G/SG/N/10/MDG/7  
G/SG/N/11/MDG/5/Suppl.2  
18 September  2020 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY  
A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 9, FOOTN OTE 2, 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
MADAGASCAR  
Soap 
The following communication, dated 1 7 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Madagascar.  
 
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In accordance with Article  12.1(c) of the Agreement on Safeguards, Madagascar hereby notifies the 
Committee on Safeguards of the decision to apply a safeguard measure to imports of soap . 
Madagascar also wishes to notify the Committee, under Article 9, footnote 2, of the Agreement on  
Safeguards, of the decision not to apply the proposed safeguard measure to imports originating in 
developing countries.  
The notification under Article 12.1(b) is contained in document G/SG/N/8/MDG/6 of 2 0 July 2020. 
In accordance with Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Madagascar is prepared to consult 
with those Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned.  
1  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  ON 
TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD M EASURE  
1.1  Provide the precise description of the product involved  
Soap classified under Madagascar customs tariff codes (HS codes) 34011190, 34011919, 34011990, 
34012010, 34012090 and 34013000.  
1.2  Provide a precise description of the proposed measure  
A definitiv e safeguard measure is being considered in the form of:  
• A tariff quota  for soap in the form of pellets (annual fixed quota of 13,500  tonnes not 
subject to the additional tax);  
 
• An additional duty of 34 % for finished soap and for soap in the form of pellets when 
out-of-quota.  G/SG/N/10/MDG/7 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/5/Suppl.2  
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  The quota will be distributed as follows:  
 Indonesia  Malaysia  Pakistan  Other  Total  
Quota 
volume 
(tonnes)  6,500  3,700  1,400  1,900  13,500  
 
Of the quota, 90 % will be allocated to traditional importers over the last three years . The remaining 
10% will be reserved for new importers.  
1.3  Provide the proposed date of introduction of the measure  
The definitive safeguard measure will enter into force on the date of publ ication of the related notice, 
around January  2021. 
1.4  Provide the expected duration of the measure  
The duration of the definitive safeguard measure is four years.  
1.5  For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date 
for the revie w (under Article 7.4) to be held not later than the mid -term of the measure, 
if such a date for the review has already been scheduled  
The review, under Article 7.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards, will be held not later than the 
mid-term of the definitive m easure.  
1.6  If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for progressive 
liberalization of the measure  
Period of application  Year 1  Year 2  Year 3  Year 4  
Quota level on pellets (tonnes)  13,500  13,500  13,500  13,500  
Rate of additional duty on other 
forms of soap  34% 32% 30% 28% 
 
1.7  If the notification relates to a decision to apply or extend a safeguard measure, 
Members are encouraged to provide the following information:  
i. The major exporting Members of imports of the product in volved:  
The major exporting Members of soap are Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan.  
ii. If there are any exporting Members to which the measure does not apply for 
any reason other than the application of Article 9.1, the names of such 
exporting Members and reaso ns for non -application of the measure:  
Not applicable  
1.8  Date for prior consultation with Members having a substantial interest as exporters 
of the product  
In accordance with Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Madagascar is prepared to hold 
consultations with Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned no 
later than 16 October  2020. 
 
Requests for consultations should be sent to the Director -General of the ANMCC at the following 
email address: dg.anmcc@gmail.com  G/SG/N/10/MDG/7 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/5/Suppl.2  
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  2  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 9, FOOTN OTE 2, OF THE AGREEM ENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
OF NON -APPLICATION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
2.1  Specify the measure  
A definitive safeguard measure is being considered in the form of:  
 
• A tariff quota  for soap in the form of pellets (annual fixed quota of 13,500  tonnes not 
subject to the additional tax);  
 
• An additional duty of 34 % for finished soap and for soap in the form of pellets when 
out-of-quota.  
2.2  Specify the product subject to the measure  
Soap classified under Madagascar customs tariff codes (HS codes) 34011190, 34 011919, 34011990, 
34012010, 34012090 and 34013000 . 
 
2.3  Specify the developing countries to which the measure is not applied under Article  9.1 
of the Agreement on Safeguards, and the import shares of these countries individually 
and collectively  
Imports from t he following countries will not be subject to the definitive safeguard measure as long 
as the imports from each of these countries do not exceed 3 % of Madagascar's total imports and do 
not collectively account for more than 9 %: 
 
Afghanistan ; Albania ; Angola ; Antigua and Barbuda ; Argentina ; Armenia ; Bahrain ; Bangladesh ; 
Barbados ; Belize; Benin; Bolivia, Plurinational State of ; Botswana ; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam ; 
Burkina Faso ; Burundi ; Cabo Verde ; Cambodia ; Cameroon ; Central African Republic ; Chad; Chile; 
Colombia ; Congo; Costa Rica ; Côte d'Ivoire ; Cuba; Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Djibouti ; 
Dominica ; Dominican Republic ; Ecuador ; El Salvador ; Eswatini; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia ; Georgia ; 
Ghana; Grenada ; Guatemala ; Guinea ; Guinea -Bissau ; Guyana ; Haiti; Honduras ; India; Israel; 
Jamaica ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kenya; Kuwait ; Kyrgyz Republic ; Lao People's Democratic Republic ; 
Lesotho ; Liberia ; Malawi; Maldives ; Mali; Mauritania ; Mexico; Moldova ; Mongolia ; Montenegro ; 
Morocco ; Mozambique ; Myanmar ; Namibia ; Nepal; Nicaragua ; Niger; Oman; Panama ; 
Papua New Guinea ; Paraguay ; Peru; Philippines ; Qatar; Rwanda ; Saint Kitts and Nevis ; Saint Lucia ; 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ; Samoa ; Saudi Arabia ; Senegal ; Seychelles ; Sierra Leone ; 
Solomon Islands ; South Africa ; Sri Lanka ; Suriname ; Tajikistan ; Tanzania ; Thailand ; 
The former  Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago ; Tunisia ; Turkey ; 
Uganda ; Ukraine ; United Arab Emirates ; Uruguay ; Vanuatu ; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ; 
Viet Nam; Yemen ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe.  
 
Further information  
Information on the decision to apply the definitive safeguard measure to the products concerned 
may be obtained from:  
Monsieur Le Directeur Général de l'ANMCC  
Enceinte Ex conquête Antanimena - BP: 7653  
Tel.: +261 34 05  441 41  
Email: dg.anmcc@gmail.com  
101- ANTANANARIVO – MADAGASCAR  
 
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