G/SG/N/6/MDG/4/Suppl.1  
27 February  2023 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON 
INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
MADAGASCAR  
Pasta  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 2 2 February 2 023 and received on 2 3 February 2 023, is being 
circulated at the request of the delegation of Madagascar.  
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Pursuant to Articles 7.2 and 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Committee on Safeguards 
is hereby notifie d of the initiation of a review investigation in re spect of the extension of the 
safeguard measure in force on imports of pasta.  Madagascar  
1  DATE OF INITIATION  
The review  investigation was initiated on 1 8 February 2 023. 
2  PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION  
The product concerned and under investigation is pasta in the form of spaghetti, macaroni, noodles 
or in any other form.  
The product concerned is imported under Madagascar customs tariff codes 1902 11 00, 1902 19 00, 
1902 20 00 and 1902 30 00.  
These are the products to which the safeguard measure in force is appl ied. 
3  WTO DOCUMENT REFERENCE OF NOTIFICATIONS  
- Definitive safeguard measure : G /SG/N/8/MDG/4 - G/SG/N/10/MDG/4 - 
G/SG/N/11/MDG/4/Suppl.1 ; G/L/1362 - G/SG/247;  
- Mid-term review investigation : G/L/1423 - G/SG/N/13/MDG/3.  
4  REASONS FOR INITIATION OF THE REVIEW  INVE STIGATION  
The review investigation in respect of the extension of the safeguard measure applied to imports of 
pasta was initiated by the National Authority for Trade Remedies (ANMCC)  following the submission 
of a petition by the domestic industry for this product.  G/SG/N/6/MDG/4/Suppl.1  
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  The review investigation was initiated for the following reasons:  
- the injury caused to the domestic industry has not yet been fully remedied and the measure 
continues to be necessary to remedy and prevent such injury;  
- the domestic industry is in the process  of making  adjustments so as to improve its 
competitiveness ; and 
- the fear of the domestic industry that increase d imports will resume following  the removal 
of the safeguard measure.  
5  OTHER  INFORMATION  
Parties wishing to participate in the investigation have  a period of 30 days from the date of initiation 
of the investigation to make themselves known to the ANMCC and express their interest.  
Any information or comments, as well as requests for questionnaires, should be submitted in writing 
to the ANMCC at the address below within a period of 30 days after the initiation of the investigation.  
Each party concerned is granted a period of 30 days, after the initiation of the investigation, to 
submit replies to the questionnaire to the ANMCC.  
In case of non -response  or late response, decisions will be made on the basis of the best information 
available.  
6  FURTHER INFORMATION  
Parties are invited to send replies, comments and requests for further information to:  
 
Monsieur Le Directeur Général de l'ANMCC  
Enceinte Ex -Conquête Antanimena, Antananarivo 101 - Madagascar  
Email : dg@anmcc.mg / dg.anmcc@gmail.com  
Website : www.anmcc.mg  
 
 
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