G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.1  
 
26 February  2019 
(19-1107) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER AR TICLE 12.1(C) UPON T AKING A DECISION  
TO APPLY OR EXTEND A  SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
UNITED STATES 
Large Residential Washers  
Supplement  
The following communication dated 25 February 2019 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (Safeguards Agreement), the 
United States notifies that it has initiated a review o f the situation with respect to the safeguard 
measure on large residential washers, notified to the Committee in G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.3 -
G/SG/N/10/USA/8 -G/SG/N/11/USA/7 (dated 26 January 2018), as follows:  
 
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initi ated.  
 
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) initiated the investigation on 
15 February  2019.  
 
A copy of the Federal Register notice, published on 22 February 2019, is attached1 and includes the 
scheduling of a public hearing, deadlines for the filing of written submission, and any applicable rules 
of procedure.   
 
2. Provide the precise description of the product involved.  
  
The products covered by this investigation are described in the Presidential Proclamation published 
in the Federal Register on 25 January 2018, and noti fied in G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.3 -
G/SG/N/10/USA/8 -G/SG/N/11/USA/7 (dated 26 January 2018).  
 
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of the investigation.  
 
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has initiated this investigation for the 
purpose of preparing a report to the President and the Congress, as required by section 204(a)(2) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. sec. 2254(a)(2)) on i ts monitoring of 
developments in the domestic industry following the President 's decision to impose a safeguard 
measure on imports of large residential washers and certain washer parts.  Section 204(a)(1) of the 
Trade Act (19 U.S.C. sec. 2254(a)(1)) requires the Commission to monito r developments with 
respect to t he domestic industry, including the progress and specific efforts made by workers and 
firms in the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition, as long as any 
action  under section 203 of th e Trade Act remains in effect. Whenever the initial period of such an 
action exceeds three years, section 204(a)(2) of the Trade Act requires the Commission to submit a 
                                                
1 To consult this document, please contact Ms Budd (hilary.budd@wto.org) or Ms Naville 
(delphine.naville@wto.org) of the Rules Division.   G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.1  
 
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  report on the results of the monitoring to the President and th e Congress no later than the mid -point 
of the initial period of relief – in this case by 9 August 2019.  
 
4. Provide a point of contact for the investigation and identify the preferred means for 
corresponding.  
 
The point of contact for the investigation is:  
 
Nathanael Comly  
Office of Investigations  
U.S. International Trade Commission  
500 E Street, SW  
Washington, DC 20436  
Tel: (202 -205-3174)  
 
The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission 's electronic docket (EDIS) 
at https://edis.usitc.gov .  
 
5. Provide the deadlines and procedures for importers, exporters and other interested 
parties to present evidence and their views, including (i) deadlines and procedures for 
Members and exporters to identif y themselves as interested parties, if so required, to 
participate in the investigation and (ii) the date of the intended public hearing as provided 
for in Article 3.1  
 
Persons wishing to participate in the investigation must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, not later than 21 days after publication of the Federal Register notice, 
or by 15 March 2019.  
 
Each party who is an interested party may submit a prehe aring brief to the Commission. The deadline 
for filing prehearing briefs is 14 June 2019.  Parties may also file posthearing briefs by 2 July  2019.   
 
The Commission has scheduled a hearing for 25 June 2019, at the U.S. International Trad e 
Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC.   
 
Requests to appear at the hearings should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission 
on or before 14 June 2019.  
 
All parties and non -parties desiring to appear at the hearings and m ake oral presentations should 
participate in prehearing conferences to be held on 21 June 2019.  
 
Parties may file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing.  Parties must 
submit any request to present a portion of their hearin g testimony in camera no later than 7 business 
days prior to the date of the hearing.  
 
In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party may submit a written 
statement concerning the matters to be addressed in the Commission 's report to the President on 
or before 2 July 2019.  
 
The attached Federal Register notice provides further information regarding deadlines and 
procedures applicable to this investigation.    
 
The Commission 's Handbook on E -Filing, available on the Commission 's website at 
https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf , elaborates upon 
the Commission 's rules with respect to electronic filing.  
 
 
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