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Committee on Safeguards    
 
NOTIFICATIONS REGARD ING ARTICLE 9.1  SUBMITTED BETWEEN  
1 JANUARY 2010 AND 3 0 SEPTEMBER 2016  
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT1 
This document has been compiled by the Secretariat at the request of Members and was discussed 
at the Committee's meeting held on 24 October  2016.  
 
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without preju dice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.   
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- 2 - NOTIFICATIONS REGARD ING ARTICLE 9.1  
SUBMITTED BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2016  
Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/6/Suppl.1  Footwear  15 January 2010  yes 
Turkey   G/SG/N/11/TUR/4/Suppl.1  Steam smoothing irons  15 January 2010  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/7/Suppl.2  Motorcycles  18 January 2010  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/3/Suppl.1  Vacuum cleaners  18 January 2010  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/1/Suppl.4  Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles  9 February 2010  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/8  Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles  24 February 2010  yes 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/3/Suppl.1  Ceramic Tiles  18 March 2010  yes 
Dominican Republic  G/SG/N/11/DOM/1  Tubular fabric and polypropylene bags  6 April 2010  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/6  Caustic Soda Lye  29 April 2010  no5 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/7/Suppl.2  Steel Angle Bars  20 May 2010  yes 
Dominican Republic  G/SG/N/11/DOM/2  Certain Sports and Other Socks  20 May 2010  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/9  Testliner board  10 June 2010  yes 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/3/Suppl.2  Ceramic Tiles  20 September 2010  yes 
Dominican Republic  G/SG/N/11/DOM/1/Suppl.1  Tubular fabric and polypropylene bags  18 October 2010  yes 
Ecuador  G/SG/N/11/ECU/1  Windshields  27 October 201 0 yes 
Dominican Republic  G/SG/N/11/DOM/2/Suppl.1  Certain Sports and Other Socks  3 November 2010  yes 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/1  Glass Block  7 January 2011  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/4  Stranded wire, ropes and cables, excluding locked 
coil, flattened stran ds and non -rotating wire ropes  11 April 2011  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/8  Bleached and unbleached woven fabric of cotton  12 April 2011  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/7  Certain Wire of Iron Non -Alloy Steel  12 April 2011  yes 
Indonesia  
 G/SG/N/11/IDN/6  Certa in Wire of Iron/Non -Alloy Steel, Plated with 
Zinc 12 April 2011  yes 
 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/5  Certain Stranded wire, ropes and cables  12 April 2011  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/14  Spectacle Frames  15 April 2011  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/15  Travel Goods, Han dbags and Similar Containers  18 April 2011  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/7  PX-13 20 June 2011  no6 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/9  Cotton Yarn Other Than Sewing Thread  21 June 2011  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/16  Polyethylene terephthalate  24 June 2011  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/ N/11/TUR/17  Cotton Yarn  24 June 2011  yes 
                                                
2 Even when the document is multi -symbolled, only the N11 symbol is indicated. Corrigenda are not included in this table.   
3 The date indicated in this column is the date w hen the notification was circulated.  
4 "Yes" in this column means that the notification positively and specifically identifies (in the form of, including but not li mited to, a list/table) the developing country 
Members to which the measure does not apply  by virtu e of Art icle 9.1 . "No" in this column means that the developing country Members to which the measure does not apply  are 
indicated in a means other than positively and specifically naming them.    
5 "As the import from developing nations except Chin a, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and  Thailand do not exceed 3  per cent  individually, the import of product under 
consideration originating  from developing nations except those mentioned above may not attract safeguard duty."  
6 "As the imports from develop ing nations except the People’s Republic of China do not exceed 3% individually, the import of product under consideration or iginating from 
developing nations except the People’s Republic of China may not attract Safeguard Duty."   
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- 3 - Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/1/Suppl.2  Glass Block  8 August 2011  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/9/Suppl.1  Testliner board  11 August 2011  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/7/Suppl.1  PX-13 6 September 2011  no7 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR /9/Suppl.1  Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers  8 November 2011  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/8/Suppl.1  Spectacle Frames  8 November 2011  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/11/Suppl.1  Certain Electrical Appliances  8 November 2011  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/10  Tarpaulins made from Synthetic Fibres apart  from 
Awning and Sunblinds  2 December 2011  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/1/Suppl.5  Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles  9 January 2012  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/7/Suppl.3  Steel Angle Bars  9 January 2012  yes 
Israel  G/SG/N/11/ISR/2  Glass Wool and Rock Wool  9 January 2012  yes 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/2  Cotton Yarn  9 January 2012  no8 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/8/Suppl.1  Float Glass  10 January 2012  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/17/Suppl.1  Cotton Yarn  2 February 2012  yes 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/3  Cotton Textile and Mixed Cotton Textile  5 March 2012  no9 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/8  Phthalic Anhydride  16 April 2012  no10 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/9/Suppl.2  Testliner board  18 April 2012  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/7/Suppl.4  Steel Angle Bar  20 April 2012  yes 
Chile G/SG/N/11/CHL/6  Maize otherwise worked  2 May 2012  no11 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/18  Certain Electrical Appliances  9 May 2012  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/13/Suppl.2  Matches  22 May 2012  yes 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/4  Polypropylene  6 June 2012  no12 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/7/Suppl.3  Motorcycles  16 July 2012  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/6/Suppl.2  Footwear  16 July 2012  yes 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/5  Cotton Yarn  20 July 2012  no13 
                                                
7 "Nothing contained in th is notification shall apply to imports of N1, 3 -dimethyl butyl -N'phenylenediamine (PX -13 also known as 6 PPD) from countries, notified as 
developing countries under clause (a) of sub -section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than China PR."  
8 "Impor ts from developing country Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each Member' s imports do not exceed three per 
cent of total imports into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than a three per cent imp ort share do not collectively account for more than nine per cent of total imports 
into Egypt."  
9 "Imports from developing country Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each M ember's imports do not exceed thr ee per 
cent of total imports into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than three per cent import share do not collectively account for more than nine per cent of total imports 
into Egypt."  
10 "As the imports from developing nations except Pakistan,  China and Thailand do not exceed 3% individually and 9% collectively, the import of product under 
consideration originating from developing nations except those mentioned above may not attract safeguard duty."  
11 "Imports from developing countries Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure provided that each Member's imports do not exceed 
3 per cent of total imports into Chile and that the share of Members with less than 3 per cent import share does not collective ly account f or more than 9 per cent of total imports 
into Chile."  
12 "Imports from developing country Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each M ember's imports individually do not 
exceed three per cent of total imports into Egypt. In addition, the share of the Members with less than three per cent import share do not collectively account for more than nine 
per cent of total imports into Egypt."   
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- 4 - Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Chile G/SG/N/11/CHL/7  Maize otherwise worked  4 September 2012  no14 
Thailand  G/SG /N/11/THA/1/Suppl.4  Glass Block  19 October 2012  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/8/Suppl.2  Float Glass  2 November 2012  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/9  Dioctyl Phthalate (DOP)  3 December 2012  no15 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/7  Steel Rebar  5 December 2012  no16 
Egypt  G/SG/N /11/EGY/6  Raw and white sugar  5 December 2012  no17 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/11  Articles of Iron or Steel Wire  19 December 2012  yes 
Russian Federation  G/SG/N/11/RUS/1  Harvesters  8 January 2013  no18 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/4  Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel  13 February 2013  yes 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/2  Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts 
of Alloying Elements  13 February 2013  yes 
Ukraine  G/SG/N/11/UKR/1  Motor cars  25 March 2013  yes 
Chile G/SG/N/11/CHL/8  Maize  23 April 2013  no19 
Morocco  G/SG/N/11 /MAR/2  WIRE RODS AND REINFORCING BARS  2 May 2013  yes 
South Africa  G/SG/N/11/ZAF/2  Frozen potato chips  21 June 2013  yes 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.1  Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel  1 July 2013  yes 
Russian Federation  G/SG/N/11/RUS/1/Suppl.3  Harvesters a nd modules thereof  15 July 2013  no20 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.1  Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts 
of Alloying Elements  2 August 2013  yes 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/1/Suppl.5  Glass Block  8 August 2013  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/12  Seamless Pipe Casing and Tubing  26 August 2013  yes 
Viet Nam  G/SG/N/11/VNM/1  Articles of Vegetable Oils  12 September 2013  yes 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
13 "Imports from developing country Members shall not be subject to the defini tive safeguard measure as long as each Member's imports do not exceed three per cent of 
total imports into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than a three per cent import share do not collectively accoun t for more than nine per cent of total impo rts into 
Egypt."  
14 "The safeguard measure does not apply to developing country Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) whose average indiv idual share of total imports during the 
24-month period from April 2010 to March 2012 was less than 3 per cent a nd which collectively account for not more than 9 per cent, in accordance with the provisions of 
Article  9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards."  
15 "As the imports from developing nations except Malaysia do not exceed 3% individually and 9% collectively, the i mport of product under consideration originating from 
developing nations except the country mentioned above may not attract safeguard duty."  
16 "Imports from developing country Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as lo ng as each Member's imports individually do not 
exceed three per cent of total imports into Egypt. In addition, the share of the Members with less than three per cent import  share do not collectively account for more than nine 
per cent of total imports int o Egypt."  
17 "Imports from developing country Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each M ember's imports do not exceed three 
percent of total imports into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than a t hree per cent import share do not collectively account for more than nine per cent of total 
imports into Egypt."  
18 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Customs Union Tariff Preferences Syst em except for the People's 
Republic of China. Shares of imports from these countries except for the People's Republic of China individually do not excee d 3 per cent and collectively do not account for more 
than 9 per cent."  
19 "Imports from developing count ry Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each Member's imports do not exceed 3% of 
total imports into Chile and the share of Members with less than 3% import share do not collectively account for more than 9%  of total imports into Chile."  
20 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Customs Union Tariff Preferences System except for China. Shares 
of imports from these countries except for China indiv idually do not exceed 3 per cent and collectively do not account for more than 9 per cent."   
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- 5 - Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Russian Federation  G/SG/N/11/RUS/2  Tableware and Kitchenware of Porcelain  13 September 2013  no21 
Colombia  G/SG/N/11/COL/1  Steel Wire  Rod 16 September 2013  yes 
Colombia  G/SG/N/11/COL/2  Bars and Rods of Iron or Non -Alloy Steel; and 
Bars/Rods, Hot -Rolled, of Iron or Non -Alloy Steel  16 September 2013  yes 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.2  Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amount s 
of Alloying Elements  25 September 2013  yes 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/TUR/11/Suppl.2  Certain Electrical Appliances  16 October 2013  yes 
Russian Federation  G/SG/N/11/RUS/1/Suppl.5  Harvesters and modules thereof  24 October 2013  no22 
South Africa  G/SG/N/11/ZAF/2/S uppl.2  Frozen potato chips  16 December 2013  yes 
Morocco  G/SG/N/11/MAR/2/Suppl.1  Wire rods and reinforcing bars  20 December 2013  yes 
Israel  G/SG/N/11/ISR/2/Rev.1  Glass Wool and Rock Wool  13 January 2014  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/9/Suppl.3  Testliner b oard 17 January 2014  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/10  Sodium Nitrite  27 January 2014  no23 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/8/Suppl.2  Spectacle Frames  25 February 2014  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/9/Suppl.2  Travel Goods, handbags and similar containers  7 April 2014  yes 
Morocc o G/SG/N/11/MAR/2/Suppl.2  Wire Rods and Reinforcing Bars  11 April 2014  yes 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/19  Terephthalic acid  24 April 2014  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/11  Seamless Pipes, Tubes and Hollow profiles of Iron or 
non-alloy steel  25 April 2014  no24 
Colombia  G/SG/N/11/COL/1/Suppl.3  Steel Wire Rod  25 April 2014  yes 
Ukraine  G/SG/N/11/UKR/2  Tableware and kitchenware of porcelain  29 April 2014  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/13  Wheat Flour  12 May 2014  yes 
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/3  Non Alloy Hot Rolled Steel Flat Pr oducts in Coils and 
Not in Coils  28 May 2014  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/12  Saturated Fatty Alcohols  3 June 2014  no25 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/14  Flat-Rolled Product of Iron or Non -Alloy Steel  28 July 2014  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/11/Suppl.1  Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, Seamless of iron, 
alloy or non -alloy steel  4 September 2014  no26  
Thailand  G/SG/N/11/THA/3/Suppl.1  Non Alloy Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products in Coils and 
Not in Coils  25 September 2014  yes 
                                                
21 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Customs Union Tariff Preferences System, except China. Sha res of 
imports from these countries, except China, individually do not exceed 3 per cent and collectively do not account for more th an 9 per cent of the total imports of tableware and 
kitchenware of porcelain into the single customs territory of the Custom s Union of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation."  
22 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Customs Union Tariff Preferences System except for China. Shares 
of imports from these countries except for China individually do not exceed 3 per cent and collectively do not account for mo re than 9 per cent."  
23 "As the imports from developing nations except China do not exceed 3% individually and 9% collectivel y, the import of product under consideration originating from 
developing nations except China may not attract safeguard duty."  
24 "As the imports from developing nations except China PR did not exceed 3% individually and 9% collectively, the import of PUC  originating from developing nations 
except China PR, will not attract safeguard duty in terms of proviso to Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act 1975."  
25 "As the imports from developing nations except Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia do not exceed 3% indivi dually and 9% collectively, the import of product under 
consideration originating from developing nations except Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia may not attract Safeguard Duty."  
26 "Nothing contained in the Department of Revenue Notification shall apply to  imports of Seamless Pipes and Tubes from countries notified as developing countries under 
clause (a) of sub -section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, other than the People's Republic of China."   
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- 6 - Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/16/Suppl.1  Polyethylene terep hthalate  8 October 2014  yes 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.2  Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel  13 October 2014  yes 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/8  Steel Rebar  15 October 2014  no27 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/13  Sodium Citrate  16 October 2014  no28 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/12/Suppl. 1 Saturated Fatty Alcohols  22 October 2014  no29 
Morocco  
 G/SG/N/11/MAR/3  Cold-Rolled Sheets in Coils or Cut, and Plated or 
Coated Sheets  22 October 2014  yes 
Russian Federation  G/SG/N/11/RUS/3  Pipes and Tubes of Stainless Steel  29 October 2014  no30 
Thailan d G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.3  Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts 
of Alloying Elements  6 November 2014  yes 
Malaysia  G/SG/N/11/MYS/1  Hot Rolled Steel Plate  12 December 2014  no31 
Thailand  
 G/SG/N/11/THA/4  Non Alloy Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products  in Coils and 
Not in Coils  15 January 2015  yes 
Armenia  G/SG/N/11/ARM/1  Harvesters and modules thereof  16 January 2015  no32 
Armenia  G/SG/N/11/ARM/2  Tableware and Kitchenware of Porcelain  16 January 2015  no33 
Costa Rica  G/SG/N/11/CRI/1  Pounded Rice  20 Janua ry 2015  yes 
Indonesia  G/SG/N/11/IDN/15  I and H Sections of Other Alloy Steel  5 February 2015  yes 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.3  Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel  6 February 2015  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/12/Suppl.2  Saturated Fatty Alcohols  30 March 2015  no34 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/8/Suppl.1  Steel rebar  16 April 2015  no35 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/9  White Sugar  16 April 2015  no36 
                                                
27 "Imports from developing country Members shall n ot be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each Member's imports individually do not 
exceed 3% of total imports into Egypt. In addition, the share of the Members with less than 3% import share do not collective ly account for mor e than 9% of total imports into 
Egypt."  
28 "As the imports from developing countries except China PR do not exceed 3% individually and 9% collectively, the import of pr oduct under consideration originating from 
developing countries, except China PR, will no t attract safeguard duty in terms of proviso to Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975."  
29 "As the imports from developing countries except Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia do not exceed 3% individually and 9% collec tively, the import of product under 
consideration originating from developing countries, except Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia will not attract safeguard duty in terms of proviso to Section 8B of the Customs Tariff 
Act, 1975."  
30 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Customs Union Tariff Preferences System except for China, Brazil 
and Malaysia. Shares of imports from these countries except for China (including Chinese Taipei and special administrative re gions Hong Kong, China and Macao, China) and Brazil 
individually do not exceed 3% and collectively do not account for more than 9%."  
31 "[T]he imports from developing countries, except the People’s Republic of China, Ukraine, the Republic of Korea, the Republic  of Indonesia and t he Republic of Singapore, 
is not subjected to the provisional safeguards measure."  
32 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Eurasian Economic Union Tariff Preferences System except for 
China. " 
33 "The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Tariff Preferences System of the Eurasian Economic Union, except 
China."  
34 "Nothing contained in the Department of Revenue Notification shall apply to imports of subject goods excluding Saturated Fatty Alcohols with carbon chain length of pure 
C8, from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub -section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, other than Malaysia, Thailand a nd Indonesia."  
35 "Imports from Developing Country Members shall not be subject to the definitive safeguard measure as long as each Member's im ports do not exceed three per cent of 
total imports into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than a three  per cent import share do not collectively account for more than nine percent of total imports into 
Egypt."   
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- 7 - Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/5  Writing and Printing Paper  20 April 2015  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/10  Newsprint  21 May 2015  yes 
Morocco  
 G/SG/N /11/MAR/4  Cold-Rolled Sheets in Coils or Cut, and Plated or 
Coated Sheets  29 May 2015  yes 
Ecuador  
 G/SG/N/11/ECU/2  Wood and Bamboo Flooring and Accessories Thereof  2 June 2015  no37 
Turkey  G/SG/N/11/TUR/20  Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings  26 June 2015  yes 
Malaysia  G/SG/N/11/MYS/1/Suppl.1  Hot Rolled Steel Plate  1 July 2015  no38 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/7/Suppl.5  Steel Angle Bars  4 August 2015  yes 
Indonesia  
 G/SG/N/11/IDN/16  Bars and Rods, Hot -Rolled, in Irregularity Wound 
Coils, of Iron  or Non -Alloy St eel or of Other Alloy 
Steel 7 September 2015  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/14  Hot-rolled flat products of non -alloy and other alloy 
steel in coils of a width of 600 mm or more  30 September 2015  no39 
Chile G/SG/N/11/CHL/9  Steel Wire Rod  8 October 2015  no40 
Egypt  G/SG/N/11/EGY/10  Automotive Batteries  26 October 2015  no41 
Morocco  G/SG/N/11/MAR/2/Suppl.3  Wire Rods and Reinforcing Bars  22 December 2015  yes 
Kyrgyz Republic  G/SG/N/11/KGZ/1  Harvesters and modules thereof  7 January 2016  no42 
Kyrgyz Republic  G/SG/N/11/KG Z/2  Tableware and Kitchenware of Porcelain  7 January 2016  no43 
Viet Nam  
 G/SG/N/11/VNM/2  Certain semi -finished and finished products of alloy 
and non -alloy steel  11 March 2016  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/14/Suppl.2  Hot-rolled flat products of non -alloy and o ther alloy  
steel in coils of a width of 600 mm or more  22 March 2016  no44 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
36 "Imports from Developing Country Members shall not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure as long as each M ember's imports indiv idually do not 
exceed three percent of total imports into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than three percent import share do no t collectively account for more than nine per cent of 
total imports into Egypt."  
37 "Developing countries to which th e measure is not applied under Article 9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards: Developing countries, […] other than Brazil, Chile , Mexico, 
Colombia, Panama and Peru, whose shares of imports of the products concerned collectively account for less than 9%."  
38 "As the imports from developing nations except The People's Republic of China, Ukraine, Republic of Korea, Republic of Indonesi a and Republic of Singapore do not exceed 
3% individually and 9% collectively, the import of product under consideration originatin g from developing nations except the People's Republic of China, Ukraine, Republic of 
Korea, Republic of Indonesia and Republic of Singapore would not attract Safeguard Duty."  
39 "The import of the Product Under Consideration is originating from more than o ne developing nation whose aggregate percentage of import into India is more than 9%. 
Therefore, the import of Product Under Consideration originating from developing nations will also attract Safeguard Duty in terms of proviso to Section 8B of the Customs  Tariff 
Act, 1975."  
40 "Imports from developing country Members will not be subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure provided that each  Member's imports do not exceed 3% of 
total imports into Chile and that Members with less than 3% import shar e collectively account for not more than 9% of total imports into Chile."  
41 "Imports from Developing Country Members shall not be subject to the definitive safeguard measure as long as each Member's im ports do not exceed 3% of total imports 
into Egypt and the share of the Members with less than a 3% import share do not collectively account for more than 9% of total imports into Egypt."  
42 "The measure shall not be applied to products originating in the developing countries – users of the Eurasian Economic Un ion Tariff Preferences System except for China."  
43 "The measure shall not be applied to products originating in the developing countries – users of the Tariff Preferences System of the Eurasian Economic Union, except 
China."  
44 "As the imports from developi ng nations except China PR and Ukraine do not exceed 3% individually and 9% collectively, the import of product under conside ration 
originating from developing nations except China PR and Ukraine will not attract Safeguard Duty in terms of proviso to Secti on 8B (1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975."   
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- 8 - Notifying Member  Symbol2 Product  Date3  Positive 
Identification?4 
Viet Nam  G/SG/N/11/VNM/3  Monosodium glutamate  24 March 2016  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/14/Suppl.3  Hot-Rolled flat products of non -alloy and other alloy  
Steel in coils of a width of 600  mm or more  5 April 2016  no45 
Chile G/SG/N/11/CHL/10  Steel Wire Rod  12 April 2016  no46 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/15  Unwrought Aluminium  29 April 2016  no47 
Ukraine  G/SG/N/11/UKR/3  Flexible porous plates, blocks and sheets of 
polyurethane foams  10 June 2016  yes 
Morocco  G/SG/N/11/MAR/5  Paper in Rolls and Reams  16 June 2016  yes 
Jordan  G/SG/N/11/JOR/6  Aluminium Bars, Rods and Profiles  28 July 2016  yes 
Viet Nam  
 G/SG/N/11/VNM/4  Certain semi -finished and finished products of alloy 
and non -alloy steel  2 August 2016  yes 
India G/SG/N/11/IND/16  Hot-rolled flat sheets and plates  15 August 2016  no48 
Morocco  
 G/SG/N/11/MAR/4/Suppl.2  Cold-Rolled Sheets in Coils or Cut, and Plated or 
Coated Sheets  13 September  2016 yes 
Ukraine  
 G/SG/N/11/UKR/3/Suppl.1  Flexible porous plates,  blocks and sheets of 
polyurethane foams  21 September 2016  yes 
Ukraine  G/SG/N/11/UKR/2/Suppl.1  Tableware and kitchenware of porcelain  21 September 2016  yes 
Philippines  G/SG/N/11/PHL/9/Suppl.4  Testliner board  27 September 2016  yes 
Malaysia  G/SG/N/11/MYS/ 3 Steel Wire Rod and Deformed Bar in Coil  29 September 2016  no49 
Malaysia  G/SG/N/11/MYS/2  Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars  29 September 2016  no50 
 
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45 "Nothing contained in the Department of Revenue Notification shall apply to imports of subject goods from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of 
sub-section (6) of section 8B of the Cust oms Tariff Act, other than People's Republic of China and Ukraine."  
46 "Imports from developing country Members will not be subject to the final safeguard measure as long as each Member's imports do not exceed 3% of total imports into 
Chile and the share of  the Members with less than a 3% import share do not collectively account for more than 9% of total imports into Chile."  
47 "As the share of imports of the Product Under Consideration (PUC) from developing nations (other than Malaysia, South Africa a nd Thai land), individually and collectively, 
do not exceed 3% and 9% respectively, of the total imports of PUC into India during 2015 -2016, the imports of PUC from developing nations except Malaysia, South Africa and 
Thailand, will not attract safeguard duty in t erms of proviso to Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. For this purpose, developing nations, as listed in Customs Not ification 
No. 19/2016 -Customs (NT) dated 5 February 2016, available in the Public domain at http://www.cbec.gov.in , would be applicable. " (This is the corrected wording found in 
G/SG/N/11/IND/15/Corr.1.)  
48 "As the imports from developing nations, as listed in Notification No.19/2016 -Customs (NT) dated 5 February 2016, except China PR, Indonesia and Ukraine do not 
exceed 3% individually and 9% collectively, the import of product under consideration originating from developing nations exc ept China PR, Indonesia and Ukraine will not attract 
Safeguard Duty in terms of proviso to Section 8B (1) of the  Customs Tariff Act, 1975."  
49 "The imports from developing countries except the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea and Singapore are not subject ed to the provisional safeguard duty."  
50 "The imports from developing countries, except the People’s Republic of China are not subjected to the provisional safeguard duty. "