G/L/1076
G/SG/N/12/TPKM/1
20 October 2014
(14-6014)  Page: 1/2
Council for Trade in Goods 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 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 
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF  
TAIWAN , PENGHU , KINMEN, AND MATSU 
The following communication, dated 17 October 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu has the pleasure of hereby notifying the Council for Trade in 
Goods of its "Proposed Suspension of Concessions and other Obligations referred to in paragraph 2 
of Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards."  Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Sa feguards, and in accordance with the agreed 
format for notification (G/SG/1/Rev.1, 5 November 2009), concessions and other obligations 
referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8 are suspended forthwith.   
1. Which Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations 
referred to in Article 8.2 
 
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu 
 
2. Specify the measure, the product subject to the measure, the WTO document that 
notified the safeguard measure, and the Memb er imposing the measure in relation to 
which the Member is proposing suspension of  concessions and other obligations referred 
to in Article 8.2  
The measure imposed by Indonesia is a definitive safeguard measure on imports of flat-rolled 
products of iron or non-alloy steel containing by weight less than 0.6% of carbon, with a thickness not exceeding 1.2mm, under HS code 7210.61.11.00 for the period 22 July 2014 to 21 July 2017. 
This measure was notified in WTO document G/SG/N/8/IDN/16 (27 May 2014) and its subsequent 
supplements.  3. Describe the proposed suspension of conce ssions and other obligations referred to 
in Article 8.2 and the proposed date fr om which it will come into effect 
 
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,  Kinmen, and Matsu 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 substantially equivalent to the trade of Indonesia. Details of the said suspension of concessions will be provid ed to the Council for Trade in Goods before the 
suspension of concessions is applied. Applicatio n will come into effect on 22 July 2017 in case 
Indonesia decides to extend the period of applicat ion of the measure in accordance with Article 7 
of the Agreement or following the date of a decision from the WTO Dispute Settlement Body that the safeguard measure imposed by Indonesia is incompatible with the WTO Agreements, 
whichever is earlier, and until Indonesia's safeguard measure is lifted.  G/L/1076 • G/SG/N/12/TPKM/1 
 
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With respect to the safeguard measure on certain flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel notified by Indonesia on 23 July 2014, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu notes that consultations within the meaning of Article 12.3 of the Safeguards 
Agreement have not yet taken place. Indonesia has agreed to engage in these consultations with 
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,  Kinmen, and Matsu in December 2014. In the 
circumstances, pending the outcome of these cons ultations, the Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu hereby reserves  its right under Articles 8.2 and 8.3 of the 
Safeguards Agreement to suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations under the GATT 1994. Depending on the outcome of said consultations with Indonesia, 
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu will notify the Council for 
Trade in Goods of any proposed suspension in accordance with Article 8.2 of the Safeguards 
Agreement. 
 
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