G/SG/N/6/EGY/14  
 
2 April 2019  
(19-2085) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1(A) OF TH E AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INI TIATION OF AN INVEST IGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
EGYPT 
(Semi-finished products of iron or non -alloy steel and Steel rebar (bars, rods  
and coils) for construction purposes)  
The following communication, dated 2 April 2019 , is being ci rculated at the request of the 
Delegation of Egypt.  
 
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The Arab Republic of Egypt hereby wishes to notify the Co mmittee on Safeguards pursuant to 
Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards of the initiation of a safeguard investigation on the 
imports of Semi -finished products of iron or non -alloy steel and Steel rebar (bars, rods and coils) 
for construction purp oses. 
 
1  SPECIFY THE DATE WHE N THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED  
The investigation was initiated further to a decision of the Minister of Trade and Industry, the 
notice of initiation published in the official gazette number 75 (supplementary) dated 
31 March  2019.  
 
2  SPECIFY THE PRODUCT SUBJECT TO INVESTIGA TION  
The products subject to this investigation are semi-finished products of iron or non -alloy steel and 
steel rebar (bars, rods and coils) for construction purposes (the products concerned). The products 
are classified under the following H.S. tariff item numbers  7207, 7213 and 7214 within the 
Egyptian Customs Tariff Schedule. The H.S. tariff item numbers are given for information purposes 
only.  
 
3  PROVIDE THE REASONS FOR THE INITIATION O F THE INVESTIGATION  
The investigation was initiated after examination of a properly documented safeguards application 
filed by the Egyptian industry, in which it alleged that increased imports of the subject products 
caused serious injury to the domestic industry producing simil ar products.  
 
The data currently available also shows that there have been sudden, recent, significant and sharp 
increases in imports. The data currently available also shows that the increased imports of the 
subject products caused decreasing of sales, de clining of market share,  huge increasing of 
inventories, and losses for the domestic industry, in conjunction with the increase of imports.  
 
Accordingly, it was established that there was sufficient  evidence in the application to justify the 
initiation of the investigation in order to determine whether or not the increase of imports caused 
serious injury to the domestic industry.  
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  In case of critical circumstances, where delay would cause damage whic h it would be difficult to 
repair, provisional measures may be imposed pursuant to Article 6 of the Safeguards Agreement .  
 
4  FURTHER INFORMATION  
Interested parties must make themselves known to the investigating authority within a period of 
30 days after th e initiation of the investigation .  
 
Any information which the interested parties may wish to submit in writing and any request for a 
hearing before the investigating authority that they may wish to put forward should be submitted 
within 30  days following the initiation of this investigation.  
 
The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:  
 
Ministry of Trade and Industry  
Trade Remedies Sector  
Mr. Ibrahim El Seginy  
El Maleya Towers – Tower No. 6 – 9th floor  
Extension of Ramses St. – Naser Ci ty – Cairo 
Tel : (202) 23422479  
Fax : (202) 23420784  
E-mail: itpd@tas.gov.eg   
Website: www.tas.gov.eg   
 
 
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