G/SG/N/6/ZMB/1  
G/SG/N/7/ZMB/1  
 
5 October 2015  
(15-5175)  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 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
(Flat– rolled products of iron, non – alloy steel, trailers and semi - trailers) 
The following communication, dated 5 October 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Zambia.  
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The Republic of Zambia hereby submits to the Committee on Safeguards the following 
notifications:  
a. Initiation of an investigation procedure with a view to the application of a safeguard 
measure to imports of flat - rolled products  of iron, non - alloy steel and trailers; and  
b. Imposition of a provisional safeguard measure.  
1  PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
The safeguard measure is provisional in nature and will last for 180 days from 10
 July 2015 to 
10 January 2016.  
2  DATE OF INITIATION OF INVESTIGATIONS 
The investigations were initiated on 10 July 2015. 
 
3  PERIOD OF INVESTIGATIONS 
The period of investigation is 10 July 2015 to 10 January 2016. 
 4  PRODUCTS UNDER INVESTIGATIIONS 
The list of protected goods is as follows: 
 HS Code  Description of Goods 
 
7209 Flat-rolled products of iron or no-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or 
more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated. 
 -In coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 
7209.16.00 --Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm. 7209.17.00 --Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm  -Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced) 
7209.28.00 --Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm 
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  7210 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or 
more, clad, plated or coated. 
 -Plated or coated with tin: 7210.11.00 --of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more 
7210.20.00 -Plated or coated with lead, including terne - plate 
7210.30.00 -electrolytically plated or coated with zinc  -otherwise plated or coated with zinc: 
7210.41.00 --Corrugated 
 -plated or coated with aluminium 7210.61.00 --Plated or coated with aluminium - zinc alloys 7210.69.00 --Other 
7210.70.00 -Painted, Varnished or coated with plastics 
 8716 -Trailers and semi-trailers 
8716.20.00 -Self-loading and self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for 
agricultural purposes 
 -Other trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods: 
8716.31.00 --Tanker trailer and tanker semi-trailers 
8716.39.00  --Other 8716.40.00 -Other trailers and semi-trailers  
5  REASONS FOR INITIATIAT ION OF INVESTIGATIONS 
The investigation were initiated following the examination of safeguard petition of the Domestic 
Industry alleging serious injury and threat thereof caused by increased imports of the aforesaid 
goods into the Republic of Zambia. Relevant factors having significant bearing on the present 
deteriorating domestic industry include the following:   
a. The import of the aforesaid goods has shown increasing trend in absolute terms as well 
as the relative terms; 
b. Capacity utilisation of the domestic industry has declined in the most recent period; 
c. Share of domestic industry in domestic consumption and domestic demand has fallen 
significantly; and 
d. Profitability of domestic industry has steeply deteriorated, leading to financial losses. 
6  CONTACT INFORMATION 
All interested parties may send their views within a period of thirty (30) days as from the date of 
notification of initiation of investigations to the following address: 
 
Mr. Siazongo D. Siakalenge 
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry P.O Box 31968 
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA 
 
Email: safeguards@mcti.gov.zm  
Telephone: +260 211 226508 
Fax: +260 211 226673 
 
I should be most grateful if all WTO member states could be notified accordingly. 
  
Lillian Bwalya 
Acting Permanent Secretary 
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, TRADE AND INDUSTRY 
 
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