G/SG/N/10/MDG/5  
G/SG/N/11/MDG/7/Suppl.2  
18 September  2020 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY  
A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2 , 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
MADAGASCAR  
Edible Vegetable Oils and Margarines  
The following communication, dated 17 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 edible 
vegetable oils and margarines. 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 /5 of 20 July 2020.  
Pursuant to 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 ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SA FEGUARDS  ON 
TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
1.1  Provide the p recise description of the product involved  
Edible vegetable oils and margarines classified under Madagascar customs tariff codes (HS codes) 
15079000, 15071010, 15089000, 15091010, 1509 9000, 15100000, 15111011, 15111091, 
15119000, 15121110, 15121900, 15122110, 15122900, 15141100, 15141110, 15141900, 
15149110, 15149900, 15171000, 15179010, 15179090 and 15180000.  
1.2  Provide a precise description of the proposed measure  
In order to prevent or remedy the serious injury to domestic producers caused by the import of 
edible oils and margarines in greatly increased quantities, the proposed definitive safeguard measure 
consists of an additional duty of 21% of the product's c.i.f. value.  
1.3  Provide the proposed date of introduction of the measure  
The definitive safeguard measure will enter into force on the date of publication of the related notice, 
around January 2021.  G/SG/N/10/MDG/5 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/7/Suppl.2  
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  1.4  Provide the expected duration of the measure  
The duration of the definitive safeg uard measure is four years.  
1.5  For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date 
for the review (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 measure.  
1.6  If the expected duration is over one year, provide the expected timetable for 
progressive liberalization of the measure  
The timetable for liberalization is as follows:  
Period  Rate of additional duty  
Year 1  21% 
Year 2  20% 
Year 3  19% 
Year 4  18% 
 
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 involved.  
The major exporting Members of edible vegetable oils and margarines are Indonesia, Malaysia and 
Egypt.  
(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 reasons for non -application of the measure.  
Not applicable . 
1.8  Date for prior consultation with Members having a substantial interest as e xporters 
of the product concerned.  
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   
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
OF NON -APPLICATION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
2.1  Specify the measure  
In order to prevent or remedy the serious injury to domestic producers caused by the import of 
edible oils and margarines in greatly increased quantities, the proposed definitive s afeguard measure 
consists of an additional duty of 21%  of the product's c.i.f. value.  G/SG/N/10/MDG/5 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/7/Suppl.2  
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  2.2  Specify the p roducts subject to the measure  
Edible vegetable oils and margarines classified under Madagascar customs tariff codes (HS codes)  
15079000, 15071010, 15089000,  15091010, 15099000, 15100000, 15111011, 15111091, 
15119000, 15121110, 15121900, 15122110, 15122900, 15141100, 15141110, 15141900, 
15149110, 15149900, 15171000, 15179010, 15179090 and 15180000.  
2.3   Specify the d eveloping 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 the following countries will not be subject to the definitive safeguard measure as long 
as the imports from each o f 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 S tate 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 Re public; 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; Mauritius; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; 
Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Oman; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Qatar; Rwanda; Saint Kitts a nd 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; Tri nidad 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 t he products concerned 
may be obtained from:  
Monsieur Le Directeur Général de l'ANMCC  
Enceinte Ex conquête Antanimena - BP: 7653  
Email: dg.anmcc@gmail.com  
101- ANTANANARIVO – MADAGASCAR  
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