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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/24/Suppl.6
15 November 2000
(00-4843)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English/
Spanish
PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED BY CHILE
ON POWDERED MILK AND LIQUID UHT MILK
Request for Consultations under Article 12.4
of the Agreement on Safeguards
Supplement
The following communications, dated 27 October 2000, have been received from the
Permanent Mission of Chile.
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Letter from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the Permanent Mission of Argentina
With reference to your letter of 19 September 2000 containing a request for consultations
concerning powdered milk and liquid UHT milk under Article 12.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards, I
have the honour to inform you of our consent to hold such consultations on 21 November 2000.  I am
also sending letters to the Missions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay informing them
of our agreement to participate in such consultations.
Our respective Missions should coordinate the time and venue.
Letter from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the Permanent Mission of Canada
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 12 October 2000, expressing
Canada's interest to join in the consultations requested by Argentina under Article 12.4 of theAgreement on Safeguards in the matter referred to above, to which Chile consents.  As agreed upon
with the Mission of Argentina, the consultations will be held on 21 November 2000, at a time and
venue to be determined.
Letter from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the Permanent Mission of Australia
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 18 October 2000, expressing
Australia's interest to join in the consultations requested by Argentina under Article 12.4 of the
Agreement on Safeguards in the matter referred to above, to which Chile consents.  As agreed upon
with the Mission of Argentina, the consultations will be held on 21 November 2000, at a time andvenue to be determined.
Letter from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the Permanent Mission of New Zealand
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 18 October 2000, expressing
New Zealand's interest to join in the consultations requested by Argentina under Article 12.4 of theG/SG/24/Suppl.6
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Agreement on Safeguards in the matter referred to above, to which Chile consents.  As agreed upon
with the Mission of Argentina, the consultations will be held on 21 November 2000, at a time and
venue to be determined.
Letter from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the Permanent Mission of Argentina
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 99 of 5 October 2000 in which
you request consultations concerning wheat products, wheat flower and vegetable oils under
Article XXIII:1 of the GATT, Articles 12.4 and 14 of  the Agreement on Safeguards and Article 19 of
the Agreement on Agriculture, and hereby inform you that we are prepared to hold such consultations
on 21 November 2000 at a time and venue to be decided by our respective Missions in Geneva.
Letter from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the Permanent Mission of Uruguay
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letters of 20 and 24 October 2000
expressing Uruguay's interest in holding consultations and participating in the consultations requested
by Argentina under Article 12.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards concerning powdered milk andliquid UHT milk, and hereby confirm that we are prepared to hold such consultations on
21 November 2000.  The time and venue will be communicated in due course.
It is our understanding that these consultations will be conducted jointly with all of the parties
that have so requested.
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