WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.2 
1 November 2004 
 (04-4622) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
   
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES RELATING 
TO SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Supplement
 
   The following communication, dated 28 October 200 4, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Commission. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 12.6 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, please find attached a notification on information received from the new Member States concerning their safeguard 
legislation.  G/SG/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.2 
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NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 Since 1 May 2004, Council Regulation (EC) No. 3285/94, on the common rules on imports, 
applies to the 10 new EC Member States (Cypru s, Czech Republic, Est onia, Hungary, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia).   
 
 As regards national legislation previously in force in this area, the following information was 
made available by the new EC Members:  
CYPRUS 
 
 Concerning the Notification under Article 12. 6 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards please 
note that Cyprus did not have such legislation.   
CZECH REPUBLIC 
 
 After the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU, its national safeguards legislation,  
i.e. Act No. 62/2000 Coll., on some measures in  the Export or Import of Products and on the 
Licensing procedures, expired.  At present, the propo sal of the law that will formally repeal the Czech 
safeguards legislation is going through the governme ntal and parliamentarian legislative procedure. 
 
ESTONIA 
 
 With reference to Article 12.6 of the Agre ement on Safeguards, the Republic of Estonia 
notified in the document G/SG/N/1/EST/2, dated 9 January 2001, the national legislation of the 
Republic of Estonia relevant to safeguard measures.  The Rural Development and Agricultural Market 
Regulation Act, passed on 11 October 2000, contained in Chapter 8 regulations regarding safeguard 
measures in the agricultural market.  The above-men tioned Act entered into force on 1 January 2001, 
after being published in Riigi Teataja (State Gazette) I, 2000, 82, 526.   On 21 April 2004 a new Rural Development a nd Agricultural Market Regulation Act was 
passed and entered into force on 1 May 2004, after be ing published in Riigi Teataja (State Gazette) 
RK, RTI, 28.04.2004, 32, 227.  
  The new Act abolished the previous Rural De velopment and Agricultural Market Regulation 
Act in force and does not contain any regulations regarding safeguard measures.  
HUNGARY 
 
 With reference to Article 12.6 of the Ag reement on Safeguards, Hungary informs the 
Committee on Safeguards that its national legislati on on safeguard measures has been repealed by 
Government Decree No. 105/2004. (IV.27.)  
LATVIA 
 
 With reference to Article 12.6 of the Agre ement on Safeguards, Latvia notifies that its 
safeguards legislation (The  Law “On Safeguards”, notif ied under G/SG/N/1/LVA/1, 
G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.2, G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.2/C orr.1;  and The Regulation “Procedures for 
the Implementation of Measures for Safeguard ing the Domestic Market” notified under 
G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.3) has been abolished as of 1 May 2004, following Latvia’s accession to the 
European Union.  G/SG/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.2 
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LITHUANIA 
 
 With reference to Article 12.6 of the Agreemen t on Safeguards, Lithuania hereby notifies that 
the Law Amending the Law on Safeguard Measures of the Republic of Lithuania No. IX-626 (the new 
wording of the Law on Safeguards), adopted by th e Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania on 
4 December 2001 (see Notification G/SG/N/1/ LTU/1 on 12 February 2002 and Notification 
G/SG/N/1/LTU/2 on 12 March 2002) was repealed by the Law on Repeal of the Law on Customs Tariffs, the Law on Antidumping, the Law on Safeguard Measures and the Law on Countervailing Duties, and the Legislation Amending Thereof, No . IX-2146, adopted by the Parliament of the 
Republic of Lithuania on 20 April 2004.  Th is piece of legislation is published in the 
"Valstybės žinios" (Official Gazette) No. 63-2248 and came into force on 1 May 2004. 
 
MALTA 
 
 In document G/SG/N/1/MLT/1, Malta notified that it does not have any laws and regulations 
on safeguard measures. 
 
POLAND 
 
 Pursuant to Article 12.6 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Poland hereby notifies that its 
safeguards legislation - the Law of 11 April 2001 on safeguards against excessive imports of products 
into the Polish customs territory, notification of which was made on 22 January 2002, was repealed by 
the Law of 20 April 2004, Official Journal of Poland, No.96, item 959, except for the regulations concerning pending cases in the administrative c ourt with regard to past complaints. 
 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC 
 
 Pursuant to Article 12.6 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Slovak Republic hereby notifies 
that the pre-accession safeguard legislation (Act No . 214 of 2 July 1997 on safeguard measures 
against imports) has not been repealed yet.  Ho wever, the pre-accession legislation is no longer 
applicable.  The secondary EU legislation (basi c safeguard Regulation of the Council No. 3285/1994 
of 22 December 1994 and Regulation of the Council No. 519/1994 of 7 March 1994) has been 
applicable since accession of the Slovak Republic to  the European Union.  The repeal of the pre-
accession legislation is being in the legislative proces s of the Slovak Republic and it is expected to be 
finished by the end of 2004.  
SLOVENIA 
 
 Pursuant to Article 12.6 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of Slovenia notified 
the Decree on Safeguards measures on 10 January 2001 (G/SG/N/1/SVN/2).  This decree was 
repealed by Decree on termination of decree on Safeguards measures which was published in 
Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 45/2004 on 29 April 2004.  
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