G/SG/N/6/COL/4/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/14/COL/1/Suppl.1  
20 May 2015  
(15-2630)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
NOTIFICATION OF THE INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7.2 
REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
COLOMBIA  
(Bars and Rods of Low-Carbon Steel) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 19 May 2015, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia. 
 
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Colombia hereby notifies the conclusion of the investigation to consider the extension of the general safeguard measure on imports of bars  and rods of low-carbon steel, adopted by 
Decree No. 846 of 30 April 2014, in accordance with the regulations established in its domestic 
legislation - Decree No. 152 of 1998.  1. Product under investigation 
The product under investigation is bars and rods of low-carbon steel, commercially known as 
"Alambrón Trefilable de Bajo Carbono " (low-carbon drawable wire rod), which is classified in the 
National Customs Tariff (Decree 4927 of 2011) under the following tariff subheadings: 
PRODUCT SUBHEADING DESCRIPTION 
Bars and rods 
of low-carbon steel 7213.91.10.10 Other bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or 
non-alloyed steel, of a circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm, containing by weight less than 0.12% of chromium, nickel, copper and molybdenum taken together, and less than 0.45% of carbon. 
7213.91.90.10 Other bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or 
non-alloy steel, of a circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in 
diameter, containing by weight  less than 0. 45% of carbon. 
7227.90.00.11 Other bars and rods, hot-rolled, in i rregularly wound coils, of boron alloy 
steel, containing by weight less than 0.45% of carbon. 
 
2. WTO document containing the notification of initiation of the investigation 
G/SG/N/6/COL/4/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/14/COL/1 of 13 January 2015. 
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  3. Specify the date on which the investigation was terminated 
27 April 2015 4. Reason(s) for termination Based on the final outcome of the investigation, the Customs, Tariffs and Foreign Trade 
Committee, at its session No. 282 on 27 April 2015, did not find sufficient evidence to prove that 
the safeguard measure continues to be necessary. 
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) 
The Technical Secretariat of the Customs, Tariffs and Foreign Trade Committee, through 
communications dated 29 and 30 April 2015, informed the parties that the safeguard measure adopted by Decree No. 846 of 30 April 2014 would not be extended. 
6. Other relevant information 
At session No. 282 on 27 April 2015, the Customs, Tariffs and Foreign Trade Committee instructed 
the Technical Secretariat to inform the parties concerned of the recommendation not to extend 
the safeguard measure on imports of bars and rods of low-carbon steel adopted by Decree No. 846 
of 2014. 
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