G/SG/N/7/ARE/1/Suppl .2 
G/SG/N/7/BHR/1/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/7/KWT/1/Suppl.2 
G/SG/N/7/OMN/1/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/7/QAT/1/Suppl.2 
G/SG/N/7/SAU/1/Suppl.2  
 
18 May 2017 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.4 OF THE A GREEMENT  ON SAFEGUARDS  
BEFORE TAKING A PROV ISIONAL MEASURE REFE RRED TO IN ARTICLE 6  
(SUPPLEMENT: INVESTI GATION TERMINATED WI TH NO FINAL MEASURE)  
BAHRAIN , KINGDOM OF ; KUWAIT , THE STATE OF ; OMAN, THE SULTANATE OF ; QATAR, 
THE STATE OF ; SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF ; AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
(COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF "GCC")  
(Ferro Silico Manganese)  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated  15 May 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as President of the GCC on behalf of the GCC Member States: Bahrain, 
Kingdom  of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman , the Sultanate of ; Qatar, the State of; Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; and United Arab Emirates . 
 
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The Kingdom of Bahrain as President of the GCC on behalf of the GCC Member States: Bahrain, 
Kingdom  of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman, the Sultanate of; Qatar, the State of; Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; and United Arab Emirates, notifies the Committee on Safeguards, on behalf of GCC 
Member States, that the safeguard investigation on GCC imports of Ferro Silico Manganese has 
been terminated without taking definitive measures, as follows:  
1  PRODUCT SUBJECT TO I NVESTIGATION  
The product covered by the investigation is Ferro -silico-manganese.  
This product is imported to GCC member countries under HS Code: (72023000).  
2  IDENTIFY THE WTO DOC UMENT CONTAINING THE  NOTIFICATION OF INIT IATION  
Related WTO documents for the investigation are the following:  
G/SG/N/6/BHR/2 -G/SG/N/6/KWT/2 -G/SG/N/6/O MN/2 -G/SG/N/6/QAT/2 -G/SG/N/6/SAU/2 - 
G/SG/N/6/ARE/2; G/SG/N/7/BHR/1 -G/SG/N/7/KWT/1 -G/SG/N/7/OMN/1 -G/SG/N/7/QAT/1 - 
G/SG/N/7/SAU/1 -G/SG/N/7/ARE/1; and  G/SG/N/7/BHR/1/Suppl.1 -G/SG/N/7/KWT/1/Suppl.1, 
G/SG/N/7/OMN/1/Suppl.1 -G/SG/N/7/QAT/1/Suppl.1 -G/SG/N/7/SAU/1/ Suppl.1 -
G/SG/N/7/ARE/1/Suppl.1  G/SG/N/7/ARE/1/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/7/BHR/1/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/7/KWT/1/Suppl.2 • 
G/SG/N/7/OMN/1/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/7/QAT/1/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/7/SAU/1/Suppl.2  
 
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  3  SPECIFY THE DATE ON WHICH THE INVESTIGAT ION WAS TERMINATED  
The investigation was terminated upon the decision of the GCC Permanent Committee for 
Anti Injurious Practices in International Trade dated on 1 May 2017.1 This decis ion came into force 
on 3 May 2017.  
4  IDENTIFY THE REASON( S) FOR TERMINATION O F THE INVESTIGATION  
The serious injury suffered by the GCC industry is not due to the increase in imports under 
investigation but mostly due to factors other than the increase in i mports.  
GCC public interest does not require application of definitive measures.  
5  PROVIDE THE REFERENC E FOR THE PUBLISHED NOTICE OF TERMINATIO N 
The notice of termination of the investigation was published at the Official Gazette of the GCC - 
Bureau of Techni cal Secretariat for Anti Injurious Practices in International Trade volume(12) 
dated 3 May 2017.  
6  PROVIDE ANY OTHER IN FORMATION THAT THE N OTIFYING MEMBER MAY CONSIDER 
RELEVANT  
None.  
 
 
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1 A copy of the decision has been submitted electronically. To  consult this document please contact 
Ms. Budd (Hilary.Budd@wto.org) or Ms.  Richards  (Anne.Richards@wto.org) of the Rules  Division .