G/L/1054  
 
29 October 2013  
(13-5972)  Page: 1/13  
   
 
 REPORT (2013) OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS 
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
1  GENERAL 
1.  The Committee on Safeguards performs the functions set out in Article 13 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards. This report is submitted in accordan ce with Article 13.1(a) of the Agreement, which 
requires the Committee to report annually to the Council for Trade in Goods on the 
general implementation of the Agreement. Th e report covers the period 23 October 2012 – 
22 October 2013 ("period under review"). 
2.  During the period under review, the Committee held two regular meetings, on 23 April 2013 
(G/SG/M/43) and 22 October 2013 (G/SG/M/44).   
3.  Observer governments in the General Council of the WTO have observer status in the 
Committee. Pursuant to their Agreements with the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank have observer status in the Committee as well. UNCTAD has observer status through a Committee 
decision. At its regular meetings in 1998, the Committee decided to invite the ACP Group and 
the OECD to attend Committee meetings on an ad hoc  basis.  
4.  At its April 2013 meeting, the Committee elected Mr Alex Yun-hsing Ni as Chairperson, and 
Mr William Kendall as Vice-Chairperson.
 
2  NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SAFEGUARDS LAWS AND/OR REGULATIONS OF 
MEMBERS 
5.  During the period under review, the Committee continued its review of notifications under 
Article 12.6 of the Agreement concerning national legislation and/or regulations in the area of 
safeguards. For Members with such legislation and/or regulations, these notifications consist of the full and integrated text thereof. For Members wi thout such legislation and/or regulations, these 
notifications inform the Committee of this fact. 
6.  As of 18 October 2013, one hundred and five  (105) Members had notified the Committee of 
their safeguards legislation and/or regulations or made communications in this regard to the 
Committee (G/SG/N/1/... series; see Annex 1). Twenty -six (26) Members had not as of that date 
made such a notification. The Chairperson remind ed the Committee of the importance of such 
notifications (G/SG/M/43 and G/SG/M/44).  
7.  During the period under review, the Committee reviewed the notified (new or amended) 
legislative texts of the following Members: Ca meroon; Chile; India; Indonesia; Lao PDR; 
Macao, China; Mali; Morocco; Russia; Togo and Ukraine.     
8.  The substance of the review of legislative noti fications is reflected in written questions put to 
Members and written answers to those question s. References to the questions and answers 
pertaining to each notification can be found in the minutes of the meetings at which the notifications were reviewed (G/SG/M/43 and G/SG/M/44). 
3  NOTIFICATIONS OF ACTIONS RELATED TO SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
9.  During the period under review, the Committee received and reviewed a variety of notifications 
of actions related to safeguard measures. The notifications of initiations, the application of G/L/1054 
 
- 2 - 
 
  safeguard measures, and the termination of investigations without measures received by the 
Committee during the period under review are summa rized in Annex 2. A record of investigations 
underway and measures applicable as of 18 October 2013 is set forth in Annex 3. 
10.  Members' comments concerning these notifications can be found in the minutes of the 
meetings at which they were reviewed (G/SG/M/43 and G/SG/M/44). Members' written questions 
and answers concerning these notifications can be found in the G/SG/Q2/… series. 
4  DISCUSSION GROUP REGARDING SAFEGUARD PROCEEDINGS 
11.  At its April 2013 meeting and October 2013 meeting, the Committee had a discussion under 
the item entitled "Discussion Group Regarding Safeguard Proceedings". This item had been 
requested by a number of delegations named the "Friends of Safeguard Proceedings". At the 
April 2013 meeting, on behalf of the "Friends of Safeguard Proceedings", the representative of the 
EU explained that a meeting of an informal discu ssion group, open to all Members, would start 
after the Committee meeting. The representative of  the EU explained that the informal discussion 
group had been organized to follow up the discussion paper (G/SG/W/226) tabled at the 
October 2012 meeting, and explained the topic selected for that afternoon. At the October 2013 
meeting, on behalf of the "Friends of Safegu ard Proceedings", the representative of the US 
explained that another meeting of the inform al discussion group would be held after the 
Committee meeting.  
5  OTHER ISSUES RAISED 12.  At the Committee's April 2013 meeting, the following discussions took place under "Other 
Business". First, a Member stated that anothe r Member seemed to have imposed a safeguard 
measure without notifying it to the Committee. Second, a Member expressed concerns regarding 
an investigation undertaken by another Member.   
13.  At the meeting of October 2013, the follow ing discussions took place under "Other Business": 
Two Members took the floor to express concern, each regarding an investigation undertaken by 
another Member, neither of which was notified. The chair then made a statement regarding helping relevant delegations make "nil" notifications and then made clarifications regarding certain 
procedural aspects of notification and documentation.  
 G/L/1054 
 
- 3 - 
 
  ANNEX 1 
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATIVE NOTIFICATIONS1 
(Notifications submitted as at 18 October 2013) 
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Albania G/SG/N/1/ALB/2 and Rev.1 
Angola None 
Antigua and Barbuda None 
Argentina G/SG/N/1/ARG/3 + Suppl.1  
Armenia G/SG/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SG/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1 
Bahrain, Kingdom of G/SG/N/1/BHR/2 
Bangladesh G/SG/N/1/BGD/1  
Barbados G/SG/N/1/BRB/1 (*) 
Belize None 
Benin G/SG/N/1/BEN/1 + Corr.1 (Corr.1-French only) (*) 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of G/SG/N/1/BOL/1 + Suppl.1 (*) 
Botswana G/SG/N/1/BWA/1 (*) 
Brazil G/SG/N/1/BRA/3 + Suppl.1 
Brunei Darussalam G/SG/N/1/BRN/1 (*) 
Burkina Faso G/SG/N/1/BFA/1 (*) 
Burundi G/SG/N/1/BUR/1 (*) 
Cambodia G/SG/N/1/KHM/1 (*) 
Cameroon G/SG/N/1/CMR/1 
Canada G/SG/N/1/CAN/3 
Cape Verde None 
Central African Republic None 
Chad G/SG/N/1/TCD/1 (*) 
Chile G/SG/N/1/CHL/2 + Suppl.1-2 
China G/SG/N/1/CHN/2 + Suppl.1-4 
Colombia G/SG/N/1/COL/2 
Congo None 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None 
Costa Rica G/SG/N/1/CRI/4 
Côte d'Ivoire G/SG/N/1/CIV/1 (*) 
Croatia G/SG/N/1/HRV/2 + Add. 1 
Cuba G/SG/N/1/CUB/1 
Djibouti None 
Dominica G/SG/N/1/DMA/1 (*) 
Dominican Republic G/SG/N/1/DOM/2 + Suppl.1 
Ecuador G/SG/N/1/ECU/3 + G/SG/N/1/ECU/4 and Rev.1  
+ G/SG/N/1/ECU/5 + G/SG/N/1/ECU/6 
Egypt G/SG/N/1/EGY/2 and Suppl.1 
El Salvador G/SG/N/1/SLV/3 
European Union G/SG/N/1/EEC/1 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 + G/SG/N/1/EEC/2 
Fiji G/SG/N/1/FJI/1 (*) 
Gabon G/SG/N/1/GAB/2  
Gambia, The None 
Georgia G/SG/N/1/GEO/1 (*) 
Ghana G/SG/N/1/GHA/1 (*) 
Grenada None 
Guatemala G/SG/N/1/GTM/3 
Guinea Bissau None 
Guinea, Rep. of G/SG/N/1/GIN/1 (*) 
Guyana G/SG/N/1/GUY/1 (*) 
Haiti G/SG/N/1/HTI/1 (*) 
                                               
1 Member states of the European Un ion are not indicated individually in this table, and are counted as 1 
under the entry "European Union" for the purpose of this  table. However, Croatia that became a Member state 
on 1 July 2013 is still kept in the table above for the purpose of the annual report of this year.   G/L/1054 
 
- 4 - 
 
  MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Honduras G/SG/N/1/HND/2 and 3 
Hong Kong, China G/SG/N/1/HKG/1 (*) 
Iceland G/SG/N/1/ISL/1 (*) 
India G/SG/N/1/IND/2 + Suppl.1 + G/SG/N/1/IND/3 + Suppl.1 
Indonesia G/SG/N/1/IDN/2 and G/SG/N/1/IDN/3 
Israel G/SG/N/1/ISR/1 and 2 (and its Suppl.) 
Jamaica G/SG/N/1/JAM/2 + Corr.1 
Japan G/SG/N/1/JPN/2 + Suppl.1 and 2 
G/SG/N/1/JPN/3 
Jordan G/SG/N/1/JOR/2 + Corr.1 & 2 
Kenya G/SG/N/1/KEN/1 (*) 
Korea G/SG/N/1/KOR/5 
Kuwait G/SG/N/1/KWT/1 
Kyrgyz Rep. G/SG/N/1/KGZ/1 
Lao PDR G/SG/N/1/LAO/1 (*) 
Lesotho G/SG/N/1/LSO/1 (*) 
Liechtenstein G/SG/N/1/LIE/1 (*)  
Macao, China G/SG/N/1/MAC/3 (*) 
Madagascar G/SG/N/1/MDG/1 (*) 
Malawi G/SG/N/1/MWI/1 (*) 
Malaysia G/SG/N/1/MYS/2 
Maldives G/SG/N/1/MDV/1 (*) 
Mali G/SG/N/1/MLI/1 (*) 
Mauritania None 
Mauritius G/SG/N/1/MUS/1 (*) 
Mexico G/SG/N/1/MEX/1 + Suppl.1-3 
Moldova G/SG/N/1/MDA/1 
Mongolia G/SG/N/1/MNG/1 (*) 
Monte Negro None 
Morocco G/SG/N/1/MAR/2 
Mozambique None 
Myanmar G/SG/N/1/MYM/1 (*) 
Namibia G/SG/N/1/NAM/2 (*) 
Nepal G/SG/N/1/NPL/1 (*) 
New Zealand G/SG/N/1/NZL/1 
Nicaragua G/SG/N/1/NIC/2 
Niger None 
Nigeria G/SG/N/1/NGA/1 (*)  
Norway G/SG/N/1/NOR/4 
Oman G/SG/N/1/OMN/2 
Pakistan G/SG/N/1/PAK/3 
Panama G/SG/N/1/PAN/1 and G/SG/N/1/PAN/2+Suppl.1  
Papua New Guinea None 
Paraguay G/SG/N/1/PRY/2 
Peru G/SG/N/1/PER/2 + Suppl.1 & 2  
Philippines G/SG/N/1/PHL/2 
Qatar G/SG/N/1/QAT/1 (*) 
Russian Federation G/SG/N/1/RUS/1 
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None 
Saint Lucia G/SG/N/1/LCA/1 (*) 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
Samoa None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/SG/N/1/SAU/1 (*) 
Senegal G/SG/N/1/SEN/1 (*) 
Sierra Leone None 
Singapore G/SG/N/1/SGP/1 (*) 
Solomon Islands None 
South Africa G/SG/N/1/ZAF/1 + ZAF/2 
Sri Lanka G/SG/N/1/LKA/1 (*) 
Suriname G/SG/N/1/SUR/1 (*) 
Swaziland None 
Switzerland G/SG/N/1/CHE/1 (*) 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu G/SG/N/1/TPKM/2 + Suppl.1-3 G/L/1054 
 
- 5 - 
 
  MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Tanzania None 
Thailand G/SG/N/1/THA/3 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace donia G/SG/N/1/MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Togo G/SG/N/1/TGO/1 (*) 
Tonga None 
Trinidad and Tobago G/SG/N/1/TTO/1 (*) 
Tunisia G/SG/N/1/TUN/2 
Turkey G/SG/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1 
Uganda G/SG/N/1/UGA/1 (*) 
Ukraine G/SG/N1/UKR/1 + Suppl.1 
United Arab Emirates G/SG/N/1/ARE/1 (*) 
United States G/SG/N/1/USA/1 
Uruguay G/SG/N/1/URY/1 + Supp.1 & Corr.1 
(Corr.1-Spanish only) 
Vanuatu None 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of G/SG/N/1/VEN/2 
Viet Nam G/SG/N/1/VNM/1 
Zambia G/SG/N/1/ZMB/2 
Zimbabwe G/SG/N/1/ZWE/2 (*) 
 Notification accompanied with the ma rk (*) is a "nil" notification.  
 "None" means that no notification has been submitted. 
 
  
  G/L/1054  
 
- 6 - ANNEX 2 
SUMMARY OF VARIOUS NOTIFICATIONS BETWEEN 
21 OCTOBER 2012 – 18 OCTOBER 20131 
Reporting Member and 
Product Safeguard investigations 
initiated2 Provisional safeguard 
measures Definitive safeguard measures 
(including recommendations of 
imposition as well as decision 
to extend an existing measure) Safeguard  
investigations 
terminated 
without measures Expired or terminated 
measures3 
Australia Canned tomatoes 21/06/2013 
G/SG/N/6/AUS/3     
Australia Certain processed 
fruit products 21/06/2013 
G/SG/N/6/AUS/4     
Brazil Fine or Table Wine 15/03/2012 
G/SG/N/6/BRA/5    23/10/2012  
G/SG/N/9/BRA/2  
Chile Maize  09/04/ 2013 
G/SG/N/6/CHL/14 24/04/2013  
G/SG/N/7/CHL/11and 
Suppl.1   31/07/ 2013 
G/SG/N/9/CHL/7 
Chile Frozen pork 31/05/2013 
G/SG/N/6/CHL/15     
Colombia Steel wire rod  17/07/2013 
G/SG/N/6/COL/4 (unclear)4 
G/SG/N/7/COL/1     
Colombia Steel angles 01/08/2013 
G/SG/N/6/COL/5      
Colombia Bars of iron or 
non-alloy steel 
(rebar) and wire 
rods of iron or non-alloy steel 05/08/2013 
G/SG/N/6/COL/6 (Unclear)
5 
G/SG/N/7/COL/2    
Colombia Sections of iron or 
non-alloy steel 
and rods of iron or steel 01/08/2013 
G/SG/N/6/COL/7     
Dominican 
Republic Certain Sports and 
Dress Socks 01/03/2010 
G/SG/N/6/DOM/5  G/SG/N/10/DOM/2/Suppl.26   
                                               
1 Notifications indicated in bold italics ar e those notified during this period. Dates indicated in this table are dates of the actual initiation, taking of the measure etc. For 
multiple-symbolled documents, only the relevant symbols are indicated in each box. Corrigenda are not indicated in this table.  
2 In order to put the information into context, this column includes notification s received before the pe riod covered. When a me asure has been extended, the initiation 
date of either the original investigation or the extension investigation is indicated, depending on the context.   
3 This column only indicates information on expiration or termination which the relevant  Member notified as such in writing.  
4 "In the coming days". 
5 "In the coming days". 
6 This notification concerns a change of duty rate.   
  G/L/1054  
 
- 7 - Reporting Member and 
Product Safeguard investigations 
initiated2 Provisional safeguard 
measures Definitive safeguard measures 
(including recommendations of 
imposition as well as decision 
to extend an existing measure) Safeguard  
investigations 
terminated 
without measures Expired or terminated 
measures3 
Egypt  Polypropylene 31/05/2012 
G/SG/N/6/EGY/7    20/12/2012 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/6/Suppl.2 
Egypt Raw and white 
sugar  29/11/2012 
G/SG/N/6/EGY/8   02/12/2012 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/7   20/08/2013 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/7/Suppl.1 
Egypt Steel Rebar 28/11/2012 
G/SG/N/6/EGY/9 02/12/2012 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/8    
India  Seamless pipes, 
tubes and hollow 
profiles of iron or non - alloy steel  22/04/2013 
G/SG/N/6/IND/32     
India Sodium nitrite 17/04/2013 
G/SG/N/6/IND/31     
India Methyl 
acetoacetate 06/06/2013 
G/SG/N/6/IND/33     
India Dioctyl Phthalate 
(DOP) 23/05/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IND/30  (unclear)7 
G/SG/N/10/IND/14   
India Phthalic Anhydride 26/10/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IND/29/Suppl.18     07/06/ 2013  
G/SG/N/10/IND/13/Suppl.1 
India  PX-13 29/08/2013 
G/SG/N/6/IND/28/Suppl.19     
Indonesia Articles of Iron or 
Steel Wire 22/08/2011 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/15   20/11/2012 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/11/Suppl.1    
Indonesia Kilowatt Hour 
Meters 28/12/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/23     
Indonesia Dextrose 
monohydrate 22/10/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/4/Suppl.110 
and Suppl.2  G/SG/N/10/IDN/2/Suppl.1 
(proposal)  11  31/07/2013 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/2/Suppl.2  
Indonesia Sheath 
Contraceptive 28/11/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/20 and Suppl.1     
Indonesia Flat-rolled product 
of iron or non-
alloy steel 19/12/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/22 and 
Suppl.1     
Indonesia D-glusitol 
(sorbitol) 13/12/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/21   28/03/2013  
G/SG/N/9/IDN/6   
Indonesia Wheat Flour 24/08/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/19 and Suppl.112 05/12/2012  
G/SG/N/7/IDN/1 and 
Suppl.1 G/SG/N/10/IDN/15  
(proposal)    
Indonesia Seamless pipe 
casing and tubing 20/01/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/17  (unclear)13 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/14 and   
                                               
7 "Will be applicable from the date of is sue of notification in this regard". 
8 This notification concerns an initiation of an investigation to determine whether or not to extend an existing measure.  
9 This notification concerns an initiation of an investigatio n to determine whether or not to extend an existing measure. 
10 This notification concerns an initiation of an investigatio n to determine whether or not to extend an existing measure. 
11 "Proposal" signifies that the notification concerns a proposal/r ecommendation to impose a measure. Same throughout this table.  
12 This is a notification informing the holding of a hearing. 
13 A Decree dated 30 July 2013 was promulgated on 6 August 2013.  
  G/L/1054  
 
- 8 - Reporting Member and 
Product Safeguard investigations 
initiated2 Provisional safeguard 
measures Definitive safeguard measures 
(including recommendations of 
imposition as well as decision 
to extend an existing measure) Safeguard  
investigations 
terminated 
without measures Expired or terminated 
measures3 
Suppl.1  
Jordan Bars and Rods of 
Iron or Steel 04/04/2012 
G/SG/N/6/JOR/16  16/06/2013 
G/SG/N/10/JOR/8 and 
Suppl.1   
Kyrgyz 
Republic Wheat flour 02/07/2013 
G/SG/N/6/KGZ/4      
Morocco Bars and rods 25/09/2012 
G/SG/N/6/MAR/7 (unclear)14 
G/SG/N/7/MAR/2    
Philippines  Newsprint 20/09/2013 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/9     
Philippines Galvanized Iron 
And Pre-Painted Sheets And Coils 27/09/2013 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/10     
Russian 
Federation Harvesters and 
modules thereof 06/07/2012 
G/SG/N/6/RUS/1 25/02 /2013  
G/SG/N/7/RUS/1 and 
Suppl.1 01/01/2014 
G/SG/N/10/RUS/1 and Suppl.1&2    
Russian 
Federation Tableware and 
kitchenware of 
porcelain 03/09/2012 
G/SG/N/6/RUS/2  29/09/2013 
G/SG/N/10/RUS/2 and 
Suppl.1   
South Africa Frozen potato 
chips (1) 23/11/2012 
G/SG/N/6/ZAF/2   08/03/2013  
G/SG/N/9/ZAF/1   
South Africa Frozen potato 
chips (2) 08/03/2013 
G/SG/N/6/ZAF/3  05/07/2013  
G/SG/N/7/ZAF/2 and 
Suppl.1     
Thailand Glass Block 18/12/2012 
G/SG/N/14/THA/115  15/01/2014 
G/SG/N/10/THA/1/Suppl.4   
Thailand Hot rolled steel 
flat products 27/11/2012 
G/SG/N/6/THA/2   27/02/2013  
G/SG/N/7/THA/2 and 
Suppl.1 and 2 G/SG/N/10/THA/2 
(proposal)   
Thailand Woven Fabric 07/12/2012 
G/SG/N/6/THA/3    31/08/2013  
G/SG/N/9/THA/1   
Turkey  Terephthalic Acid 08/01/2013 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/17     
Turkey Cotton yarn 23/05/2008 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/14    31/12/2012  
G/SG/N/10/TUR/11/Suppl.1  
Turkey Certain Electrical 
Appliances 22/08/2013 
G/SG/N/14/TUR/9/Suppl.116  01/11/2013 
G/SG/N/10/TUR/10/Supll.117   
Ukraine Matches  26/11/2008 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/2  06/11/2012 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/2/Suppl.2 and 3  28/11/2012 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/2/Suppl.3  
Ukraine  Motor cars 02/07/2011 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/9  12/04/2012 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/3and Suppl.1
18   
 
Ukraine Tableware and 
kitchenware of 
porcelain 21/05/2013 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/10     
                                               
14 "Date of publication of [the official gazette]." 
15 This notification concerns an initiation of an investigatio n to determine whether or not to extend an existing measure. 
16 This notification concerns an initiation of an investigatio n to determine whether or not to extend an existing measure. 
17 This notification will be discussed at the spring 2014 meeting. 
18 This notification indicated that the meas ure would cease to apply for a specific cate gory of products for a specific duration of time.   
  G/L/1054  
 
- 9 - Reporting Member and 
Product Safeguard investigations 
initiated2 Provisional safeguard 
measures Definitive safeguard measures 
(including recommendations of 
imposition as well as decision 
to extend an existing measure) Safeguard  
investigations 
terminated 
without measures Expired or terminated 
measures3 
Ukraine Casing and pump-
compressor 
seamless steel 
pipes 01/09/2007 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/1  G/SG/N/14/UKR/1/Suppl.119 
(extension)   
Viet Nam Vegetable oil 26/12/2012 
G/SG/N/6/VNM/2 (unclear)20 
G/SG/N/7/VNM/1 (unclear)21 
G/SG/N/10/VNM/1   
                                               
19 This notification indicated that the meas ure would cease to apply for a specific cate gory of products for a specific duration of time.  
20 "After 15 days from the date of signing of the Decision of the Minister [in charge]". 
21 "After 15 days from the date of signing of the Decision of the Minister [in charge]". G/L/1054 
 
- 10 - 
 
  ANNEX 3 
 
SUMMARY OF ACTIVE SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS AND /  
OR EXISTING SAFEGUARD MEASURES AS  
OF 18 OCTOBER 20131 
Member & Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, 
if any2 Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3 Note4 
Australia 
Canned tomatoes 21/06/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/AUS/3)    
Certain processed fruit 
products 21/06/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/AUS/4)    
Chile 
Frozen pork 31/05/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/15)    
Colombia 
Steel wire rod 17/07/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/COL/4) (unclear)  
G/SG/N/7/COL/1   
Steel angles 01/08/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/COL/5)    
Bars of iron or non-alloy steel 
(rebar) and wire rods of iron or non-alloy steel 05/08/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/COL/6) (unclear)  
G/SG/N/7/COL/2   
Sections of iron or non-alloy 
steel and rods of iron or steel 01/08/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/COL/7)    
Dominican Republic 
Certain Sports and Dress 
Socks 01/03/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/DOM/5)  06/12/2010  
ad valorem duty 
(G/SG/N/10/DOM/2)  
Ecuador  
Windshields 19/04/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/ECU/8)  01/11/2010  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/ECU/4)  
Egypt  
Cotton Yarn 23/11/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/5)  July 2012  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/EGY/6)  
Steel Rebar 28/11/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/9)   See below5  
India  
PX-13 27/12/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/28)  30/08/2011  
Ad valorem duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IND/12) Possibility of 
extension6 
Dioctyl Phthalate (DOP) 23/05/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/30)  December 2012  
Ad valorem duty 
G/SG/N/10/IND/14  
Seamless pipes, tubes and 
hollow profiles  22/04/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/32)    
Sodium nitrite  17/04/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/31)    
Methyl acetoacetate 06/06/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/33)    
Indonesia  
Wire of iron/non-alloy steel, 
not plated 19/01/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/7)  23/03/2011  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/8)  
                                               
1 Measures the durations of which (as stipulated in the notification) have passed are deleted from this 
table. For measures that have been extended, the original  initiation dates and th e imposition dates are 
indicated for the purpos e of this table.  
2 Only those provisional measures that are in force as of 18 October 2013 are included in this table. 
3 Notifications that are identified as "proposal"  in Annex 2 are not indicated in this column.  
4 "Extended" in this column indicates that the measure was extended once or more.  
5 At the Committee meeting held on 22 October 2013, the delegation of Egypt explained that "the 
provisional safeguard measure expired" and that "the investigation was still ongoing". 
6 See G/SG/N/6/IND/28/Suppl.1 (dated 3 September 2013). G/L/1054 
 
- 11 - 
 
  Member & Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, 
if any2 Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3 Note4 
Wire of iron/non-alloy steel, 
plated with zinc 21/01/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/8)  23/03/2011  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/7)  
Stranded wire, ropes and 
cables for locked coil etc.  05/02/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/9)  23/03/2011  
Specific duty 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/6  
Stranded wire, ropes and 
cables, excluding locked coil etc.  30/04/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/10)  23/03/2011
 
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/5)  
Cotton yarn 25/06/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/11)  06/06/2011  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/4/ 
Suppl.2)  
Woven Fabrics of Cotton 25/06/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/12)  23/03/2011  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/9)  
Articles of Iron or Steel Wire 
(HS7326.20.90) 22/08/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/15)   20/11/2012  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/11/Suppl.1)  
Tarpaulins, awnings and 
sunblinds of synthetic fibres 23/03/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/13)  17/11/2011  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/10)  
Seamless pipe casing and 
tubing 20/01/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/17)  August 2013  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/14 and Suppl.1   
Mackerel 27/01/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/18)   Needs clarification7 
Wheat Flour 24/08/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/19)   Needs clarification8 
Kilowatt Hour Meters 28/12/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/23)    
Sheath Contraceptive 28/11/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/20)    
Flat-rolled product of iron or 
non-alloy steel 19/12/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/22)    
Jordan  
Bars and Rods of Iron or Steel 04/04/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/JOR/16)  16/06/2013  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/JOR/8 and Suppl.1)  
Kyrgyz Republic 
White Sugar  17/02/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/KGZ/1)   Needs clarification 
Poultry eggs 15/10/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/KGZ/3)   Needs clarification 
Wheat flour 02/07/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/KGZ/4)    
Morocco  
Bars and rods 25/09/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/MAR/7) (unclear)  
G/SG/N/7/MAR/2   
Philippines  
Figured glass 16/04/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/4)  14/04/2004  
Tariff Rate Quota 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/4) Needs clarification9 
Float glass 21/05/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/5)  24/05/2004  
Tariff Rate Quota 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/3) Extended 
Newsprint 20/09/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/9)    
Galvanized Iron And Pre-
Painted Sheets And Coils 27/09/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/10)    
                                               
7 G/SG/N/10/IDN/13 (dated 1 March 2012) is a proposal to impose a measure. 
8 G/SG/N/10/IDN/15 (dated 3 June 2013) is a proposal to impose a measure. 
9 This measure was extended in January 2010, and in th at notification, the Philippines notified that the 
safeguard duty "remains suspended until such time  another Order is issued" (see G/SG/N/14/PHL/5). G/L/1054 
 
- 12 - 
 
  Member & Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, 
if any2 Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3 Note4 
Russian Federation  
Combine-harvesters 06/07/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/RUS/1)  01/01/2014  
(G/SG/N/10/RUS/1 
and Suppl.1 & 2)  
Tableware 03/09/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/RUS/2)  29/09/2013  
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/RUS/2 
and Suppl.1)  
Woven Fabrics 01/10/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/RUS/3)    
South Africa  
Frozen potato chips (2) 08/03/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/ZAF/3) 05/07/2013  
(G/SG/N/7/ZAF/2 
and Suppl.1)   
Thailand  
Glass block 16/12/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/THA/1)  18/08/2011  
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/THA/1/ Suppl.1) Extended 
Hot rolled steel flat products 27/11/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/THA/2) 27/02/2013  
(G/SG/N/7/THA/2 
and Suppl.1 and 2)   
Turkey  
Certain electrical appliances 19/12/2007  
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/13)  01/11/2008  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/10) Extended10 
Footwear 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/6)  10/08/2006  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/6) Extended 
Motorcycles 15/08/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/10)   02/03/2007  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/7) Extended 
Spectacle frames 11/02/2007 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/11)  01/02/2008  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/8) Extended 
Travel goods 05/06/2007  
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/12)  13/03/2008  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/9) Extended 
Polyethylene terephthalate  28/02/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/16)  June 2011  
variable duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/13)  
Matches 02/05/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/4)  November 2009  
variable duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/12) Extended 
Terephthalic Acid 08/01/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/17)    
Ukraine  
Motor Cars 02/07/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/9)  12/04/2012  
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/UKR/3)  
Casing and pump-compressor 
seamless steel pipes 01/09/2007  
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/1)  01/10/2008  
Quota 
(G/SG/N/10/UKR/1) Extended 
Tableware and kitchenware of 
porcelain 21/05/2013 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/10)    
Viet Nam  
Vegetable oil 26/12/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/VNM/2)  September 2013 
Ad valorem  duty 
G/SG/N/10/VNM/1  
 
(Notes) In light of the following information received subsequent to the circulation of the 
2012 annual report, the relevant items have been deleted from the table above.  
 Tunisia informed the Secretariat on 2 January 2013 that the investigations regarding 
"bottles and other containers of glass" and "taps, cocks and valves" were terminated 
without any measure. 
 Turkey informed the Secretariat on 9 November 2012 that the safeguard measures 
regarding "vacuum cleaners" and "steam smoothing irons" no longer existed.  
                                               
10 See G/SG/N/10/TUR/10/Suppl.1. G/L/1054 
 
- 13 - 
 
   The Philippines informed the Secretariat on 9 November 2012 that the safeguard measure 
regarding "ceramic floor tiles" no longer existed.  
 Israel informed the Secretariat on 22 October 2013 that the investigation regarding "glass 
wool and rock wool" was terminated without any measure. 
 Costa Rica informed the Secretariat on 23 October 2013 that the investigation regarding 
"pounded rice" was terminated without any measure. 
 
__________