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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/CHL/4/Suppl.1
G/SG/N/11/CHL/4/Suppl.1
29 July 2002
(02-4192)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2,
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
CHILE
Supplement
The following communication, dated 19 July 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Chile.
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Further to the notification recently submitted in Note No. 139/02, please be advised that,
pursuant to Decree No. 393 ("exempt procedure") of the Ministry of Finance, published in the Official
Journal of 16 July 2002 (copy attached hereto), a definitive safeguard measure consisting of an ad
valorem  tariff surcharge of 10 per cent has been established on imports of coils and sheets, hot-rolled,
classified under tariff headings 7208.3800 and 7208.5300, and of bars and rods, classified under tariff
headings 7213.9110, 7213.9120 and 7213.9190, measuring 5.5 mm or more in diameter.G/SG/N/10/CHL/4/Suppl.1
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE
16 JULY 2002
General Provisions
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Ministry of Finance
ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFEGUARD MEASURE AS INDICATED
No. 393 ("exempt procedure"), Santiago, 11 July 2002. Having regard to official
communication No. CD 111 of the President of the National Commission responsible for
investigating the existence of distortions in the price of imported goods, dated 8 July 2002, the
minutes of meeting No. 259 of this Commission, held on 28 June 2002, and the facts therefor;  and
Taking into account the provisions of Article 9 of Law No. 18,525; Supreme Decree No. 909
of 1999 of the Ministry of Finance; Decree No. 19 of 2001 of the Secretariat-General of the
Presidency of the Republic; and Resolution No. 520 of 1996 of the National Audit Office,
I hereby decree:
1. A definitive ad valorem  tariff surcharge of 10 per cent shall be established as a safeguard
measure on imports of coils and sheets, hot-rolled, classified under tariff headings 7208.3800 and
7208.5300, respectively; and of bars and rods, classified under tariff headings 7213.9110, 7213.9120and 7213.9190, measuring 5.5 mm or more in diameter.
2. Exempt from the application of this measure are Canada, Mexico and Peru, by virtue of the
trade agreements signed with these countries, and developing country Members of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) with average individual shares of  total imports of less than 3 per cent over the
24 months from June 2000 to May 2002 and which collectively account for not more than 9 per cent
of total imports, as established in Article 9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards.
3. In accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Law No. 18,525 and Article 21 of Supreme
Decree No. 909 of 1999 of the Ministry of Finance, the duration of the tariff surcharge established in
clause No. 1 of this Decree shall not exceed one year from the date of publication of this Decree.
4. The National Customs Service shall be responsible for adopting the measures to ensure the
proper application of the safeguard measure established by this Decree.
For registration, communication and publication.  By order of the President of the Republic,
Nicolás Eyzaguirre Guzmán, Minister of Finance.
Transcribed for your information, María Eugenia Wagner Brizzi, Undersecretary of Finance.
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