G/SG/N/6/MYS/2  
 
18 August 2014  
(14-4763)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND 
THE REASON FOR IT 
MALAYSIA  
(Hot-Rolled Steel Plate) 
The following communication, dated 18 August 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Malaysia. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, Malaysia wishes to notify the Committee on Safeguards that its competent authority has initiated a safeguard investigation on 
the imports of hot-rolled steel plate. 
 An application for a safeguard measures was received by the Authority from Ji Kang Dimensi Sdn. 
Bhd. and after examining the application, the Authority concluded that there was sufficient 
evidence to justify the initiation of a safeguard investigation.  1. The date of initiation 
 
The investigation was initiated on 18 August 2014.   
 
2. The product subject to the investigation 
 The products under investigation are hot-rolled steel  plate products of iron or non-alloy steel and 
other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a 
thickness between 6 mm to 75 mm. Hot rolled steel plate products used for electrical and electronic industry, automotive industry and the boiler and pressure vessel applications are 
excluded from the investigation. 
 
The products subject to the investigation are classified under the Harmonised System Code (H.S. Code) Number 7208.51.000, 7208.52.000, 7225.40.000 and ASEAN Harmonised Tariff 
Nomenclature (AHTN) 7208.51.0000, 7208.52.0000 and 7225.40.9000. 
 3. The reasons for the initiation of investigation 
 
The investigation was initiated following an evalua tion of a safeguard petition from the domestic 
industry.    
Based on preliminary assessment of the data submitted by the Petitioner and all relevant factors 
showed that the:   
a. volume of imports of the product under investigation has increased significantly by 13% 
from 257,591 MT in 2011 to 292,238 MT in 2012 and continued to increase by 26% in 2013 to 367,172 MT.  G/SG/N/6/MYS/2 
 
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  b. domestic industry has suffered serious injury in terms of market share, sales, 
production, profitability, cash flow and productivity. 
4. Further information 
 
Any interested party shall identify themselves within 15 days from the date of publication of the 
notice in the Government Gazette of Malaysia. Any importer requesting for a questionnaire shall do 
so within 15 days from the date of publication of the notice in the Government Gazette of 
Malaysia.   
 All interested parties are invited to present their views in writing and submit questionnaire responses within 30 days from the date of publication of the notice in the Government Gazette of 
Malaysia if such views and submissions are to be taken into consideration during the investigation, 
unless otherwise specified.    
Any participating interested party may, within 30 days from the date of initiation of the 
investigation, file a written application for a public hearing to the competent authority.    
All submissions, questionnaire responses, corresponde nces and requests must be made officially in 
writing and sent by e-mail, post or facsimile and wi th clear indication of the name, address, e-mail 
address, telephone and facsimile numbers of the interested parties to:  
Trade Practices Section 
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Level 14, Block 8, Gove rnment Offices Complex 
Jalan Duta 50622 Kuala Lumpur 
Malaysia 
 
 Telephone Number:  (+603) 6200-0111/0123/0113 
 Facsimile Number :  (+603) 6201 6394  Email Address:   alltps@miti.gov.my  
 
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