G/SG/N/6/MYS/5  
 
2 June 2016  
(16-2954)  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 REASONS FOR IT 
MALAYSIA  
(Steel Wire Rod and Deformed Bar-In-Coil) 
The following communication, dated 1 June 2016, 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 Steel Wire Rod and Deformed Bar-In-Coil. 
 An application for a safeguard measure was received by the Authority from the Malaysia Steel 
Association 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 29 May 2016.  
2. The product subject to the investigation 
 The products under investigation are hot-rolled alloyed or non-alloy wire rods and Deformed-Bar-
In-Coil (DBIC), in regularly or in irregularly wound coils (excluding carbon content ≥ 0.60% and 
diameter greater than 16.0 mm). (Herein after referred to as "Wire Rod"). Steel Wire Rod (SWR) p r o d u c t s  c a n  b e  u s e d  a s  W i r e  m e s h ,  G a l v a n i z e d  wires, Common nails, Caging, Welding wires, 
Welding Electrodes, Steel fencing, Concrete nails , Springs, Free-cutting parts, PC wires, Pre-
stressed bar, Screen mesh, Hard drawn wires, Fr ee-cutting hard drawn wires, Precision shafting, 
Submerged arc welding wires, Screws, bolts and nuts, High Tensile bolts and nuts while DBIC is used as reinforcement of concrete. 
 
 The products subject to the investigation are classified under the Harmonised System Code 
(H.S. Code) Number 7213.10 000, 7213.91 000, 7213.99 000, 7227.90 000 and ASEAN 
Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 7213.10.00 00, 7213.91.10 00, 7213.91.20 00, 
7213.91.90 00, 7213.99.10 00, 7213.99.20 00, 7213.99.90 00, 7227.90.00 00  
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 submi tted by the Petitioner and all relevant factors, 
it showed that: 
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  (a) the volume of imports of the product under investigation has increased significantly by 
35.98% from 786,608MT in 2013 to 1,069,630MT in 2014 and continued to increase by 23.07% in 2015 to 1,316,350MT; and 
 
(b) the domestic industry has suffered serious injury in terms of market share, sales, capacity 
utilization, profitability, cash flow and employment and wages. 
 
4. Further information 
 Any interested party shall identify themselves within 15 days from the date of publication of the notice provided 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 with 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 9, No. 7, Menara MITI, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 
50480 Kuala Lumpur 
Malaysia 
 
Telephone Number: (+603) 6208 4636/4639 Facsimile Number: (+603) 6211 4429 
Email Address: alltps@miti.gov.my  
 
 
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