WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/8/CZE/1/Suppl.1
G/SG/N/10/CZE/1/Suppl.1G/SG/N/11/CZE/1/Suppl.1
2 November 1999
(99-4732)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT
THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
CZECH REPUBLIC
Supplement
The following communication, dated 26 October 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Czech Republic.
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Please find attached the unofficial translation of Government Regulation No. 212/1999 Coll.,
imposing a safeguard measure on imports of sugar.  The Regulation supplements the previousnotification by the Czech Republic under Article 12.1(c), upon taking a decision to apply a safeguard
measure, issued on 21 September 1999 as do cument G/SG/N/8/CZE /1-G/SG/N/10/CZE/1-
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
No. 212
of 15 September 1999
Imposing a Safeguard Measure on Sugar Imports
In accordance with § 3 Article 2 of Act No. 252/1997 Coll., on agriculture, the Government
has adopted this regulation:
Article 1
An import duty is hereby imposed on cane sugar, beet sugar and saccharose, in solid state,
falling within heading 1701 of the Customs Tariff.1  The rate of duty applicable shall be the rate
which is set in the Customs Tariff1 for the relevant customs quota from Annex 1 to this Regulation.
Article 2
(1) After the customs quota referred to in Article 1 has been exhausted, the rate of import
duty applicable to products referred to in Article 1 shall be the relevant rate set in the
Customs Tariff1 and increased by 80.
(2) If the rate of duty assessed pursuant to Article 1 is less than 14 CZK/kg, the rate of
duty applicable shall be 14 CZK/kg.
Article 3
(1) Throughout the effective period of this Regulation, rates of duty set out in the
international agreement2 shall not be applicable, under the terms laid down herein, to
products originating in the Republic of Poland and referred to in Article 1 of this
Regulation.
(2) Products originating in the Republic of Poland shall be understood to mean products
which comply with the conditions se t out in the international agreement.2
Article 4
(1) Provisions of Articles 1 and 2 shall not apply to products originating in the Slovak
Republic.
(2) Products originating in the Slovak Republic shall be understood to mean products
which comply with the conditions set out in special regulations.3
Article 5
(1) Provisions of Articles 1 and 2 shall not apply to products originating in a developing
country which is a member of the World Trade Organization4 (hereinafter referred to
as a „developing country“) provided that the share of that country in the imports ofproducts referred to in Article 1 shall not exceed 3 per cent of total imports of those
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(2) Provisions of Section 1 above shall not apply if the combined imports of products
referred to in Article 1 and originating in developing countries exceed 9 per cent of
total imports of products referred to in Article 1.
(3) Developing countries are listed in Annex 2 to this Regulation.(4) Products originating in developing countries shall be understood to mean products
which comply with the terms set out in special regulations.
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Article 6
Government Regulation No. 49/1999 Coll. imposing a provisional safeguard measure on
sugar imports is hereby repealed.
Article 7
(1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication.(2) This Regulation shall cease to apply from 11 March 2003.
Prime Minister:
Mr Zeman in his own hand
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance:
Mr Mertlík in his own hand
Minister of Agriculture:
Mr Fencl in his own hand
1 Government Regulation No. 303/1998 Coll. publishing the Customs Tariff and laying down
import duty rates for products originating in developing countries and least developed countries and
laying down the terms of application of these rates (the Customs Tariff).
2 Communication  of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 54/1995 Coll. on the negotiation of
the Agreement on Central European Free Trade Area between the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic, as amended.
3 Articles 59 to 63 of Act No. 13/1993 Coll . (the Customs Act).  Communication of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 28/1997 Coll. on  the negotiation of an Agreement between the
Governments of the Czech Republic and Slovak Re public amending provisions of Article 1 of the
Agreement between the Governments of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic on the origin of
products and methods of administrative cooperation of 22 February 1993, as amended.
4 Communication of the Ministry of Foreign Af fairs No. 191/1995 Coll. on the negotiation of
the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO).
5 Articles 59 to 63 of Act No. 13/1993 Coll.  Articles 3 to 6 of and Annex 4 to Regulation
No. 69/1989 Coll. on the exemption from import duties of products imported from and originating in
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Annex 1 to the Government Regulation No. 212/1999 Coll.
Customs Quotas (according to Article 1)
Period Products originating in:
 The European
Union6The Republic of
Poland7Other countries
from the effective dateto 31 December 19993,000 tonnes 1,250 tonnes 250 tonnes
from 1 January to 31 March 2000 3,300 tonnes 1,375 tonnes 275 tonnes
from 1 April to 30 June 2000 3,300 tonnes 1,375 tonnes 275 tonnes
from 1 July to 30 September 2000 3,300 tonnes 1,375 tonnes 275 tonnes
from 1 October to 31 December 2000 3,300 tonnes 1,375 tonnes 275 tonnes
from 1 January to 31 March 2001 3,600 tonnes 1,500 tonnes 300 tonnes
from 1 April to 30 June 2001 3,600 tonnes 1,500 tonnes 300 tonnes
from 1 July to 30 September 2001 3,600 tonnes 1,500 tonnes 300 tonnes
from 1 October to 31 December 2001 3,600 tonnes 1,500 tonnes 300 tonnes
from 1 January to 31 March 2002 3,900 tonnes 1,625 tonnes 325 tonnes
from 1 April to 30 June 2002 3,900 tonnes 1,625 tonnes 325 tonnes
from 1 July to 30 September 2002 3,900 tonnes 1,625 tonnes 325 tonnes
from 1 October to 31 December 2002 3,900 tonnes 1,625 tonnes 325 tonnes
from 1 January to 11 March 2003 4,200 tonnes 1,750 tonnes 350 tonnes
6 Articles 59 to 63 of Act No. 13/1993 Coll.  Communication of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs No. 7/1995 Coll. on the negotiation of th e Europe Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member States and the Czech Republic, Protocol 4, as
amended.
7 Articles 59 to 63 of Act No. 13/1993 Coll.  Communication  of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs No. 54/1995 Coll. on the negotiation of the Agreement on Central European Free Trade Area
between the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the
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Annex 2 to Government Regulation No. 212/1999 Coll.
List of Developing Countries
AE United Arab Emirates KE Kenya
AG Antigua and Barbuda KG Kyrgyz
AO Angola KN St. Christopher
AR Argentina KR Korea, Republic of
BB Barbados KW Kuwait
BD Bangladesh LC St. Lucia
BF Burkina Faso LK Sri Lanka
BH Bahrain LS Lesotho
BI Burundi MA Morocco
BJ Benin MG Madagascar
BN Brunei Darussalam ML Mali
BO Bolivia MM Myanmar
BR Brazil MN Mongolia
BW Botswana MR Mauritania
BZ Belize MT Malta
CD Congo, Democratic Republic of MU Mauritius
CF Central Africa, Republic of MV Maldive Islands
CG Congo MW Malawi
CI Ivory Coast MX Mexico
CL Chile MY Malaysia
CM Cameroon MZ Mozambique
CO Columbia NA Namibia
CR Costa Rica NE Niger
CU Cuba NG Nigeria
CY Cyprus NI Nicaragua
DJ Djibouti PA Panama
DM Dominica PE Peru
DO Dominican Republic PG Papua New Guinea
EC Ecuador PH Philippines
EG Egypt PK Pakistan
FJ Fiji PY Paraguay
GA Gabon QA Qatar
GD Grenada RW Rwanda
GH Ghana SB Solomon Islands
GM Gambia SG Singapore
GN Guinea SL Sierra Leone
GT Guatemala SN Senegal
GW Guinea-Bissau SR Surinam
GY Guyana SV Salvador
HN Honduras SZ Swaziland
HT Haiti TD Chad
ID Indonesia TG Togo
IN India TH Thailand
JM Jamaica TN TunisiaG/SG/N/8/CZE/1/Suppl.1
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TT Trinidad and Tobago VE Venezuela
TZ Tanzania ZA South Africa
UG Uganda ZM Zambia
UY Uruguay ZW Zimbabwe
VC St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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