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ORGANIZATIONG/C/29
G/SG/63
4 June 2003
(03-2889)
Council for Trade in Goods
Committee on SafeguardsOriginal:  English
SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED BY JORDAN
ON PASTA AND SANITARY WARE PRODUCTS
Notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of the Results of
Prior Consultations between Jordan and Turkey under
Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards
The following communication, dated 26 May 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Missions of Turkey and Jordan.
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Please receive a joint notification pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards , of
the results of the prior consultations under Article 12.3 of that Agreement which took place between
Jordan and Turkey on 23 February 2003 in relation to the application of the measures by Jordan on
pasta and sanitary ware products mentioned in notifications G/SG/N/8/JOR/3 (27 January 2003) and
G/SG/N/8/JOR/4 (28 January 2003) respectively.
H.E. Mr. Mehmet GÖRKAY Mr. Walid OBEIDAT
Ambassador Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
Permanent Mission of Turkey Permanent Mission of JordanG/C/29
G/SG/63
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safegu ards, and in light of the agreed format for
notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), Jordan and Tu rkey provide the following notification to the
Council for Trade in Goods.
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Notification under Article 12.5 of the results of the prior consultations under Article 12.3 of the
Agreement on Safeguards which took place between Jordan and Turkey on 23 February 2003 in
relation to the application of the measures by Jordan on pasta and sanitary ware products.
1. Specify the provision under which consultations were held
Article 12.3.
2. Provide reference to the WTO document that  notified the safeguard action regarding
which consultations were held
G/SG/N/8/JOR/3
G/SG/N/8/JOR/4
3. Specify the Members involved in the consul tations and provide the time period during
which consultations were held
The Members involved in the consultations were Jordan and Turkey.  The consultations took
place over a period of approximately 2 hours on 23 February 2003.
4. Describe the results of the consultations
The consultations were aimed at clarifying the factual and legal issues related to the safeguard
investigations conducted by Jordan on pasta and sanitary ware products.  Turkey raised its concerns
regarding both safeguard investigations and asked questions mainly relating to factual and legal
aspects of the application of the measures, Jordan's perception about issues including unforeseendevelopments, specific product definition, the increase in imports, injury, determination of a causal
link, publication of a detailed analysis of a report.
Jordan expressed its appreciation for the consultation and the questions raised by Turkey, and
provided its explanations to the issues invoked ther eof.  Also, Jordan stated that it had fully complied
with the rules and spirit of the WTO Agreements  especially the Agreement on Safeguards and
GATT 1994.
In conclusion, Turkey stated that it reserves all its rights regarding the pursuit of remedies
provided under Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  Additionally, Turkey expressed itsappreciation for the consultation and the answers provided, whilst noting that the explanations given
would not necessarily wholly satisfy all its concerns.
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