RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG11/9/Add.5
26 November 1998
(98-4750)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
CENTRAL EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Questions and Replies
Addendum
This document reproduces the Parties' replies to additional questions raised in the context of
the examination of the CEFTA.
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II. TRADE PROVISIONS
We note in your recent response to written questions that a number of CEFTA countries
resorted to safeguard actions on a limited number of products, arguing that imports frompartners caused market disruption.  As a result of these measures, CEFTA concessions granted
with respect to the products concerned were suspended.  We are interested in obtaining
additional information on the extent and durati on of the safeguard measures being imposed, in
order to better assess CEFTA’s compliance with  GATT Article XXIV:8(b)  requirement that “...
duties and other restrictive regulations of comme rce are eliminated on substantially all trade ...”
between the parties.
• Please identify the CEFTA parties that imposed the safeguard measures and the
products concerned, including HS numbers.
• For each product subject to a safeguard measure, please describe the measure
that was imposed, the duration of the me asure, and the volum e of trade for the
year preceding the impo sition of the measure.
• For each of the CEFTA parties that imposed the safeguard measures, please
describe the process that was followed in making the determination to impose the
measures.WT/REG11/9/Add.5
Page 2NoDate
introducedDate
terminatedCEFTA Party
taking the
measureProduct Measures taken Affected
CEFTA
PartyJustification under the
CEFTA provisions
1 29.11.1993 07.05.1997 Czech Re public 0704 90 10 White cabbages and
red cabbagesVolume based restriction (yearly
contingent 3.000 tons)Poland Art. 27 - general safeguards
2 09.10.1998 26.04.1999 Czech Re public 1001 10 00 Durum wheat
1001 90 99 Wheat, otherAdditional import duty (2.290 CZK
per ton)Hungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
3 12.02.1998 Poland 1005 90 00 0 Forage corn Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 0% by introducing MFN rateSlovak
RepublicArt. 14 - serious disturbance
in the
market
4 12.02.1998 Poland 1005 90 00 0 Forage corn Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 0% by introducing MFN rateCzech
RepublicArt. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
5 01.01.1998 Poland 1005 90 00 0 Forage corn Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 0% by introducing MFN rateHungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
6 14.04.1998 01.01.1999 Poland 1005 10 Corn of a kind used for
sowingTemporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 0% by preferential quota of
13000 tons - above this quota MFN rateis appliedHungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
7 14.04.1998 Poland 2002 Tomato concentrate Substitution of a preferential 11% rate
by quota of 3 000 tons with 11% rate –above the quota MFN rate is appliedHungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
8 01.01.1998 Poland 2002 Tomato concentrate Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 11% - MFN rate is appliedCzech
RepublicArt. 14 - serious  disturbance
in the market
9 01.01.1998 Poland 2002 Tomato concentrate Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 11% - MFN rate is appliedSlovak
RepublicArt. 14 - serious disturbance
in the marketWT/REG11/9/Add.5
Page 3NoDate
introducedDate
terminatedCEFTA Party
taking the
measureProduct Measures taken Affected
CEFTA
PartyJustification under the
CEFTA provisions
10 01.01.1998 Poland 1701 Sugar Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 40% - MFN rate is appliedCzech
RepublicArt. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
11 01.06.1997 Poland Starches:  1105 20 00,
1108 12 22 2, 1702 30 59 0, 170230 91 0, 1702 30 00 0, 1901 90 99
9, 2106 90 55 0Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 40% - MFN rate is appliedSlovak
RepublicArt. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
12 01.06.1997 Poland Starches:  as above Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 40% - MFN rate is appliedCzech
RepublicArt. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
13 01.06.1997 Poland Starches:  as above Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 40% - MFN rate is appliedHungary Art. 14 - serious  disturbance
in the market
14 01.07.1997 Poland Starches:  as above Temporary suspension of a preferential
rate of 40% - MFN rate is appliedRomania Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
15 10.08.1998 31.12.1998 Romania 1001 90 Wheat for consumption
1101 90 Wheat flourPreferential rate of duty suspended;
MFN rate of duty reinstatedHungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
16 10.09.1998 02.11.1998 Slovak Republic 1001 10  00 Durum wheat
1001 90 Wheat, otherAdditional import duty (2540 SKK
per ton)Hungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
17 20.06.1998 31.12.1998 Slovenia 1001 90 990 Wheat Preferential rate of duty suspended;
MFN rate of duty reinstatedHungary Art. 14 - serious disturbance
in the market
Up today, Hungary has not adopted or maintained any SG measures.
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