RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/85
29November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3842)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYMEXICO1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 23November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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1. Article 75oftheForeign Trade Actprovides thatsafeguard measures shallbedetermined by
theFederalExecutive,subjecttotheprovisionsofinternationaltreatiesandconventions,whileArticle70
oftheRegulations under theActprovides fortheorder ofapplicable lawsas"theAct,theTreaties
towhich Mexico isaParty andtheRegulations". Given this,isitcorrect tounderstand thatinternational
treaties arealsoapplicable toother"titles" and"chapters" which donotspecifically refertointernational
treaties asdothetwoArticles above?
2. Article 45oftheActstipulates: "Safeguard measures mayconsist ofspecific oradvalorem
duties, licences ormaximum quotas". What isthemeaning of"licences" here? Howwilltheyactually
beoperated oncetheyareintroduced?
3. According toArticle 77oftheAct,safeguard measures maybeapplied formore thanfour
years where alonger period isjustified. Does thismean thefirstmeasure maybeenforced formore
thanfouryears without anextension?
1G/SG/N/1/MEX/1.