G/SG/N/10/MDG/6  
G/SG/N/11/MDG/6/Suppl.2  
18 September  2020 
(20-6317) Page: 1/3 
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  
Lubricating oils  
The following communication, dated 1 7 September 2 020, 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 lubricating 
oils. Madagascar also wishes to notify the Committee, under Art icle 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/7 of 2 0 July 2 020. 
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 ARTI CLE 12 .1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS   
ON TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
1.1  Provide the precise description of the product involved  
Lubricating oils classified under Madagascar customs tariff code (HS code) 27101933 . Lubricating 
oils are classified into categories according to their viscosit y and compo sition  and are specifically 
intended to be used for lubricating or maintaining engines for vehicles or industrial machinery.  
1.2  Provide a precise description of the proposed measure  
In order to prevent or remedy the serious injury to domestic produ cers caused by the import of 
lubricating oils in greatly increased quantities, the proposed definitive safeguard measure consists 
of an additional duty of 19 % of the product's c.i.f. value.  
1.3  Provide the proposed date of introduction of the measure  
The defin itive safeguard measure will enter into force on the date of publication of the related notice, 
around January 2 021. G/SG/N/10/MDG/6 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/6/Suppl.2  
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  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 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 expected timetable for progressive 
liberalization of the measure  
The timetable for liberalization is as follows:  
Period  Rate of additional duty  
Year 1  19% 
Year 2  18% 
Year 3  17% 
Year 3  16% 
 
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 exporters  of lubricating oils to Madagascar are South Africa, the United  Arab Emirates 
and Egypt.  
(ii) If there are any exporting Members to which the measure does not apply for any 
reason other than the applicati on 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 exporters 
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 2 020. 
Requests for consultations should be sent to the Director -Genera l of the ANMCC at the following 
email address: dg.anmcc@gmail.com  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 9 , FOOTN OTE 2 , OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
OF NON -APPLICATION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  
2.1  Specify t he measure  
In order to prevent or remedy the serious injury to domestic producers caused by the import of 
lubricating oils in greatly increased quantities, the proposed definitive safeguard measure consists 
of an additional duty of 19 % of the product's c.i .f. value.  
2.2  Specify the product subject to the measure  
Lubricating oils classified under Madagascar customs tariff code 27101933.  G/SG/N/10/MDG/6 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/6/Suppl.2  
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  Lubricating oils are classified into categories according to their viscosity and compo sition  and are 
specifically intended to be used for lubricating or maintaining engines for vehicles or industrial 
machinery.  
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 sha res 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 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 Ve rde; 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; Indonesia ; 
Israel; Jamaica ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kenya; Kuwait ; Kyrgyz Republic ; Lao People's Democratic 
Republic ; Lesotho ; Liberia ; Malawi; Malaysia ; Maldives ; Mali; Mauritania ; Mauritius ; Mexico; 
Moldova ; Mongolia ; Montenegro ; Morocco ; Mozambique ; Myanmar ; Namibia ; Nepal; Nicaragua ; 
Niger; Oman; Pakistan ; Panama ; Papua New Guinea ; Paraguay ; Peru; Philippines ; Qatar; Rwanda ; 
Saint Kitts and Nevis ; Saint Lucia ; Saint Vin cent and the Grenadines ; Samoa ; Saudi Arabia ; Senegal ; 
Seychelles ; Sierra Leone ; Solomon Islands ; Sri Lanka ; Suriname ; Tajikistan ; Tanzania ; Thailand ; 
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago ; Tunisia ; Turkey ; 
Uganda ; Ukraine ; 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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