G/AG/N/BRB/27  
 
23 April 2018  
(18-2524) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 9 April 2018, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Barbados . The notification concerns the use of special safeguard provisions (Table  MA:5) 
during the calendar  year 2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Table MA:5  
MARKET ACCESS: BARBADOS  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR  2016 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken  
Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -
based 
invoked  Whether volume based action taken 
during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken during 
period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
0203 Meat of  Swine, fresh or 
chilled or frozen      Action commenced  from February 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on nineteen 
(19) shipments   
0207 Meat of  Poultry      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on thirty -one 
(31) shipments   
0702000  Tomatoes      Action commenced  from  January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on twenty 
(20) shipments   
0703101  Onions      Action commenced  from January 2016 and  the 
price based safeguard was invoked on thirty -four 
(34) shipments   
0703102  Shallots      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on sixty (60) 
shipments   
0704101  Cauliflower      Action commenced  from January 2016 the price 
based safeguard was  
invoked on one hundred and sixty (160) 
shipments   
0704901  Cabbages      Action commenced  from  January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on four 
hundred and four (404) shipments   
0705110  Lettuce, fresh or chilled      Action commenced  from  January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on ninety -one 
(91) shipments   
0705190  Other Lettuce      Action commenced  from  January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on one 
hundred and sixty -six (166) shipments    
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- 3 - Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -
based 
invoked  Whether volume based action taken 
during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken during 
period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
0706101  Carrots      Action commenced  from  January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on four 
hundred and thirty -one (431) shipments   
0706901  Beets      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on one 
hundred and thirty -two (132) shipments   
0709601  Sweet peppers      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on sixty -one 
(61) shipments   
0709904  Sweet corn      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on fourteen 
(14) shipments   
0807110  Melons ( including 
Watermelons)      Action commenced  from January  2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on thirty - 
eight (38) shipments   
0807191  Cantaloupes      Action commenced  from September  2016 and 
the price based safeguard was invoked on five 
(5) shipments   
0807199  Other Melons      Action commenced  from July 2016 and the price 
based safeguard was invoked on seven (7) 
shipments   
1601002  Other Chicken  sausages      Action commenced  from June 2016 and the price 
based safeguard was invoked on two (2) 
shipments   
1601004  Sausages and similar 
products, of meat, meat 
offal or blood; food 
preparations based on these 
products      Action commenced  from February  2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on five (5) 
shipments   
1601009  Sausages not canned and 
not made from chicken or 
salami      Action commenced  from March  2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on three  (3) 
shipments   
1602109  Other homogenised  
commodities prepared or 
preserved not used in the 
production  of chicken 
sausage or infant use      Action commenced  from February 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on two (2) 
shipments   
1602311  Cured or  Smoked Turkey 
meat     Action commenced  from September 2016 and 
the price based safeguard was invoked on three 
(3) shipments    
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- 4 - Tariff item number(s)  Description of product(s)  Volume -
based 
invoked  Whether volume based action taken 
during period  Price -
based 
invoked  Whether price -based action taken during 
period  Note  
From  To 
1 2 3 4  
1602319  Prepared or preserved 
Turkey meat not cured or 
smoked      Action commenced  from February 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on seven  (7) 
shipments   
1602390  Prepared or  preserved 
poultry commodities not 
made from Turkey      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on three (3) 
shipments   
1602410  Hams and  cuts thereof      Action commenced  from January 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on thirty -
three (33) shipments   
1602499  Prepared or  preserved swine 
mixtures other than 
luncheon eat      Action commenced  from April 2016 and the price 
based safeguard was invoked on seven (7) 
shipments   
1602909  Other      Action commenced  from July 2016 and the price 
based safeguard was invoked on one (1) 
shipment   
2007109  Homogenised preparations  
not used in the preparation 
for infant use or put up for 
retail sale      Action commenced  from September 2016 and 
the price based safeguard was invoked on one 
(1) shipment   
2007919  Citrus based  jams, jellies 
and marmalades      Action commenced  from March 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on four (4) 
shipments   
2007999  Jams, jellies, marmalades, 
purees and pastes made of 
fruit or nuts excluding citrus 
fruits, pineapples, guavas 
and nutmeg      Action commenced  from February 2016 and the 
price based safeguard was invoked on twenty -
two (22) shipments   
 
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