WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/TPKM/28 
22 November 2005 
 (05-5509) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 16 November 2005,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu .  The 
notification concerns the volume-based special safeguard ( Table MA:3 ). 
    G/AG/N/TPKM/28 
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 Table MA:3 
 
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreemen t:  special safeguard: volume-based 
 
1. Description of product: Oriental pears 
2. Tariff item number: 08082019 
3. Trigger level: 
 (as calculated in Annex 1)  5,913 tonnes 
4. Volume of imports entering 
 territory in current period 5,920 tonnes 
5. Period of application:  from 22 August 2005 to 31 December 2005 
 
 
 
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3 
 
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level 
 
 
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 2001: 550 tonnes 
  2002: 5,799 tonnes   2003: 7,845 tonnes   Average: 4,731 tonnes  
And the import penetration is not taken into account. 
 Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture): 
 Trigger level = 125% x 4,731 tonnes   = 5,913 tonnes 
 
Therefore, the trigger level is 5,913 tonnes.  G/AG/N/TPKM/28 
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 Table MA:3 
 
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreemen t:  special safeguard: volume-based 
 
1. Description of product:  Other liquid milk 
2. Tariff item number: 04011020, 04012020, 04013020, 04029920, 
 04029992, 04039029, 04039040, 04039059, 
 04039090, 18069053, 18069055, 19019025, 
 19019027. 
3. Trigger level: 
 (as calculated in Annex 1)   1,521 tonnes 
4. Volume of imports entering 
 territory in current period  1,530  tonnes 
5. Period of application:  from 15 September 2005 to 31 December 2005 
 
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3 
 
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level 
 
 Imports in the 3 preceding years: 2001:               0 tonnes   2002:         1,697 tonnes 
  2003:         2,652 tonnes 
  Average:   1,449 tonnes  And the import penetration is taken into account:  
Consumption in the 3 preceding years: 2001:          133,431 tonnes 
  2002:          138,789 tonnes   2003:          137,910 tonnes   Average:     136,710 tonnes  
Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture): 
 Import penetration = 1,449/136,710   = 1.1% (base trigger therefore equals 125%)  Trigger level = (125% x 1,449 tonnes) + (137,910 tonnes – 138,789 tonnes) 
  = 932 tonnes < 105% of the average imports = 1,521 tonnes 
 Therefore, the trigger level is 1,521 tonnes.  G/AG/N/TPKM/28 
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 Table MA:3 
  
MARKET ACCESS – The Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreemen t:  special safeguard: volume-based 
 
1. Description of product:  Sugar 
2. Tariff item number: 17011100, 17011200, 17019110, 17019120, 
17019910, 17019920, 17019990 
3. Trigger level: 
 (as calculated in Annex 1)   426,395 tonnes 
4. Volume of imports entering 
 territory in current period  426,400 tonnes 
5. Period of application:  from 2 August 2005 to 31 December 2005 
 
 
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  VOLUME-BASED:  Annex 1 to MA:3 
 
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Level 
 
 
Imports in the 3 preceding years: 2001:            391,221 tonnes 
  2002:            369,918 tonnes   2003:            448,723 tonnes   Average:       403,287 tonnes 
 
And if import penetration is taken into account:  Consumption in the 3 preceding years: 2001:          536,274 tonnes   2002:          489,914 tonnes   2003:          492,858 tonnes 
  Average:     506,348 tonnes 
 Calculation of trigger level (pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture): 
 Import penetration = 403,287/506,348 
  = 79.65% (base trigger therefore equals 105%) 
 Trigger level = (105% x 403,287 tonnes) + (492,858 tonnes – 489,914 tonnes)   = 426,395 tonnes > 105% of the average imports = 423,451 tonnes  Therefore, the trigger level is 426,395 tonnes. 
 
 
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