G/SG/N/12/RUS/3  
G/L/130 4 
 
2 April 2019  
(19-2083) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATI ON UNDER ARTICLE 12. 5 OF THE AGREEMENT O N SAFEGUARDS  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR T RADE IN GOODS OF PRO POSED SUSPENSION OF CONCESSIONS 
OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS  REFERRED TO IN PARA GRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 8  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated 2 April 2019, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of the Russian Federation.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in accordance with the agreed format  
for notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996; amended 19 October 2009, 
G/SG/1/Rev.1 -G/SG/N/6/Rev.1 -G/SG/89), the Russian Federation provides the immediate 
notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of proposed suspension of concessions and other 
obligations  referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
 
1. Which Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations 
referred to in Article 8.2.  
 
The Russian Federation.  
 
2. Specify the measure, the product subject to the measure, the WTO document that 
notified the safeguard measure, and the Member imposing the measure in relation to 
which the Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations referred 
to in Article 8.2.  
 
The measures imposed by the Europea n Union are definitive safeguard measures on imports of 
certain steel products belonging to 26 steel product categories. They consist of tariff -rate quotas 
with an out -of-quota duty of 25%. The measures are effective from 2 February 2019.  
 
Documents G/SG/N /6/EU/1 (dated 27 March 2018), G/SG/N/6/EU/1/Suppl. 1 (dated 29 June 2018), 
G/SG/N/7/EU/1 and G/SG/N/11/EU/1 (dated 18 July 2018), G/SG/N/8/EU/1; G/SG/N/10/EU/1; 
G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1 (dated 4 January 2019) G/SG/N/8/EU/1/Suppl.; 
G/SG/N/10/EU/1/Suppl.1; G/ SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.2 (dated 7 February 2019) contain notifications 
from the European Union concerning the measures.  
 
3. Describe the proposed suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to 
in Article 8.2, and the proposed date from which it will come into effect.  
 
The Russian Federation hereby notifies the Council for Trade in Goods of its decision to suspend 
concessions or other obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
(GATT  1994) that are substantially equivalent to  the amount of trade affected by the measures of 
the European Union. Details of the said suspension of concessions will be provided to the Council for 
Trade in Goods before the suspension of concessions is applied.  
 
The proposed suspension may come into ef fect either after the first three years that that the 
safeguard measures of the European Union are in effect, or after the date of the decision of the WTO G/SG/N/12/RUS/3 • G/L/130 4 
 
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  Dispute Settlement Body that the safeguard measures of the European Union are inconsistent with 
the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, whichever is earlier.  
 
However, this notification is without prejudice to the right of the Russian Federation to bring into 
effect the proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions or other obligation s pursuant 
to relevant provisions of the WTO agreements.  
 
The suspension of concessions and other obligations will continue to apply until the safeguard 
measures of the European Union are lifted.  
 
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