RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/40
18October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3152)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYCHILE1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 5October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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1. G/ADP/N/1/CHL/1-G/SCM/N/1/CHL/1 saidthattheWTO Anti-Dumping andSubsidies
Agreements areapplied withtheforce oflawinChile. Isthesame trueoftheSafeguards Agreement?
Ifthisisthecase, could Chile clarify thefollowing points.
2. Does Chile consider thatitwould needtopromulgate additional legislation, orsome formof
guidelines toofficials, asthebasis ofanyfuture safeguards investigation?
3. Howwould itbedetermined which ofChile'sauthorities arecompetent toinitiate andconduct
investigations under theSafeguards Agreement?
4. What would bethehierarchy between theSafeguards Agreement andother Chilean legislation,
regulations andother administrative rules?
5. Would subsequent laws(including legislation, regulations andother administrative rules) take
precedence overtheSafeguards Agreement?
1G/SG/N/1/CHL/1