RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/83
29November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3840)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
BYJAPAN1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 12.6OFAGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 23November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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1. Safeguard measures arenotspecifically mentioned inArticle 52ofthe"Foreign Exchange
andForeign Trade Control Law", norinArticle 3ofthe"Import Trade Control Order". Isthere any
domestic legalproblem intheenforcement of"Regulations toGovern Emergency Measures" dueto
thelackofbasis inhigher laws?
2. According tothenotified lawsandregulations, thesafeguard measures ofJapan arelimited
toonlytwotypes, thatistariff measures andquantitative restrictions. Isitcorrect tounderstand that
Japan willnottakesafeguard measures ofanyother type?
3. TheMinister ofInternational Trade andIndustry conducts aninvestigation forquantitative
restrictions, andtheMinistry ofFinance doesthesamefortariffmeasures. Howdothesetwoseparate
investigations actually work? Forexample, pending oneMinister 'sinvestigation foraspecific product,
willtheotherMinister refrain fromhisinvestigation forthesameproduct? Orcanthetwoinvestigations
becarried outsimultaneously? Cantariff measures betaken asaresult oftheMITI'sinvestigation
forquantitative restrictions ortheother wayaround?
4. Cantheinvestigation beinitiated byapetition filedbydomestic producers?
5. Article 2oftheRegulation andArticle 9oftheCustoms Tariff Lawprovide for"increased
quantities duetoadecrease inthemarket price oranyother unforeseen change inthecircumstances".
Does thisprovision imply thatwhen theincrease inimports iscaused byanyother reason thanthose
specified intheprovision, Japan willnottakesafeguard measures?
1G/SG/N/1/JPN/2.