G/SG/N/8/VNM/3/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/VNM/2/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/VNM/4/Suppl.1  
 
2 July 2019 
(19-4398) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE  12.1(B) OF THE AGREE MENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDIN G A SERIOUS INJURY OR TH REAT  
THEREOF CAUSED BY IN CREASED IMPORTS  
 
NOTIFICATIONS PURSUA NT TO ARTICLE  12.1(C)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO ARTICLE  9, FOOTNOTE  2, 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
VIETNAM  
(Certain semi -finished and finished products of allow and non -alloy steel ) 
Supplement  
 
The following communication, dated 1 July 2019, is being circulated at the re quest  of the delegation 
of Vietnam . 
 
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This notification is made pursuant under Article 9, footnote 2 of the Agreement on Safeguards (under 
the format established in document G/SG/1/Rev.1 dated 5 November 2009).  
 
On 29 May 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No 1482 /QD -BCT on the 
amendment, supplementation of Decision No 4086/QD -BCT dated 30 October 2018 of the Minister 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (in effect on 13 June 2019) on the mid -term review of the 
applicatio n of the safeguard measure against certain semi -finished and finished products of alloy 
and non -alloy steel with regards to the change of the list of developing countries exempted from the 
safeguard measure.  
 
1  SPECIFY THE MEASURE  
Tariff on imports of certai n semi -finished and finished products of alloy and non -alloy steel.  
 
Further details regarding the measure are set out in the notifications on definitive measures: 
G/SG/N/8/VNM/3  - G/SG/N/10/VNM/2  - G/SG/N/11/VNM/4 dated 2 August 2016 and notification of 
the results of a mid -term review of the measure (G/L/1287  - G/SG/N/13/VNM/3 dated 4 December 
2018).  
 
2  SPECIFY THE PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THE MEASU RE 
Certain semi -finished and finished products of alloy and non -alloy steel imported into Viet Nam.  
 G/SG/N/8/VNM/3/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/VNM/2/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/VNM/4/Suppl.1  
 
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  3  SPECIFY THE DEVELOPI NG COUNTRIES TO WHIC H THE MEASURE IS NOT  APPLIED 
UNDER ARTICLE 9.1 OF  THE AGREEMENT ON SA FEGUARDS, AND THE IM PORT SHARES OF 
THESE COUNTRIES INDI VIDUALLY AND COLLECT IVELY  
As per Appendix on List of countries excluded from the inves tigation in documents 
G/SG/N/8/VNM/3  - G/SG/N/10/VNM/2  - G/SG/N/11/VNM/4 dated 2 August 2016.  
 
4  SUBSEQUENTLY, IF THE RE IS A CHANGE  IN THE LIST OF DEVE LOPING COUNTRIES 
EXEMPTED FROM THE SA FEGUARD MEASURE PURS UANT TO ARTICLE 9.1,  PLEASE NOTIFY : 
i. the reference to the WTO document that notified the Members about the initial 
action under footnote 2 to Article 9.1:  
G/SG/N/8/VNM/3, G/SG/N/10/VNM/2, G/SG/N/11/VNM/4 dated 2 August 2016  
ii. if applicable, names of the countries which are dropped from the list of 
developin g countries to which the safeguard measure does not apply pursuant 
to Article 9.1, the list of the countries remaining on the list, the individual and 
collective import shares of the developing countries remaining on the list, and 
the date on which the saf eguard measure applies to the countries dropped from 
the list;  
For semi -finished products of iron or non -alloy steel products: Malaysia and Kazakhstan 
are dropped from the list of developing countries to which the safeguard measure does 
not apply pursuant to Article 9.1. According to the imports data from the Customs of Viet 
Nam, in 2018, Malaysia accounts for 7.26%, Kazakhstan accounts for 55.57% of the 
imports of semi -finished products of iron or non -alloy steel products into Viet Nam.  
The date on which t he safeguard measure applies to the countries dropped from the list is 
13 June 2019 (the effective date).  
For bars & rods of iron or non -alloy steel: the list of developing countries to which the 
safeguard measure does not apply pursuant to Article 9.1 rem ains the same as indicated 
under notifications G/SG/N/8/VNM/ 3 - G/SG/N/10/VNM/2  - G/SG/N/11/VNM/4 dated 
2 August 2016.  
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