G/SG/N/6/MDG/1/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/7/MDG/1/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/MDG/1/Suppl.1  
 
7 March 2019  
(19-1378) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
REFERRED  TO IN ARTICLE 6  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER  ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2 , 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
MADAGASCAR  
(Pasta ) 
Suppl ement 
The following communication, dated 20 February 2019, is being circulat ed at the request of the 
delegation of Madagascar . 
 
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A. In document G/SG/N/6/MDG/1;  
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PR ODUCT SUBJECT TO INV ESTIGATION  
Instead of : 
 
The product concerned is pasta in the form of spaghetti and macaroni, made from flour, durum 
wheatmeal or a mixture thereo f. 
 
Pasta is generally imported under the following HS codes of Madagascar's customs tariff : 
 
- 1902 1990 : "Uncooked non-egg pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared " 
- 1902 3090: "Other pasta " 
 
The text should read : 
 
The imported product at issue is pasta made from durum wheat flour or wheatmeal or a mixture 
thereof, other than handmade pasta or couscous, which is classified under HS codes 19021190, 
19022090, 1902199 0 and 19023090 . 
 
2. REASONS FOR THE CHAN GE 
Following the notification of the initiation of the investigation  (G/SG/N/6/MDG/1), the other 
two domestic pasta producers (SALONE and SOCOBIS), which were not involved in the preparation 
of the petition, came for ward, in a letter support ing the petition , to join the applicant company 
HABIBO  MILLS. They now form an integral part of the domestic industry considered  in the 
investigation and extend the product scope covered by the investigation . G/SG/N/6/MDG/1/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/7/MDG/1/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/1/Suppl.1  
 
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  3. PROCEDURES AND DEADL INES FOR INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT 
EVIDENCE AND COMMENT S 
Any person wishing  to be considered as an interested party should contact the ANMCC 
by 21 March  2019 at the latest . 
 
Any relevant comments or information that the interested pa rties wish to transmit to the 
investigating authority concerning this change should be submitted in writing, in printed or electronic 
form, by  21 March  2019 at the latest.  
 
The ANMCC may , at the request of interested parties, hold a public hearing . 
 
The ad dress of the investigating authority to which correspondence should be sent is as follows : 
 
Monsieur le Directeur Général de l'ANMCC  
Autorité Nationale chargée des Mesures Correctives Commerciales  
Enceinte Ex -Conquête Antanimena,  
Antananarivo 101 - Madagascar  
Email: dg.anmcc@gmail.com  
 
B. In document  G/SG/N/7/MDG/1 - G/SG/N/11/MDG/1;  
1. PRODUCT CONCERNED  
The imported product subject to the provisional measure is pasta made from durum wheat flour or 
wheatmeal or a mixture thereof, other than handmade pasta or couscous, which is classified under 
HS codes 19021190, 19022090, 19021990 and 19023090 . 
 
2. PROPOSED DATE OF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROVISIONAL MEASURE  
Instead of : 
 
The provisional safeguard measure will enter into force 15 days after the date of publication of the 
notice concerning the application of the measure in two national newspapers authorized to receive 
legal notices . 
 
The text should read : 
 
The provisional safeguard measure will enter into force o n the date of publication of the related 
notice in at least two national newspapers authorized to receive legal notices, subject to the entry 
into force of the regulatory text on the procedures for collecting the additional duties provided for in 
the 2019 Finance Law . 
 
3. FURTHER INFORMATION  
Further information concerning this notification may be requested from : 
 
Monsieur Le Directeur Général de l'ANMCC  
Enceinte Ex -Conquête Antanimena  
101-ANTANANARIVO - MADAGASCAR  
Email: dg.anmcc@gmail.com  
 
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