G/SG/N/8/CRI/1/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/10/CRI/1/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/11/CRI/1/Suppl.2  
11 July 2017 
(17-3729) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
ON FINDING SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT THEREOF  
CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE  2, 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
COSTA RICA 
(Pounded Rice)  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 6 July 2 017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Costa Rica . 
 
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1. Definitive safeguard measure consisting of an additional 24.88 % on the existing tariff level 
of 35% of the Import Customs Duty (DAI), bringing the total to 59.88 % on the CIF value of all 
imports of pounded rice, of whatever origin, entering Costa Rica under tariff subheadings 
1006.30.90.91 and 1006.30 .90.99 . 
 
In order to facilitate the adjustment of the domestic industry  and in accordance with Article 7.4 of 
the Agreement on Safeguards, the following  timetable was established for the progressive 
liberalization of the safeguard measure at regular interv als during the period of application : 
 
Date Annual rate of reduction of 
safeguard measure  
(%) Tariff + safeguard measure  
(%) 
Entry into force : 19 February 2 015  59.88 
19 February 2 016 6.22 53.66 
19 February 2 017 6.22 47.44 
19 February 2 018 6.22 41.22 
As of 19 February 2 019 6.22 35.00 
 
2. The product subject to the safeguard measure  is pounded rice  
(Central  American  Harmonized  System  (SAC) tariff subheadings 1006.30.90.91 and 
1006.30.90.99).  
 
3. By means of  notification s G/SG/N/8/CRI/1 -G/SG/N/10/CRI/1 -G/SG/N/11/CRI/1 of 
20 January  2015; and G/SG/N/8/CRI/1/Suppl.1 -G/SG/N/10/CRI/1/Suppl.1 - G/SG/N/11/CRI/1/Suppl.1  
of 27 February 2 015, Costa Rica notified the  Committee on Safeguards  of the imposition of the  
safeguard measure  on imports of pounded rice  and the list of developing country Members to 
which  the measure was not applied , pursuant to  Article 9, Footnote 2, of the Agreement on 
Safeguards . The individual and collective import shares of these countries  were as follows : G/SG/N/8/CRI /1/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/CRI/1/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/11/CRI/1/Suppl.2  
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  Imports of pounded rice  
(Tariff s ubheadings  1006.30.90.91 and 1006.30.90.99)  
Country / 
Year 
 2011  2012  2013  Period 2011 -2013  
Quantity  
(MT) Quantity  
 (MT) Quantity  
 (MT) Total  
(MT) Share  
(%) 
Colombia  0 0 0  0.00 
Brazil 250 0 0 250 0.39 
Ecuador  46 0 0 46 0.07 
Republic of 
South Africa  0 0 0 0 0.00 
Paraguay  0 0 0 0 0.00 
Viet Nam 0 0 2 2 0.00 
Thailand  0 0 3 3 0.01 
Mexico 0 0 351 351 0.54 
Total  296 0 356 989 1.01 
 
4. Costa Rica hereby notifies a change  in the list of countries exempted from the safeguard 
measure imposed on imports of pounded rice , pursuant to  Article 9, Footnote 2, of the Agreement 
on Safeguards . 
 
(i) The reference is the list of developing countries excluded from the application of the 
measure , pursuant to  Article 9, Footnote 2, of the Agreement on Safeguards , as set out in  
document  G/SG/N/8/CRI/1 -G/SG/N/10/CRI/1 -G/SG/N/11/CRI/1 . 
 
(ii) Brazil and Paraguay have to  be removed  from the list of developing countries exempted 
from the safeguard measure on pounded rice . Their share s of the total imports of the  
product concern ed and the date s on which the safeguard measure was applied to them  are 
detailed below : 
 
Country  Total imports  
(MT) 
(13 February  to 
6 August 2 015)  Share of total imports  
(%) 
(13 February  to 
6 August 2 015) Date of application of 
safeguard measure  
Paraguay  1,520.74 10.74 6 August 2 015 
 
 
Country  Total imports  
(MT) 
(13 February  to 
16 December  2015) Share of total imports  
(%) 
(13 February  to 
16 December  2015) Date of application of 
safeguard measure  
Brazil 1,000 7.06 16 December 2 015 
 
The Members  remain ing on the list of countries excluded from the application of the safeguard 
measure on  imports of  pounded rice , pursuant to Article 9, Footnote 2, of the Agreement on 
Safeguards, are  Colombia, Ecuador, the Republic of South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand  and Mexico. 
There were n o imports of pounded rice  from these countries  between  13 February  and 
16 December 2 015. 
 
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