G/SG/N/8/VNM/6/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/10/VNM/5/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/VNM/7/Suppl.2  
 
12 March 2020  
(20-1928) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1( C) OF THE AGREEMENT O N 
SAFEGUARDS (EXTENSION OF THE EX ISTING MEASURE)  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO ARTICLE 9, FOOT NOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
VIET NAM 
Diammonium Phosphate and Monoammonium Phosphate fertilizers  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 11 March 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam . 
 
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam hereinafter ref erred as 
"MOIT" encloses a notification pursuant to Article 12.1(c) and Article 9, footnote 2  of the WTO 
Agreement on Safeguards, on taking a decision to extend a safeguard measure that is being applied  
against imports of "certain fertilizers of Diammonium  Phosphate (DAP) and Monoammonium 
Phosphate (MAP) " under HS Code  3105.10.90; 3105.30.00; 3105.40.00; 3105.51.00; 3105.59.00; 
3105.90.00, and non -application of safeguard measure to developing countries.  
Consistent with Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards, MOIT is ready to hold  consultations 
with those Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned.  
1  NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1(C) OF TH E AGREEMENT ON SAFEG UARDS UPON 
TAKING A DECISION TO  EXTEND A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
1. Evidence that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy 
serious injury or threat thereof caused by increased imports and that the industry 
concerned is adjusting  
The domestic ind ustry has changed positively with the application of safeguard measure. However, 
the domestic industry has not yet achieved profit during the period of safeguard application and the 
growth rate has begun to show signs of decline from 2019. This fact shows that the domestic industry 
is still under intense competition pressure from imports when the damage has not been overcome.  
2. Information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an increase in 
imports relative to domestic production  
Year 2016  2017  2018  6M 2018  6M 2019  
Imports (Ton)  862,918  952,186  676,432  291,563  268,857  
Trend (%)  - 10.34  -28.96  - -7.79 
The ratio of imports to 
domestic consum ption(%)  80.37  74.34  64.11  59.19  62.58  G/SG/N/8/VNM/6/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/VNM/5/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/VNM/7/Suppl.2  
 
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  The volume of imports under review tended to decrease from 952,186 tons in 2017 to 676,432 tons 
in 2018. However, as the safeguard tariff gradually decreased, the amount of imports under review 
began to tend to increase relative to domestic production and domestic consumption, the proportion 
of impor ts. The total domestic consumption increased from 59.19% in the first 6 months of 2018 to 
62.58% in the first 6 months of 2019.  
3. Precise description of the product involved  
Certain mineral or chemical fertilizers under HS Code 3105.10.90; 3105.30.00; 3105.40.00; 
3105.51.00; 3105.59.00; 3105.90.00 imported into Viet Nam.  
4. Description of any part of the imported product that will no longer be subject to the 
measure in the extension  
Products which ingredients have one of the following conten ts are excluded from the safeguard 
measure: Nitrogen (N) < 7%; Phosphate ( P2O5) < 30%; Potassium Monoxide  (K2O) > 3%.  
5. Precise description of proposed measure  
The safeguard measure is proposed to be extended for 30 months until September 06, 2022 
(September 06 is included) in the form of specific duties which are shown in the threshold column 
of the table below.  
Timetable  Specific duty (VND per ton)  
From March 07, 2020 to March 06, 2021  1,050,662.00  
From March 07, 2021 to March 06, 2022  1,029,219 .00 
From March 07, 2022 to September 06, 2022  1,007,778.00  
From September 07, 2022 onwards  0.00 (If not extended)  
6. Proposed date of introduction of the measure  
See response to item 5 above.  
7. Expected duration of the measure  
See response to item 5 above.  
8. 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  
See response to i tem 5 above.  
9. Expected timetable for progressive liberalization of the measure  
See response to item 5 above.  
10. If the notification relates only to a finding of serious injury or threat thereof, and does 
not relate to a decision to apply or extend a safeguard measure  
Not applicable.  
2  NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO ARTICLE 9, FOOT NOTE 2 OF THE AGREEM ENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS  
1. The measure  
It is proposed to impose safeguard measure in the form of specific duties which will be progressively 
liberalized as described in  item 5 above.  G/SG/N/8/VNM/6/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/VNM/5/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/VNM/7/Suppl.2  
 
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  2. The product subject to the measure  
The measure is applied to the products described in item 3 above.  
3. Developing countries to which the measure is not applied under article 9.1 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards  
The developing countries which are excluded from the measure as they export less than  3% of 
imports to Vietnam are listed below:  
3.1. Sub - Saharan Africa  
Angola  Madagascar  Nigeria  
Benin  Malawi  Rwanda  
Botswana  Mali  Sao Tome and Principe  
Burkina Faso  Mauritania  Senegal  
Burundi  Mauritius  Sierra Leone  
Cabo Verde  Mozambique  Somalia  
Cameroon  Namibia  South Africa  
Central African Republic  Niger  South Sudan  
Chad  Gabon  Sudan  
Comoros  Gambia, The  Swaziland  
Congo, Dem. Rep.  Ghana  Tanzania  
Congo, Rep.  Guinea  Togo  
Cote d'Ivoire  Guinea -Bissau  Uganda  
Eritrea  Kenya  Zambia  
Ethiopia  Lesotho  Zimbabwe  
 Liberia   
3.2. Asia Pacific  
American Samoa  Myanmar  
Cambodia  Palau  
Fiji  Papua New Guinea  
Indonesia  Philippines  
Kiribati  Samoa  
Korea, Dem. Rep.  Solomon Islands  
Lao PDR  Thailand  
Malaysia  Timor -Leste  
Marshall Islands  Tonga  
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.  Tuvalu  
Mongolia  Vanuatu  G/SG/N/8/VNM/6/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/VNM/5/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/VNM/7/Suppl.2  
 
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  3.3. Europe and Central Asia  
Albania  Macedonia, FYR  
Armenia  Moldova  
Azerbaijan  Montenegro  
Belarus  Romania  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Serbia  
Bulgaria  Tajikistan  
Georgia  Turkey  
Kazakhstan  Turkmenistan  
Kosovo  Ukraine  
Kyrgyz Republic  Uzbekistan  
3.4. Latin America and the Caribbean  
Belize  Guyana  
Bolivia  Haiti  
Brazil  Honduras  
Colombia  Jamaica  
Costa Rica  Mexico  
Cuba  Nicaragua  
Dominica  Panama  
Dominican Republic  Paraguay  
Ecuador  Peru  
El Salvador  St. Lucia  
Grenada  St. Vincent and the Grenadines  
Guatemala  Suriname  
3.5. Middle East and North Africa  
Algeria  Syrian Arab Republic  
Djibouti  Tunisia  
Egypt, Arab Rep.  West Bank and Gaza  
Iran, Islamic Rep.  Yemen, Rep.  
Iraq   
Lebanon   
Libya   
3.6. Nam Á  
Afghanistan  Maldives  
Bangladesh  Nepal  
Bhutan  Pakistan  
India  Sri Lanka  G/SG/N/8/VNM/6/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/VNM/5/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/VNM/7/Suppl.2  
 
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  Information regarding the procedures and relevant deadlines with regard to the investigation is 
contained in the notice of initiation.  
Further information and comments should be sent to:  
LEGAL AFFAIRS DIVISION  
TRADE REMEDIES AUTHORITY OF VIET NAM – MINISTR Y OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE  
Address: 25 Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Phone: (+84 24) 7303.7898 (ext: 130)  
Fax: (+84 24) 7303.7897  
Email: pvtm@moit.gov.vn  
 
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