SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INITIATIONS AND OUTCOMES
OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS AND
OF APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES
SINCE 1 JANUARY 1995
Member & Investigation |
Initiation date |
Effective date of provisional measure, if any |
Outcome of injury investigation |
Decision on applying definitive measure |
Effective date and type of definitive measure, if any |
Argentina Footwear Toys |
25.02.97 (G/SG/N/6/ARG/1 &
Corr.1 & Suppl.1) 03.02.98 (G/SG/N/6/ARG/2 &
Suppl.1) |
25.02.97 (G/SG/N/7/ARG/1 &
Corr.1 & Suppl.1) N/A |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/ARG/1) Ongoing |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/ARG/1 &
Corr.1 &Suppl.1 & Suppl.2 & Suppl.3) N/A |
13.09.97 Tariff increase 16.11.98 Converted to tariff rate
quota N/A |
Australia Swine meat |
26.06.98 (G/SG/N/6/AUS/1 &
Suppl.1) |
N/A |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/AUS/1) |
Negative (G/SG/N/9/AUS/1) |
N/A |
Brazil Toys |
18.06.96 (G/SG/N/6/BRA/1) |
After 18.06.96 (G/SG/N/7/BRA/1) |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/BRA/1) |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/BRA/1) |
10.01.97 Tariff increase |
Chile Tyres |
30.08.99 (G/SG/N/6/CHL/1) |
N/A |
Ongoing |
N/A |
N/A |
Colombia Taxis |
28.06.99 (G/SG/N/6/COL/1) |
N/A |
Ongoing |
N/A |
N/A |
Czech
Republic Cane/Beet sugar |
03.03.99 (G/SG/N/6/CZE/1 &
Suppl.1) |
12.03.99 (G/SG/N/7/CZE/1 &
Suppl.1) |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/CZE/1) |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/CZE/1) |
20.09.99 Tariff rate quota |
Ecuador Sandals |
12.01.99 (G/SG/N/6/ECU/1) |
N/A |
Ongoing |
N/A |
N/A |
Egypt Safety matches Common fluorescent lamps |
05.08.98 (G/SG/N/6/EGY/1) 19.09.99 (G/SG/N/6/EGY/2) |
After 05.08.98 (G/SG/N/7/EGY/1) N/A |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/EGY/1) Ongoing |
Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/EGY/1) N/A |
19.02.99 Tariff increase N/A |
India Acetone Acetylene Black Carbon Black Slabstock polyol Propylene glycol Hardboard Styrene Butadiene Rubber Phenol Acetone White/Yellow Phosphorus |
16.06.99 (G/SG/N/6/IND/8) 28.11.97 (G/SG/N/6/IND/1) 05.02.98 (G/SG/N/6/IND/2) 26.02.98 (G/SG/N/6/IND/3) 26.02.98 (G/SG/N/6/IND/4) 24.05.98 (G/SG/N/6/IND/5) 19.01.98 (G/SG/N/6/IND/6) 02.02.99 (G/SG/N/6/IND/7) 16.06.99 (G/SG/N/6/IND/8) 15.09.99 (G/SG/N/6/IND/9) |
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Ongoing Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/IND/1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/IND/2) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/IND/5) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/IND/4) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/IND/3) N/A – No investigation
conducted. Investigation
suspended 22.02.98. and terminated 01.05.98. (G/SG/N/9/IND/1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/IND/6) Ongoing Ongoing |
N/A Affirmative (G/SG/10/IND/1 &
Suppl.1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/IND/2) Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/IND/3 &
Suppl.1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/IND/4 &
Suppl.1) Negative (G/SG/N/9/IND/2) N/A N/A N/A N/A |
N/A 10.12.98 Tariff increase 28.02.99 Tariff increase 24.12.98 Tariff increase 24.12.98 Tariff increase N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Korea Soybean oil Dairy products Bicycles and
parts Garlic |
30.08.95 (G/SG/N/6/KOR
& Suppl.1) 28.05.96 (G/SG/N/6/KOR/2) 27.08.96 (G/SG/N/6/KOR/3) 16.10.99 (G/SG/N/6/KOR/4) |
N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Affirmative Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/KOR/1) Affirmative G/SG/N/8/KOR/2
& Corr.1) Ongoing |
Negative (G/SG/N/6/KOR/Suppl.1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/KOR/1
& Corr.1 & Suppl.1 & Suppl.1/Corr.1) Negative (G/SG/N/9/KOR/1
& Corr.1) N/A |
N/A 01.03.97 Import quota N/A N/A |
Latvia Swine meat |
15.10.98 (G/SG/N/6/LVA/1) |
01.06.99 (G/SG/N/7/LVA/1) |
Ongoing |
N/A |
N/A |
Slovak
Republic Swine meat |
05.05.99 (G/SG/N/6/SVK/1) |
21.05.99 (G/SG/N/7/SVK/1) |
Ongoing |
N/A |
N/A |
Slovenia Swine meat |
15.10.98 (G/SG/N/6/SVN/1) |
27.11.98 (G/SG/N/7/SVN/1 &
Suppl.1) 16.01.99 prov. measure
terminated |
Ongoing |
N/A |
N/A |
United
States Tomatoes Brooms United
States (Cont'd) Tomatoes & Peppers Wheat gluten Lamb meat Steel wire rod Line pipe |
29.03.95 (G/SG/N/6/USA/2) 04.03.96 (G/SG/N/6/USA/2) 11.03.96 (G/SG/N/6/USA/3) 01.10.97 (G/SG/N/6/USA/4) 07.10.98 (G/SG/N/6/USA/5) 12.01.99 (G/SG/N/6/USA/6 + Corr.1) 29.07.99 (G/SG/N/6/USA/7) |
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Negative Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/USA/1) Negative (G/SG/N/9/USA/1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/USA/2 & Rev.1
& Rev.1/Suppl.1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/USA/3 + Corr.1,
2) Affirmative (G/SG/N/8/USA//4 &
Suppl.1 & Suppl.2) Ongoing |
N/A Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/USA/1) Termination (G/SG/N/10/USA/1/Suppl.1) N/A Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/USA/2 &
Suppl.1 + Corr.1) Affirmative (G/SG/N/10/USA/3 &
Suppl.1) N/A N/A |
N/A 28.11.96 Tariff increase N/A 01.06.98 3-yr. + 1 day QR 22.07.99 Tariff quota N/A N/A |