WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/7/PHL/3
G/SG/N/8/PHL/3G/SG/N/11/PHL/3
30 September 2003
(03-5129)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARDS
MEASURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(b) OF THE
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING
A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT THEREOF
CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2,
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
PHILIPPINES
The following communication, dated 23 September 2003, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of the Philippines.
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Pursuant to Articles 12 and 9 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, and in light of the
relevant format for notification earlier adopted by the Committee on Safeguards, the Philippineshereby gives notification before taking a provisional safeguard measure under Article 6 of the
Agreement on Safeguards.
1.  Product subject to the proposed safeguard measure
Glass mirrors classified under HS Codes 7009.9100 and 7009.9200 described as unframed
and framed mirrors.
2. Proposed provisional safeguard measure
The provisional safeguard measure will take the form of a cash bond amounting to P
3,560.00
per Metric Ton on all importations of glass mirrors, whether or not framed, classified under HS Codes
7009.9100 and 7009.9200  to be imposed for a period of 200 days from the date of the issuance by the
Philippine Bureau of Customs of the relevant Customs Memorandum Order (CMO).
However, imports originating from developing countries covered by the “developing country”
rule under Article 9 of the WTO Safeguards Agreement shall not be subject to the provisional
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3. Proposed date of introduction of the provisional safeguard measure
The provisional safeguard measure is scheduled to enter into force upon issuance of the
relevant Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) by the Philippine Bureau of Customs, provided further
that domestic appeals procedures, if invoked, are completed.
4. Expected duration of the provisional safeguard measure
The provisional safeguard measure will be applied for a period of up to 200 days.
5. Preliminary determination that increased imports have caused or are threatening to
cause serious injury
The Department of Trade and Industry found after preliminary determination that increased
imports, both in absolute terms and relative to production, were the substantial cause of the seriousinjury to the local industry.  The industry suffered and is suffering significant overall impairment in its
condition in terms of declining market share, reduced sales, production, capacity utilization,
employment, profitability and productivity.
6. Determination of critical circumstances where delay would cause damage which it
would be difficult to repair
The importations of glass mirrors peaked in 2002 and was 77 per cent above the 2001 level.
For the January to May 2003 period, imports was 53 per cent of the annual level for 2001, and 30 per
cent of 2002.  Percentage share of imports relative to domestic production in 2002 rose to 95 per centfrom 51 per cent in 2001.  The industry’s capacity utilization was at its lowest level in 2002 while the
total apparent Philippine market was at its highest level.G/SG/N/7/PHL/3
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ANNEX A
List of Developing Countries Excluded from the Imposition of
Provisional Safeguard Measure on Glass Mirrors
East & Southern
AfricaWest Africa North Africa South Asia
Angola
BotswanaBurundi
Comoros
Congo. Dem. Rep.
Djibouti
EritreaEthiopia
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
MalawiMauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Reunion
RwandaSeychelles
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
SwazilandTanzania
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweBenin
Burkina FasoCameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.
Chad
Congo, Rep.Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia, The
GhanaGuinea
Guinea, Bissau
Liberia
Mali
MauritaniaNiger
Nigeria
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Sierra LeoneTogoAlgeria
Egypt, Arab Rep.Libya
Morocco
TunisiaAfghanistan
BangladeshBhutan
British Indian Ocean Territory
East Timor
India
MaldivesNepal
Pakistan
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Europe & Central
AsiaMiddle East Americas East Asia & Pacific
AlbaniaArmeniaAzerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech RepublicEstonia
Georgia
Greenland
Hungary
KazakhstanKyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia, FYR
MaltaMoldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
SlovakiaSlovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
UkraineUzbekistan
Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep.Bahrain
Iran, Islamic Rep.Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
QatarSaudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Rep.
United Arab Emirates
West Bank & Gaza
Yemen, Rep.Anguilla
Antigua & BarbudaArgentina
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
BoliviaBrazil
British Virgin Is.
Cayman Is.
Chile
ColombiaCosta Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Rep.
EcuadorEl Salvador
Falkland Is. (Malvinas)
French Guiana
Grenada
GuadeloupeGuatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
JamaicaMartinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Norfolk Is.
PanamaParaguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
St. Helena
St. Kitts & NevisSt. Lucia
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & the
      Grenadines
SurinameTrinidad & TobagoAmerican Samoa
Brunei DarussalamCambodia
Christmas Is.
Cocos (Keeling) Is.
Cook Is.
Fiji
French Polynesia
GuamHongkong
Johnston Is.
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Lao PDRMacau
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Midway Is.Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
New Caledonia
NiueNorthern Marianas Is.
Palau
Pitcairn Is.
Papua New Guinea
SamoaSingapore
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
TuvaluVanuatu
VietnamWake Is.
Wallis & Futuna Is.G/SG/N/7/PHL/3
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Europe & Central
AsiaMiddle East Americas East Asia & Pacific
Turks & Caicos Is.
Uruguay
US Virgin Is.Venezuela
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