G/SG/N/8/PHL/11/S uppl.2 
G/SG/N/10/PHL/9/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/PHL/11/Suppl.2  
 
24 November 2020  
(20-8500) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12. 1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A 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  
PHILIPPINES  
Cement  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 23 November 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Philippines.1 
 
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Further to G/SG/N/8/PHL/11/Suppl.1  - G/SG/N/10/PHL /9 - G/SG/N/11/PHL/11/Suppl.1  dated 
16 September  2019 and pursuant to Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Philippines 
notifies the Committee that, per order of the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry on  
26 October  2020, the definitive safeguard duty on Cement  was reduced to Php245/MT or Php9 .80 
per 40kg bag  for the second year of implementation covering the period  22 October  2020 to 
21 October  2021. The Philippines also notifies the list of developing countries exem pt from the 
measure pursuant to Article 9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards.   
 
1 A copy of the DTI Administrative Order has been submitted electronically. To consult this document 
please contact Ms. Richards  (anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms. Naville ( delphine.naville@wto.org ) of the 
Rules  Division.  G/SG/N/8/PHL/11/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/PHL/9/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/PHL/11/Suppl.2  
 
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  ANNEX  
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND SEPARATE CUSTOMS TER RITORIES EXCLUDED FROM THE 
IMPOSITION OF THE PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURE ON THE IMPORTATION OF CEMENT  
East &   
Southern  Africa  West Africa  North Africa  South Asia  
Angola  
Botswana  
Burundi  
Comoros  
Congo Dem. Rep. 
Djibouti  
Eritrea  
Eswatini  
Ethiopia  
Kenya  
Lesotho  
Madagascar  
Malawi  
Mauritius  
Mozambique  
Namibia  
Reunion  
Rwanda  
Seychelles  
Somalia  
South Africa  
Sudan  
Tanzania  
Uganda  
Zambia  
Zimbabwe  Benin  
Burkina Faso  
Cameroon  
Cape Verde  
Central African Rep.  
Chad 
Congo, Rep.  
Cote d'Ivoire  
Equatorial Guinea  
Gabon  
Gambia, The  
Ghana  
Guinea  
Guinea, Bissau  
Liberia  
Mali 
Mauritania  
Niger  
Nigeria  
Sao Tome & Principe  
Senegal  
Sierra Leone  
Togo Algeria  
Egypt, Arab Rep.  
Libya 
Morocco  
Tunisia  Afghanistan  
Bangladesh  
Bhutan  
British Indian Ocean  
 Territory  
East Timor  
India 
Maldives  
Nepal  
Pakistan  
Sri Lanka  
  G/SG/N/8/PHL/11/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/PHL/9/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/PHL/11/Suppl.2  
 
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Europe &  
Central Asia  Middle East  Americas  East Asia & Pacific  
Albania  
Armenia  
Azerbaijan  
Belarus  
Bosnia & Herzegovina  
Bulgaria  
Croatia  
Cyprus  
Czech Republic  
Estonia  
Georgia  
Greenland  
Hungary  
Kazakhstan  
Kyrgyz Republic  
Latvia  
Lithuania  
Macedonia, FYR  
Malta  
Moldova  
Poland  
Romania  
Russian Federation  
Slovakia  
Slovenia  
Tajikistan  
Turkey  
Turkmenistan  
Ukraine  
Uzbekistan  
Yuguslavia, Fed. Rep.  Bahrain  
Iran, Islamic Rep.  
Iraq 
Israel  
Jordan  
Kuwait  
Lebanon  
Oman  
Qatar  
Saudi Arabia  
Syrian Arab Rep.  
United Arab Emirates  
West Bank & Gaza  
Yemen, Rep.  Anguilla  
Antigua & Barbuda  
Argentina  
Aruba  
Bahamas  
Barbados  
Belize  
Bermuda  
Bolivia  
Brazil  
British Virgin Islands  
Cayman Islands  
Chile 
Colombia  
Costa Rica  
Cuba 
Dominica  
Dominican Rep.  
Ecuador  
El Salvador  
Falkland Is. (Malvinas)  
French Guiana  
Grenada  
Guadaloupe  
Guatemala  
Guyana  
Haiti 
Honduras  
Jamaica  
Martinique  
Mexico  
Montserrat  
Netherland Antilles  
Nicaragua  
Norfolk Islands  
Panama  
Paraguay  
Peru 
Puerto Rico  
St. Helena  
St. Kitts & Navis  
St. Lucia  
St. Pierre & Miquelon  
St. Vincent & the  
 Grenadines  
Suriname  
Trinidad & Tobago  
Turks & Caicos Islands  
Uruguay  
US Virgin Islands  
Venezuela  American Samoa  
Brunei Darussalam  
Cambodia  
Christmas Is.  
Cocos (Keeling) Is.  
Cook Is.  
Fiji 
French Polynesia  
Guam  
Hong Kong, China  
Indonesia  
Johnston Is.  
Kiribati  
Korea, Dem. Rep.  
Korea, Rep.  
Lao, PDR  
Macau, China  
Malaysia  
Marshall Islands  
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.  
Midway Is.  
Mongolia  
Myanmar  
Nauru  
New Caledonia  
Niue 
Northern Marianas Is.  
Palau  
Pitcaim Is.  
Papua New Guinea  
Samoa  
Singapore  
Solomon Islands  
Tokelau  
Tonga  
Tuvalu  
Vanuatu  
Wake Is.  
Wallis & Futuna Is.  
 
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