/2/Suppl.1
21 November 2000
(00-4955)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
CHILE
Supplement
The following communication, dated 13 November 2000, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Chile.
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As an addition to the notification in document G/SG/N/10/CHL/2, Chile informs you that,
pursuant to Decree No. 294 of the Ministry of Finan ce ("exempt procedure"), published in the Official
Journal dated 8 November 2000, a copy of which is attached:
- The provisional safeguard measure on imports of socks of synthetic fibres (tariff
heading 6115.9300) has been terminated;  and
- a definitive safeguard measure consisting of a 13 per cent tariff surcharge has been
adopted.G/SG/N/10/CHL/2/Suppl.1
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE
Wednesday, 8 November 2000
Ministry of Finance
ESTABLISHING A DEFINITIVE AD VALOREM  TARIFF SURCHARGE ON
IMPORTS UNDER HEADING 6115.9300
No. 294, "exempt procedure" – Santiago, 14 September 2000.  Having regard to the official
communication No. CD 46 of 15 June 2000 of the President of the National Commission responsiblefor investigating the existence of distortions in the price of imported goods and the facts therefor;  and
Taking into account the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article 9 of Law
No. 18.525;  Supreme Decree No. 909 of 1999 of the Ministry of Finance;  Article 1, section 31, of
Supreme Decree No. 654 of 1994 of the Ministry of  the Interior;  and Resolution No. 520 of 1996 of
the National Audit Office,
I hereby decree:
1. A safeguard measure shall be established in the form of a definitive ad valorem  tariff
surcharge of 13 per cent on imports of socks of synthetic fibres under the tariff heading 6115.9300.
2. The surcharge established in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to imports of socks of
synthetic fibres under tariff heading 6115.9300 originating in Canada, Mexico and Peru pursuant to
the trade agreements signed with those countries nor to developing countries Members of the WorldTrade Organization (WTO) whose average individual share during the 1998/1999 biennium did not
exceed 3 per cent of total imports, and collectively accounted for not more than 9 per cent of total
imports of the product concerned, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9.1 of the WTO
Agreement on Safeguards.
3. The provisional surcharge established by Decree No. 113 of the Ministry of Finance ("exempt
procedure"), dated 17 April 2000, published in the Official Journal dated 27 April 2000, shall cease tohave effect in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of Supreme Decree 909 of the Ministry of
Finance of 1999.
4. In accordance with Article 21 of Supreme Decree No. 909 of the Ministry of Finance of 1999,
the duration of the tariff surcharge established under paragraph 1 of this Decree shall not exceed theterm of one year as of 27 April 2000, date of publication of the Decree which established the
provisional surcharge on the same goods.
5. The National Customs Service shall be responsible for adopting the measures to ensure the
proper application of the safeguard measure established by this Decree.
For registration, communication and publication.  By order of H.E. The President of the
Republic.  Nicolás Eyzaguirre Guzmán, Minister for Finance.
Transcribed for your information, Maria Eugenia Wagner Brizzi, Undersecretary for Finance.
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