RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/120
8February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0484)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYKOREA1
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
OFROMANIA2UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 19January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofRomania.3
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Q.1 Itisobserved thatmany oftheprinciples oftheWTO Agreement onSafeguards arenotreflected
inthelawnotified byRomania, which wasenacted in1992 prior totheentry intoforce of
theWTO Agreements. Does Romania haveanyplans toenact newlegislation oramend the
existing onetobring itsregime onsafeguards intoconformity withtheWTO SGAgreement?
A.1 Yes,asmentioned inourgeneral statement, theMinistry ofCommerce drafted anewlegislation
inthisfield, atpresent thislegislation being inthefinalstage ofGovernment approval.
Q.2 When safeguard measures aretaken before suchnewamendments, willRomania apply the
provisions oftheWTO SGAgreement directly?
A.2 Ifsafeguard measures areinitiated before thenewlegislation comes intoforce, Romania will
apply theprovisions oftheWTO Agreement onSafeguards.
1G/SG/W/70.
2G/SG/N/1/ROM/1.
3SeealsoGeneral Statement ofRomania (document G/SG/W/123), tobereadinconjuction with
thisdocument.