RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/77
29November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3827)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYHUNGARY1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 20November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofJapan.
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1. When (approximate date) isthereviewed regulation expected tobeenacted?
2. Please advise major changes reflected intherevised legislation asaresult ofthereview.
3. Weunderstand thatHungary concluded theassociation agreement withtheECin1994whereby
thefreetrade arrangement wasintroduced. Areimports from theMember States oftheECsubject
tosafeguard measures inthesame manner asimports from non-Member States?
4. Section 1ofthenotified decree setsoutconditions fortheapplication ofthesafeguard measures.
Oneofthem isincreased imports which threaten tocause injury tothedomestic industry rather than
thethreat ofserious injury asrequired inparagraph 1ofArticle 2oftheAgreement onSafeguards.
Isthisconsistent withtherequirement oftheAgreement onSafeguards?
5. IstheAgreement onSafeguards directly applied inHungary withrespect totheprocedures
ofsafeguard measures suchasinvestigations, time-period andprovisional measures?
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