G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.12  
 
20 October 2020  
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) UPON TAKING A DECISION  
TO APPLY OR EXTEND A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
UNITED STATES 
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells  
Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled into Other Products  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 16 October 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States.* 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (Safeguards Agreement), the 
United States is notifying the results of its review with respect to the safeguard measure on 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products) 
(solar products).  
1. Specify the measure and the products subject to the measure for which the mid -
term review was conducted, and provide reference to the WTO document that notified the 
safeguard measure subject to the review.  
The products subject to the measure are solar products, as identified in the Presidential Proclama tion 
of 23 January 2018. The measure and Presidential Proclamation were both notified in 
G/SG/N/8/USA/9/Suppl.4 - G/SG/N/10/USA/7 - G/SG/N/11/USA/6 (dated 26 January 2018). The 
measure was subsequently amended through exclusions and other actions taken and  notified in 
G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.1 (dated 24 September 2018), G/SG/N/8/USA/9/Suppl.5 -
G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.2 - G/SG/N/11/USA/6/Suppl.1 (dated 22 May 2019), 
G/SG/N/8/USA/9/Suppl.5/Corr.1 - G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.2/Corr.1 - 
G/SG/N/11/USA/6/Suppl.1/Corr.1 ( dated 27 May 2019), G/SG/N/8/USA/9/Suppl.6 - 
G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/11/USA/6/Suppl.2 (dated 7 June 2019), 
G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.6 (dated 9 October 2019), G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.10 (dated 
22 April 2020), and G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.11 (dated 15 June 2020).  
2. Provide the dates of initiation and conclusion of the review.  
The review was initiated on 25 July 2019, and notified in G/SG/N/10/USA/7/Suppl.5 (dated 
7 August  2019). On February 7, 2020, the U.S. Internati onal Trade Commission released its report 
on the results of the monitoring of developments in the domestic industry following the President 's 
decision to impose a safeguard measure on imports of solar products. That report was notified in 
G/SG/N/10/USA/7/S uppl.9 (dated 12 February 2020).  
 
* A copy of the Presidential Proclamation has been submitted electronically. To consult this document, 
please contact Ms Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms Naville ( delphine.naville@wto.org ) of the Rules 
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  The President 's decision regarding the measure is contained in the attached Presidential 
Proclamation, which was published in the Federal Register on 16 October 2020.  
3. Describe the results of the review, providing some de tail on the basis for reaching 
those results.  
The results of the review and details on the basis for reaching those results can be found in the 
attached Presidential Proclamation.  
4. Indicate whether:  
(i) the measure has been, or will be, withdrawn as a re sult of the review. If yes, then 
indicate the date of withdrawal; and  
(ii) the pace of liberalization has been, or will be, increased as a result of the review. If 
yes, then indicate the revised time -table for progressive liberalization.  
The answer to both  items (i) and (ii) is no.  
 
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