G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.2  
 
11 December  2017 
(17-6795) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1(B) OF TH E AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDIN G A SERIOUS INJURY O R THREAT  
THEREOF CAUSED BY IN CREASED IMPORTS  
UNITED STATES  
Large Residential W ashers  
 
Supplement  
The following communication dated 9 December  2017, is being ci rculated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States .1 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(b) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (Safeguards Agreement), the 
United States is supplementing its earlier notification2 regarding the determinatio n of the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (ITC) with respect to serious injury, or threat thereof, to the 
domestic industry caused by increased imports.  
 
1. Provide evidence, citing relevant data and the applicable period of investigation of 
serious injury  or threat thereof caused by increased imports.  
 
As previously notified, on October 5, 2017, the ITC determined that imports of large residential 
washers are being imported in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious 
injury to the domestic industry.  
 
The ITC forwarded its report to the President on December 4, 2017 . The report contains:  
the ITC 's injury determination, remedy recommendations, and certain additional findings; the 
basis for the ITC 's injury determination, remedy recom mendations, and findings; and a 
compilation of the factual information obtained by the ITC in its investigation (ITC Report) . The 
United States has attached a copy of the ITC 's report, excluding confidential business information, 
to this notification . The ITC Report can also be downloaded from the ITC 's website at:  
https://usitc.gov/trade_remedy/publications/safeguard_pubs.htm .  
 
Consistent with Article 12.3 of the Safeguards Ag reement, the United States is prepared to consult 
with those Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the products concerned, with a 
view to, inter alia, reviewing the information provided in this notification and the ITC Report, 
exchanging vi ews on the measure proposed and reaching an understanding on ways to achieve the 
objective set out in Article 8.1 of the Safeguards Agreement . Such Members are also requested to 
provide a direct contact point so that the United States may inform them witho ut delay of any 
developments regarding the subject of any consultations.  
 
The ITC 's analysis of serious injury to the domestic industry producing the products concerned 
appears on pages 3 -63 of the ITC Report, and its analysis of causation by increased imp orts 
appears on pages 20 -51 of the ITC Report .  
                                                
1 The ITC Report  referred to below, has been submitted electronically . To consult this document, please 
contact Ms. Budd (hilary.budd@wto.org) or Ms.  Naville (delphine.naville@wto.org) of the  Rules Division.  
2 G/SG/N/8/USA/10 (d ated 13 October 2017) . G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.2  
 
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  2. Provide information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an 
increase in imports relative to domestic production.  
 
The ITC 's findings regarding increased imports appear on page 20 of the ITC Report.  
 
3. Provide precise description of the product involved.  
 
The products covered by the ITC 's serious injury determination can be foun d in the 
13 October  2017 notification, and are also described on pages 7 -9 of the ITC Report .  
 
4. If the final measure re places a provisional measure, or if a final measure is 
extended, provide a written description of any part of the imported product that will no 
longer be subject to the measure and the Harmonized System numbers under which it 
enters at least at the 6 -digit level, and at a sub -national level (e.g., 8 -digit, 9 -digit, or 
10-digit level) if practicable.  
 
Not applicable.  
 
5. Provide precise description of the proposed measure.  
 
Under U.S. law, those Commissioners who make affirmative serious injury or threat of ser ious 
injury determinations also make recommendations to the President on actions that would address 
the serious injury, or threat, and be the most effective in facilitating the efforts of the domestic 
industry to make a positive adjustment to import compet ition.3 A summary of the ITC 's proposed 
measures appears on pages 1 -2 of its report . More specific views of the Commissioners on the 
proposed remedy appear on pages 65 -80 of the ITC Report.  
 
6. Provide proposed date of introduction of the measure.  
 
Under U.S.  law, the President generally has 60 days from receipt of the ITC Report containing an 
affirmative determination of serious injury, or threat thereof, to determine what safeguard action, 
if any, he will take . If the President requests additional informatio n from the ITC, that period may 
be extended by up to 15 days . Any action proclaimed by the President generally must take effect 
no later than 15 days after the President proclaims it.  
 
The President currently has until 2 February 2018 to determine what saf eguard action, if any, he 
will take.  
 
7. Provide expected duration of the measure.  
 
See response to item 6 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 item 6 above.  
 
9. If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for 
progressive liberalization of the measure.  
 
See response to ite m 6 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:  
 
(i) provide the deadline for interested parties to comment or any other procedures 
relevan t to the decision to apply the measures, and  
 
                                                
3 See 19 U.S.C. § 2252(e)(1) and (6).  G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.2  
 
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  (ii) provide information regarding procedures for prior consultation with those 
Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned.  
 
Information regarding the procedures and relevant deadlin es with regard to the investigation was 
provided in the notice of initiation . Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the 
product subject to this proceeding that wish to consult with the United States may make a request 
through the U.S. Missi on in Geneva .  
 
 
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