WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/EEC/54 
14 February 2008 
 (08-0671) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 12 February 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Communities .  The notification concerns the use of special safeguard 
provisions (Table MA:5)  for the marketing years 2002/2003, 2003/2004 , 2004/2005  and 2005/2006 . 
  
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Page 2 Table MA:5 
MARKET ACCESS:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2002/2003 
 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken 
 
Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
In marketing year 2002/2003, the price-based special safeguard  system has been made operational for the following products: 
 
EC schedule   CN 2002 lines  
 
0207 12 90  0207 12 90  Chicken carcasses, 65%, frozen 0207 14 10  0207 14 10  Boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , frozen 
0207 14 60  0207 14 60  Chicken legs, frozen 
0207 25 10  0207 25 10  Turkey carcasses, 80%, frozen 0207 27 10  0207 27 10  Boneless cuts of turkeys, frozen 
0207 36 15  0207 36 15  Boneless cuts of ducks and guinea fowls, frozen 
1602 32 11  1602 32 11  Preparations uncooked, other than turkey's 
 
1701 11 10  1701 11 10  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 1701 11 90  1701 11 90 
1701 12 10  1701 12 10 
1701 12 90  1701 12 90 1701 91 00  1701 91 00 
1701 99 50}  1701 99 10 
   1701 99 90 1702 90 90  1702 90 99  Other sugar 
1703 10 00  1703 10 00  Cane molasses 
1703 90 00  1703 90 00  Other molasses 
An additional import duty may be imposed if the import prices fo r above-mentioned products fall below the trigger prices, which  have been notified to the WTO 
(G/AG/N/EEC/2).  Rules for implementing the system of additiona l import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poult ry meat sector are laid down in 
Commission Regulations 1484/95, 2353/96 and 1099/97.  Implementing rules in the sugar sector are laid down in Commission Regula tion 1423/95, while implementing 
rules for application of additional import duties for molasses are laid down in Commission Regulation 1422/95.  
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 Page 3Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
The volume-based special safeguard  action has not been invoked in 2002/2003.  However, the system has been made operational for some products in the fruit and 
vegetables sector (Commission Regulation 1555/96).  It concerned the following products: 
 
EC schedule  CN 2002 lines  
0702 00 00 0702 00 00 To matoes;     1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 
 0707 00 11} 0707 00 05 Cu cumbers;     1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 
0707 00 19}     
 0709 10 00 0709 10 00 Artichokes;     1 November 2002 to 30 June 2003 
 
0709 90 70 0709 90  70 Courgettes;     1 Janu ary 2002 to 31 December 2002 
 
0805 10 16} 0805 10 10 Oranges;    1 December 2002 to 31 May 2003 
0805 10 26} 0805 10 30 0805 10 36} 0805 10 50 
0805 10 66} 
    
0805 20 42 0805 20 10 Clementines;     1 November 2002 to 28 February 2003 
0805 20 49} 0805 20 30 Mandarins, including tangerines,   1 November 2002 to 28 February 2003   0805 20 50 satsumas, wilkings and similar citrus   
  0805 20 70 hybrids; 
  0805 20 90   
0805 30 10 0805 50 10 Lemons;     1 June 2002 to 31 May 2003 
  0806 10 15} 0806 10 10 Table grapes;     21 July 2002 to 20 November 2002 
0806 10 19}  
0808 10 91} 0808 10 20 Apples;      1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 0808 10 93} 0808 10 50 
0808 10 99} 0808 10 90  
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Page 4 Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
 
EC schedule  CN 2002 lines  
0808 20 31} 0808 20 50 Pears;      1 June 2002 to 31 May 2003 0808 20 33} 
0808 20 35} 
0808 20 39} 0809 10 00 0809 10 00 Apricots;     1 June 2002 to 31 July 2002 
0809 20 10} 0809 20   Cherries;    21 May 2002 to 10 August 2002 
0809 20 90}  0809 30  0809 30  Peaches, including nectarines;   11 Ju ne 2002 to 30 September 2002 
0809 40 11} 0809 40 05 Plums;     11 June 2002 to 30 September 2002  
0809 40 19} 
 
  
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 Page 5Table MA:5 
MARKET ACCESS:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2003/2004 
 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken 
 
Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
In marketing year 2003/2004, the price-based special safeguard  system has been made operational for the following products: 
 
EC schedule   CN 2003 lines  
 
0207 12 90  0207 12 90  Chicken carcasses, 65%, frozen 0207 14 10  0207 14 10  Boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , frozen 
0207 14 50  0207 14 50  Chicken breasts, frozen 
0207 14 60  0207 14 60  Chicken legs, frozen 0207 25 10  0207 25 10  Turkey carcasses, 80%, frozen 
0207 27 10  0207 27 10  Boneless cuts of turkeys, frozen 
0207 36 15  0207 36 15  Boneless cuts of ducks and guinea fowls, frozen 
1602 32 11  1602 32 11  Preparations uncooked, other than turkey's 
 1701 11 10  1701 11 10  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 
1701 11 90  1701 11 90 
1701 12 10  1701 12 10 1701 12 90  1701 12 90 
1701 91 00  1701 91 00 
1701 99 50}  1701 99 10    1701 99 90 
1702 90 90  1702 90 99  Other sugar 
1703 10 00  1703 10 00  Cane molasses 1703 90 00  1703 90 00  Other molasses 
An additional import duty may be imposed if the import prices fo r above-mentioned products fall below the trigger prices, which  have been notified to the WTO 
(G/AG/N/EEC/2).  Rules for implementing the system of additiona l import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poult ry meat sector are laid down in 
Commission Regulations 1484/95, 2353/96 and 1099/97.  Implementing rules in the sugar sector are laid down in Commission Regula tion 1423/95, while implementing 
rules for application of additional import duties for molasses are laid down in Commission Regulation 1422/95.  
  G/AG/N/EEC/54 
Page 6 Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
The volume-based special safeguard  action has not been invoked in 2003/2004.  However, the system has been made operational for some products in the fruit and 
vegetables sector (Commission Regulation 1555/96).  It concerned the following products: 
 
EC schedule  CN 2003 lines  
0702 00 00 0702 00 00 To matoes;     1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 
 0707 00 11} 0707 00 05 Cu cumbers;     1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 
0707 00 19}     
 0709 10 00 0709 10 00 Artichokes;     1 November 2003 to 30 June 2004 
 
0709 90 70 0709 90  70 Courgettes;     1 Janu ary 2003 to 31 December 2003 
 
0805 10 16} 0805 10 10 Oranges;    1 December 2003 to 31 May 2004 
0805 10 26} 0805 10 30 0805 10 36} 0805 10 50 
0805 10 66} 
    
0805 20 42 0805 20 10 Clementines;     1 November 2003 to 28 February 2004 
0805 20 49} 0805 20 30 Mandarins, including tangerines,   1 November 2003 to 28 February 2004   0805 20 50 satsumas, wilkings and similar citrus   
  0805 20 70 hybrids; 
  0805 20 90   
0805 30 10 0805 50 10 Lemons;     1 June 2003 to 31 May 2004 
  0806 10 15} 0806 10 10 Table grapes;     21 July 2003 to 20 November 2003 
0806 10 19}  
0808 10 91} 0808 10 20 Apples;      1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 0808 10 93} 0808 10 50 
0808 10 99} 0808 10 90  
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 Page 7Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
 
EC schedule  CN 2003 lines  
0808 20 31} 0808 20 50 Pears;      1 June 2003 to 31 May 2004 0808 20 33} 
0808 20 35} 
0808 20 39} 0809 10 00 0809 10 00 Apricots;     1 June 2003 to 31 July 2003 
0809 20 10} 0809 20   Cherries;    21 May 2003 to 10 August 2003 
0809 20 90}  0809 30  0809 30  Peaches, including nectarines;   11 Ju ne 2003 to 30 September 2003 
0809 40 11} 0809 40 05 Plums;     11 June 2003 to 30 September 2003  
0809 40 19} 
 
  
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Page 8 Table MA:5 
MARKET ACCESS:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2004/2005 
 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken 
 
Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
In marketing year 2004/2005, the price-based special safeguard  system has been made operational for the following products: 
 
EC schedule   CN 2004 lines  
 
0207 12 90  0207 12 90  Chicken carcasses, 65%, frozen 0207 14 10  0207 14 10  Boneless cuts of fowl of the species Gallus domesticus , frozen 
0207 14 50  0207 14 50  Breasts of chicken, frozen 
0207 14 60  0207 14 60  Chicken legs, frozen 0207 25 10  0207 25 10  Turkey carcasses, 80%, frozen 
0207 27 10  0207 27 10  Boneless cuts of turkey, frozen 
0207 36 15  0207 36 15  Boneless cuts of duck and guinea fowl, frozen 
1602 32 11  1602 32 11  Preparations of uncooked fowl of the species  Gallus domesticus  
 1701 11 10  1701 11 10  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 
1701 11 90  1701 11 90 
1701 12 10  1701 12 10 1701 12 90  1701 12 90 
1701 91 00  1701 91 00 
1701 99 50}  1701 99 10    1701 99 90 
1702 90 90  1702 90 99  Other sugar 
1703 10 00  1703 10 00  Cane molasses 1703 90 00  1703 90 00  Other molasses 
An additional import duty may be imposed if the import prices fo r above-mentioned products fall below the trigger prices, which  have been notified to the WTO 
(G/AG/N/EEC/2).  Rules for implementing the system of additiona l import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poult ry meat sector are laid down in 
Commission Regulations 1484/95, 2353/96 and 1099/97.  Implementing rules in the sugar sector are laid down in Commission Regula tion 1423/95, while implementing 
rules for application of additional import duties for molasses are laid down in Commission Regulation 1422/95.  
   G/AG/N/EEC/54
 Page 9Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
The volume-based special safeguard  action has not been invoked in 2004/2005.  However, the system has been made operational for some products in the fruit and 
vegetables sector (Commission Regulation 1555/96).  It concerned the following products: 
 
EC schedule  CN 2004 lines  
0702 00 00 0702 00 00 Tomatoes;     1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 
 0707 00 11} 0707 00 05 Cucumbers;     1 May 2004 to 30 April 2005 
0707 00 19}     
 0709 10 00 0709 10 00 Artichokes;     1 November 2004 to 30 June 2005 
 
0709 90 70 0709 90  70 Courgettes;     1 Janu ary 2004 to 31 December 2004 
 
0805 10 16} 0805 10 10 Oranges;    1 December 2004 to 31 May 2005 
0805 10 26} 0805 10 30 0805 10 36} 0805 10 50 
0805 10 66} 
    
0805 20 42 0805 20 10 Clementines;     1 November 2004 to 28 February 2005 
0805 20 49} 0805 20 30 Mandarins, including tangerines,   1 November 2004 to 28 February 2005   0805 20 50 satsumas, wilkings and similar citrus   
  0805 20 70 hybrids; 
  0805 20 90   
0805 30 10 0805 50 10 Lemons;     1 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 
  0806 10 15} 0806 10 10 Table grapes;     21 July 2004 to 20 November 2004 
0806 10 19}  
 0808 10 91} 0808 10 20 Apples;      1 January 2004 to  31 December 2004 
0808 10 93} 0808 10 50 
0808 10 99} 0808 10 90  
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Page 10 Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
 
EC schedule  CN 2004 lines  
0808 20 31} 0808 20 50 P ears;      1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004 
0808 20 33} 
0808 20 35} 
0808 20 39} 0809 10 00 0809 10 00 Apricots;     1 June 2004 to 31 July 2004 
0809 20 10} 0809 20 95 Cherries, other than sour cherries;  21 May 2004 to 10 August 2004 
0809 20 90}  0809 30  0809 30  Peaches, including nectarines;   11 Ju ne 2004 to 30 September 2004 
0809 40 11} 0809 40 05 Plums;     11 June 2004 to 30 September 2004  
0809 40 19} 
 
  
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 Page 11Table MA:5 
MARKET ACCESS:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2005/2006 
 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken 
 
Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
In marketing year 2005/2006, the price-based special safeguard  system has been made operational for the following products: 
 
EC schedule   CN 2005 lines  
 
0207 12 10  0207 12 10  Chicken carcasses, 70%, frozen 0207 12 90  0207 12 90  Chicken carcasses, 65%, frozen 
0207 14 10  0207 14 10  Boneless cuts of fowl of the species Gallus domesticus , frozen 
0207 14 50  0207 14 50  Chicken breasts, frozen 0207 27 10  0207 27 10  Boneless cuts of turkey, frozen 
1602 32 11  1602 32 11  Preparations of uncooked fowl of the species  Gallus domesticus  
 
1701 11 10  1701 11 10  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 
1701 11 90  1701 11 90 1701 12 10  1701 12 10 
1701 12 90  1701 12 90 
1701 91 00  1701 91 00 1701 99 50}  1701 99 10 
   1701 99 90 
1702 90 90  1702 90 99  Other sugar 1703 10 00  1703 10 00  Cane molasses 
1703 90 00  1703 90 00  Other molasses 
An additional import duty may be imposed if the import prices fo r above-mentioned products fall below the trigger prices, which  have been notified to the WTO 
(G/AG/N/EEC/2).  Rules for implementing the system of additiona l import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poult ry meat sector are laid down in 
Commission Regulations 1484/95, 2353/96 and 1099/97.  Implementing rules in the sugar sector are laid down in Commission Regula tion 1423/95, while implementing 
rules for application of additional import duties for molasses are laid down in Commission Regulation 1422/95.  
  G/AG/N/EEC/54 
Page 12 Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
The volume-based special safeguard  action has not been invoked in 2005/2006.  However, the system has been made operational for some products in the fruit and 
vegetables sector (Commission Regulation 1555/96).  It concerned the following products: 
 
EC schedule  CN 2005 lines  
0702 00 00 0702 00 00 Tomatoes;     1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006 
 0707 00 11} 0707 00 05 Cucumbers;     1 May 2005 to 30 April 2006 
0707 00 19}     
 0709 10 00 0709 10 00 Artichokes;     1 November 2005 to 30 June 2006 
 
0709 90 70 0709 90  70 Courgettes;     1 Janu ary 2005 to 31 December 2005 
 
0805 10 16} 0805 10 10 Oranges;    1 December 2005 to 31 May 2006 
0805 10 26} 0805 10 30 0805 10 36} 0805 10 50 
0805 10 66} 
 
0805 20 42 0805 20 10 Clementines;     1 November 2005 to 28 February 2006 
0805 20 49} 0805 20 30 Mandarins, including tangerines,   1 November 2005 to 28 February 2006   0805 20 50 satsumas, wilkings and similar citrus   
  0805 20 70 hybrids; 
  0805 20 90  
0805 30 10 0805 50 10 Lemons;     1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006 
  0806 10 15} 0806 10 10 Table grapes;     21 July 2005 to 20 November 2005 
0806 10 19}  
 0808 10 91} 0808 10 20 Apples;      1 January 2005 to  31 December 2005 
0808 10 93} 0808 10 50 
0808 10 99} 0808 10 90  
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 Page 13Tariff item number Description of product Whether volume-based action ta ken during period Whether pr ice-based action taken duri ng period 
1 2 3 4 
 
EC schedule  CN 2005 lines  
0808 20 31} 0808 20 50 P ears;      1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 
0808 20 33} 
0808 20 35} 
0808 20 39} 0809 10 00 0809 10 00 Apricots;     1 June 2005 to 31 July 2005 
0809 20 10} 0809 20 95 Cherries, other than sour cherries;  21 May 2005 to 10 August 2005 
0809 20 90}  0809 30  0809 30  Peaches, including nectarines;   11 Ju ne 2005 to 30 September 2005 
0809 40 11} 0809 40 05 Plums;     11 June 2005 to 30 September 2005  
0809 40 19} 
 
 
 
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