G/SG/N/7/COL/2/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/11/COL/2/Suppl.2  
29 April 2014  
(14-2635)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
COLOMBIA  
(Bars and Rods of Iron or Non-Alloy Steel (C orrugated Bars and Rods), and Bars and Rods, 
Hot-Rolled, of Iron or Non-Alloy Steel (Corrugated Bars and Rods, Hot-Rolled)) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 25 April 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia. 
 
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 Colombia hereby notifies the conclusion of the safeguard investigation concerning imports of bars 
and rods of iron or non-alloy steel (corrugated bars and rods) and bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron 
or non-alloy steel (corrugated bars and rods, hot-rolled), without the adoption of any definitive measure.  
1  PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION 
The products under investigation are bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel (corrugated bars 
and rods) and bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron  or non-alloy steel (corrugated bars and rods, 
hot-rolled), which are classified in the National Customs Tariff (Decree No. 4927 of 2011) under 
the following subheadings: 
PRODUCT SUBHEADING DESCRIPTION (ADAPTED TEXT) 
Bars and rods of iron or 
non-alloy steel 7214.20.00.00 Bars and rods of iron or non- alloy steel, not further worked 
than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling, containing indentations, ribs, gr ooves or other defo rmations produced 
during the rolling process or twisted after rolling. 
Bars and rods, 
hot-rolled, of iron or 
non-alloy steel 7213.10.00.00 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron or non-alloy steel, 
containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations 
produced during the rolling process. 
 
2  WTO DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE NOTI FICATION OF INITIATION OF THE 
INVESTIGATION 
G/SG/N/6/COL/6 of 4 September 2013. 
   G/SG/N/7/COL/2/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/11/COL/2/Suppl.2 
 
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3  SPECIFY THE DATE ON WHICH THE INVESTIGATION WAS TERMINATED 
31 March 2014. 
 
4  REASON(S) FOR TERMINATION 
Based on the final outcome of the investigation, the Customs, Tariffs and Foreign Trade Committee 
and the Higher Council for Trade found no grounds on which to recommend the adoption 
of a measure, in the absence of any finding of causal link. 
 5  REFERENCE FOR THE PUBLISHED NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NAME OF NOTIFYING 
MEMBER'S OFFICIAL JOURNAL, DATE AND PAGE NUMBER AT WHICH NOTICE APPEARED 
IN THE JOURNAL) 
Pursuant to Article 24.5 of Decree No. 152 of 1998 (domestic legislation) the Secretariat 
of the Higher Council for Foreign Trade, informed  interested parties by means of communications 
dated 7 April 2014 of the conclusion of the investigation, without the adoption of any 
definitive measure.  
6  OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION 
At its session No. 95 of 31 March 2014, the Higher Council for Foreign Trade refrained from 
making a recommendation to the National Government for the application of the requested general safeguard measure against imports of bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel 
(corrugated bars and rods) and bars and rods, hot-rolled, of iron or non-alloy steel (corrugated 
bars and rods, hot-rolled).  
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