. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/L/729 
G/SG/76 11 February 2005 
 
(05-0574) 
Council for Trade in Goods 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
 
 
PROPOSED SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED  
BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SALMON  
 
Notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of the Results of  
Prior Consultations between the Eu ropean Communities and Chile under  
Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards  
   The following communication, dated 10 February 2005, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegations of the European Communities and Chile. 
 
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  We enclose a notification pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards , of the 
results of consultations under Article 12.3 of  that Agreement which took place between the 
European Communities and Chile in relation to notification of a finding of serious injury caused by increased imports and of the possible imposition of definitive safeguard measures by the European Communities on farmed salmon and notified to the WTO Committee on Safeguards on 
6 January 2005. 
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  Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Sa feguards, and in light of the agreed format for 
notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), the Eur opean Communities and Chile provide the following 
notification to the Council for Trade in Goods.  
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OTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5  OF THE RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.3  OF 
THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND 
CHILE ON 20 JANUARY 2005  IN RELATION TO NOTIFICATION OF  A FINDING OF SERIOUS INJURY 
CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS AND OF THE POSSIBLE IMPOSITION OF DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES BY THE 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON FARMED SALMON AND NOTIFIED TO THE WTO  
COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS ON 6 JANUARY 2005 
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 
 The relevant WTO document is G/SG/N/8/EEC/3, G/SG/N/10/EEC/3, 
G/SG/N/11/EEC/3/Suppl.1.  
3. Specify the Members involved in the consultations and provide the time period during 
which consultations were held 
 The members involved in  the consultations were the Eur opean Communities and Chile.  The 
consultations took place over a period of a pproximately 3 hours on 20 January 2005. 
 
4. Describe the results of the consultations 
 The consultations were aimed at clarifying the factual and legal issues related to the finding of 
serious injury caused by increased imports and le ading to the possible imposition of EC definitive 
safeguard measures.  Chile asked questions mainly relating to factual and legal aspects of the finding 
and the possible definitive measures, the European  Commission’s perception about issues including 
the increase in imports, injury, and a causal link betw een increased imports and injury to the domestic 
industry.  The European Commission provided explanations in response to those questions.   
 In conclusion, Chile expressed its appreciati on for the consultation and the answers provided, 
whilst noting that the explanations given would not necessarily wholly satisfy their concerns.  Chile 
urged the European Commission and the EU member st ates to take thoroughly into consideration the 
concerns expressed by Chile.   
 The European Commission stated that it was pl eased to have had the opportunity to explain 
the basis for the finding and the nature of the po ssible definitive measures be ing considered, and to 
hear the views of Chile thereon.  
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