RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/115
2February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0400)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
ORAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED BY
AUSTRALIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 19January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofCanada.
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Intherecent review ofAustralia 'snotification without legislative texttotheWTO Committee
onSafeguards, Canada asked certain oralquestions towhich wewould appreciate written answers.
Therefore, Iwould begrateful ifyoucould transmit toCanberra thefollowing written questions:
1. Does theGovernment ofAustralia have, under existing legislation, theauthority toimpose
anysafeguard measure ofthetypeprovided forinArticle XIXofGATT 1994?
2. WilltheGovernment ofAustralia please confirm thatthefactthatAustralia didnotnotify a
legislativetexttotheWTOCommitteeonSafeguardsimpliesthattheGovernmentcannotlegally
impose asafeguard measure without thepassage ofneworadditional legislation?
1G/SG/N/1/AUS/1.