Concerning application of new final safeguard measures, since 1995, India reported the largest number (8), followed by Chile and the United States (6 measures each), followed by the Czech Republic and the Philippines (5 measures each). During the period January-June 2005 Chile, the European Communities and Indonesia each notified one new measure, on wheat flour (“vegetable products”), salmon (“animal products”) and ceramic tableware (“ceramic/glass products”), respectively. The European Communities subsequently notified in April 2005 that the measure on salmon was terminated.
Pursuant to Article 2.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, safeguard measures are applied irrespective of the source of the imported product, with the exception of imports originating in developing country Members pursuant to Article 9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards.
The data reported above are based on the notifications made by Members in accordance with Article 12.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards during the period specified, and does not include notifications of measures taken in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture or Section 16 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of China.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.
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