New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement.

Annex 2: Special Agricultural Safeguard Measures

1. Table One specifies the products that may be subject to a special safeguard measure under Article 13.

2. The trigger level in the calendar year in which this Agreement enters into force shall be the Entry into Force level specified in Table Two, prorated for the percentage of that year for which this Agreement is in force.

3. The trigger level in subsequent years shall be the full trigger level specified in Table Two, or as otherwise provided pursuant to paragraph 5 of Annex 3.

Table One: Baskets

Basket HS Code Description of Product

1

04012000

Milk & cream of >1% but ≤6% fat, not concentrated or sweetened

04013000

Milk & cream of >6% fat, not concentrated or sweetened

2

04021000

Milk & cream in solid forms of ≤1.5% fat

04022100

Milk & cream in solid forms of >1.5% fat, unsweetened

04022900

Milk & cream in solid forms of >1.5% fat, sweetened

04029100

Concentrated milk & cream, unsweetened (excl. in solid form)

3

04051000

Butter

04059000

Other fats & oils derived from milk

4

04061000

Fresh cheese, including whey cheese & curd

04063000

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered

04069000

Cheese, nes

 

Table Two: Quantity Trigger Level (tonnes)

Basket 1 2 3 4

Entry into Force

1,300

95,000

9,400

3,600

2009

1,365

99,750

9,870

3,780

2010

1,433

104,738

10,364

3,969

2011

1,505

109,974

10,882

4,167

2012

1,580

115,473

11,426

4,376

2013

1,659

121,247

11,997

4,595

2014

1,742

127,309

12,597

4,824

2015

1,829

133,675

13,227

5,066

2016

1,921

140,358

13,888

5,319

2017

2,017

147,376

14,582

5,585

2018

2,118

154,745

15,312

5,864

2019

2,223

162,482

16,077

6,157

2020

2,335

170,606

16,881

6,465

2021

2,451

179,137

17,725

6,788

2022

 

188,094

 

 

2023

 

197,498

 

 

 

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