WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/L/1009 
6 November 2012  
 
(12-6100) 
  
  
 
REPORT (2012) OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS 
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
 
 
I. GENERAL 
1. The Committee on Safeguards performs the functi ons 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 th e Council for Trade in Goods on the general 
implementation of the Agreement.  The report covers the period 28 Oc tober 2011 – 22 October 2012 
("period under review"). 
2. During the period under review, the Committee he ld two regular meetings, on 27 April 2012 
(G/SG/M/41) and 22 October 2012 (G/SG/M/42), a nd two informal meetings, on 3 February and 
16 April 2012.   
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 obser ver 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 2012 meeting, the Committee re-ele cted Ms Lillian Saili Bwalya as Chairperson, 
and at its October 2012 meeting, the Committee re-elected Ms Tomoko Ota as Vice-Chairperson.  
II. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SAFEGUARDS LAWS AND/OR 
REGULATIONS OF MEMBERS 
5. During the period under review, the Committee c ontinued its review of notifications under 
Article 12.6 of the Agreement concerning national le gislation and/or regulations in the area of 
safeguards.  For Members with such legislation and/ or regulations, these notif ications consist of the 
full and integrated text thereof.  For Members without such legislation and/or regulations, these 
notifications inform the Committee of this fact. 
6. As of 22 October 2012, one hundred and two ( 102) 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 -eight (28) Members had not as of that date 
made such a notification.  The Chairperson re minded the Committee of the importance of such 
notifications (G/SG/M/41 and G/SG/M/42).  
7. During the period under review, the Committee re viewed the notified (new or amended) 
legislative texts of the following Members: Ecua dor, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Togo.     
8. The substance of the review of legislative notifi cations is reflected in written questions put to 
Members and written answers to those questions.  Re ferences to the questions  and answers pertaining G/L/1009 
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  to each notification can be found in the minutes of the meetings at which the notifications were 
reviewed (G/SG/M/41 and G/SG/M/42). 
III. 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 notifica tions of initiations, the application 
of safeguard measures, and the termination of investigations without measures received by the 
Committee during the period under review are summarize d in Annex 2.  A record of investigations 
underway, and measures applicable, as of 20 October 2012 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/41 and G/SG/M/42).  Members' written questions 
and answers concerning these notifications can be found in the G/SG/Q2/… series. 
IV. REQUEST UNDER ARTICLE 13.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
11. On 3 May 2011, Colombia submitted a request pur suant to Article 13.1(b) of the Agreement 
concerning certain safeguard actions taken by  Ecuador on windshields ("the Request"). The 
Committee discussed this Request at its regular meeting on 27 October 2011
1 and at an informal 
meeting on 3 February 2012. The Committee met on 16 April 2012 in in formal mode to consider a 
draft report concerning the Request. In spite of its efforts, the Committee was unable to reach a 
consensus on the findings called for by Article 13. 1(b).  Further, the Committee could not reach a 
consensus on specific procedures that might facilitate e fforts to reach such findings.  In light of this 
situation, the Chairperson submitted a factual re port to the Council on Trade in Goods under her own 
responsibility.2 At its April 2012 meeting, the Committee took note of the Chairperson's statement 
concerning the above as well as the relevant Members' statements.3    
V. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SURVEILLANCE FUNCTION ENVISAGED IN 
ARTICLE 13.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
12. At its April 2012 meeting, the Committe e had a discussion under the item entitled 
"Implementation of the Surveillance Function Envi saged in Article 13.1(b) of the Agreement on 
Safeguards". This item had been requested by th e delegations of Cuba, Ecuador and Turkey. The 
Committee heard comments of the Members on the proposal (G/SG/W/222). 
VI. DISCUSSION OF SYSTEMIC CONCERNS RELATED TO CERTAIN SAFEGUARD 
PROCEEDINGS 
13. At its October 2012 meeting, the Committe e had a discussion under the item entitled 
"Discussion of Systemic Concerns Related to Cert ain Safeguard Proceedings". This item had been 
requested by the delegations of Australia; Canada; the European Union; Japan; Korea; New Zealand; 
Norway; Singapore; the Separate Customs Territory  of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinm en and Matsu; and the 
United States. The United States asked that this item be placed on the agenda of the spring 2013 
meeting.  
                                                      
1 See Section V of the 2011 annual repo rt of the Committee (G/L/972).    
2 See G/SG/100.  
3 See minutes of the meeting (G/SG/ M/41) for the actual statements.   G/L/1009 
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  VII. OTHER ISSUES RAISED 
14. At the Committee's April 2012 meeting, the following discussions took place under "Other 
Business".  First, several Members voiced their con cerns regarding an inves tigation being undertaken 
by a certain Member. Second, two Members took the floor to express concerns regarding how a 
certain Member conducted investigations. Third, the Chairperson explained that with a new system in 
place (i.e. where documents for a specific Committee meeting will be conveyed electronically and not 
by paper) documents circulated after issuance of the airgram would not be the included in the 
"documents for meetings" website fro m the autumn 2012 meeting onwards.   
15. At the meeting of October 2012,  under "O ther Business", the Chairperson made two 
statements. First, she urged Members to ensure th at whether or not a recommended measure came into 
force was clarified through their notifications. Second, she explained that from the spring 2013 
meeting onward the annotated draf t agenda and the draft annual report would be made available 
through the "documents for meetings" website. 
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  ANNEX 1  
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATIVE NOTIFICATIONS
1 
(Notifications submitted as at 20 October 2012) 
 
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 
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 None 
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 
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  
                                                      
1  The 27 member states of the European Union ar e not indicated individually in this table, and are 
counted as 1 under the entry "European Union" for the purpose of this table.   G/L/1009 
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  MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
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 (*) 
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 
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 
Lesotho G/SG/N/1/LSO/1 (*) 
Liechtenstein G/SG/N/1/LIE/1 (*)  
Macao, China G/SG/N/1/MAC/2 
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 None 
Mauritania None 
Mauritius G/SG/N/1/MUS/1 (*) 
Mexico G/SG/N/1/MEX/1 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 
Moldova G/SG/N/1/MDA/1 
Mongolia G/SG/N/1/MNG/1 (*) 
Monte Negro None 
Morocco G/SG/N/1/MAR/1 (*) 
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 G/L/1009 
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  MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Panama G/SG/N/1/PAN/1and 2 (and its Suppl.)  
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, 2 and 3 
Tanzania None 
Thailand G/SG/N/1/THA/3 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia 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 and Suppl.1 
Uganda G/SG/N/1/UGA/1 (*) 
Ukraine G/SG/N1/UKR/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 mark (*) is a "nil" notification.  
-   "None" means that no notification has been submitted.  
   G/L/1009
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SUMMARY OF VARIOUS NOTIFICATIONS B ETWEEN 27 OCTOBER 2011 – 20 OCTOBER 20121 
 
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 
measures 3 
Brazil Fine or Table 
Wine 15/03/2012 
G/SG/N/6/BRA/5      
Chile Maize otherwise 
worked 27/04/2012 
G/SG/N/6/CHL/13 27/04/2012 
G/SG/N/7/CHL/10 
 G/SG/N/10/CHL/8 (proposal)4   
Costa Rica Pounded Rice 08/05/2012 
G/SG/N/6/CRI/2     
Dominican 
Republic Certain Sports 
and Dress Socks 
 01/03/2010 
G/SG/N/6/DOM/5
    (SG/N/10/DOM/2/Suppl.1)
5   
Egypt Cotton Textile 
and Mixed Cotton 
Textile  23/02/2012 
G/SG/N/6/EGY/6 
 29/02/2012 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/5   10/09/2012 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/5/Suppl.1 
Cotton Yarn 23/11/2011 
G/SG/N/6/EGY/5  29/12/2011 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/4  G/SG/N/10/EGY/6 (proposal)    
Egypt Polypropylene 31/05/2012 
G/SG/N/6/EGY/7 N.A.6 
G/SG/N/7/EGY/6    
                                                      
1 Notifications indicated in bold italics are those actually notified during this period. Dates indicated in this table are date s of the actual initiation, taking of the measure 
etc.  For multiple-symbolled documents, only the relevant symbol s are indicated in each box. Co rrigenda are not indicated in th is table.     
2  In order to put the informati on into context, this column in cludes notifications received before  the period covered. When a m easure has been extended, the initiation 
date of either the original investigation or the extensio n investigation is indicated, depending on the context.   
3  This column only indicates information on expiration or termin ation which the relevant Member notified as such in writing.  
4  "Proposal" signifies that the notification concerns a proposal/recommendation to impose a measure. If such notification conta ins a specific date of the 
proposed/recommended date of the imposition, that date is indicated. Same throughout this table. 
5  This notification concerns change of safeguard duty. 
6   "[At the time of the] publication of the decree of the Minist er of Foreign Trade and Industry ."  In a subsequent notificatio n G/SG/N/7/EGY/6/Suppl.1, Egypt notified 
that it decided to "suspend the provisional safeguard measure".    
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Page 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 
measures 3 
India Dioctyl Phthalate 
(DOP) 23/05/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IND/30 
     
Phthalic 
Anhydride 16/08/2011 
G/SG/N/6/IND/29 17/01/2012 
G/SG/N/7/IND/9/Suppl.1 
 29/03/2012 
G/SG/N/10/IND/13 (proposal)    
Indonesia Tarpaulins, 
awnings and 
sunblinds of synthetic fibres 22/03/2011  
G/SG/N/6/IDN/13  17/11/2011 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/10 (proposal)   
Articles of Iron or 
Steel Wire 
(HS7326.20.90) 22/08/2011 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/15  G/SG/N/10/IDN/11 (proposal)    
Mackerel 
 27/01/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/18  
  G/SG/N/10/IDN/13 (proposal)   
Conveyor Belts 
or Belting 
 03/11/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/16  
  G/SG/N/10/IDN/12 (proposal) 13/04/2012 
G/SG/N/9/IDN/5   
Articles of 
Finished Casing and Tubing 
 20/01/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/17     
Wheat Flour 24/08/2012 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/19     
Israel Glass wool and 
rock wool 11/01/2011 
G/SG/N/6/ISR/2  G/SG/N/8/ISR/1 (proposal)   
Jordan  
 Ceramic Tiles 23/11/2008 
G/SG/N/6/MAR/14   01/09/2010 
G/SG/N/10/JOR/7/Suppl.2   16/12/2011 
G/SG/N/10/JOR/7/Suppl.3  
Bars and Rods of 
Iron or Steel 04/04/2012 
G/SG/N/6/JOR/16      
Mexico  
 Steel Tubes 02/07/2010 
G/SG/N/6/MEX/2   29/03/2012 
G/SG/N/9/MEX/1 
Morocco 
 Bars and rods 25/09/2012 
G/SG/N/6/MAR/7      
   G/L/1009
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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 
measures 3 
Philippines  Testliner board 16/11/2009 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/8  (G/SG/N/10/PHL/7/Suppl.1)
7    
Float Glass 21/05/2003 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/5  13/12/2011 
G/SG/N/14/PHL/6/Suppl.1and 
G/SG/N/14/PHL/6/Suppl.28   
Steel Angle Bar 11/08/2008 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/7  (G/SG/N/10/PHL/6/Suppl.2)9 
and G/SG/N/14/PHL/7 
(extension)10   
Ceramic Floor 
and Wall Tiles 28/05/2001 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/2   (G/SG/N/14/PHL/1/Suppl.5)11   
Russian 
Federation Combine-
harvesters 06/07/2012 
G/SG/N/6/RUS/1     
Tableware 03/09/2012 
G/SG/N/6/RUS/2     
Woven Fabrics 
  01/10/2012 
G/SG/N/6/RUS/3     
Thailand Glass Block 16/12/2010 
G/SG/N/6/THA/1  (G/SG/N/10/THA/1/Suppl.4)12 
   
Turkey Cotton Yarn  23/05/2008 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/14  G/SG/N/14/TUR/7 (extension)   
Footwear 05/01/2006 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/6  G/SG/N/14/TUR/2/Suppl.1 
(extension)   
Spectacle frames  11/02/2007 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/11  G/SG/N/10/TUR/8/Suppl.1 
(extension)  
Travel goods  05/06/2007 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/12   G/SG/N/10/TUR/9/Suppl.1 
(extension)   
Matches 02/05/2009 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/15  (G/SG/N/14/TUR/8)13 and 
G/SG/N/10/TUR/12/Suppl.1 
(extension) 
   
                                                      
7 This notification concerns change of safeguard duty. 
8 These two notifications concern change of safeguard duty and updating of the list of countries exempted from the measure. 
9 This notification concerns change of safeguard duty. 
10 "Extension" signifies that the notification concerns a decision or recommendation to extend an existing measure. Same througho ut this table. 
11 This notification concerns change of safeguard duty. 
12 This notification concerns updating of the lis t of countries exempted from the measure. 
13 This notification concerns initiation of a review  regarding the extension of an existing measure.  
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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 
measures 3 
Motorcycles 15/08/2006 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/10  (G/SG/N/14/TUR/4/Suppl.1)14 and 
G/SG/N/14/TUR/4/Suppl.2 
(extension)   
Certain electrical 
appliances  19/12/2007 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/13  01/11/2011  
G/SG/N/7/TUR/11   G/SG/N/14/TUR/9 (extension)    
Ukraine Certain products 
of crude oil 
processing 29/01/2011 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/8   28/12/2011 
G/SG/N/9/UKR/6  
Casing and 
pump-compressor 
seamless steel 
pipes 01/09/2007  
G/SG/N/6/UKR/1  G/SG/N/14/UKR/1 (extension)15   
 
                                                      
14 This notification concerns initiation of a review  regarding the extension of an existing measure. 
15 Another notification, G/SG/N/13/UKR/1/Suppl.1 (result of a mid-term review), was submitted during the period covered in this t able.       G/L/1009 
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ANNEX 3 
 
SUMMARY OF ACTIVE SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS AND / OR 
EXISTING SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
AS OF 20 OCTOBER 2012 1  
 
Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3  Note4 
Brazil     
Fine or Table Wine 15/03/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/BRA/5)    
Chile     
Maize otherwise 
worked 
 27/04/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/13) 27/04/2012 
(G/SG/N/7/CHL/10)   
Costa Rica     
Pounded Rice 
 08/05/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/CRI/2)    
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) 29/12/2011 
(G/SG/N/7/EGY/4)    
Polypropylene 
 31/05/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/7) N.A.5 
(G/SG/N/7/EGY/6)   
India     
Phthalic Anhydride  16/08/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/29)  
17/01/2012 (G/SG/N/7/IND/9/ 
Suppl.1)   
Dimethoate Technical  21/01/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/19)  27/08/2009 
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IND/10/ 
Suppl.1)  
N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-
N phenyl  Paraphenylenediamine 
(or "PX-13") 27/12/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/28)  30/08/2011 
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IND/12)  
                                                      
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 the imposition dates are indicated 
for the purpose of this table.    
2  Only those provisional measures that are in force as of 20 October 2012 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 time of the] publication of the decree of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry." In a 
subsequent notification G/SG/N/7/EGY/6/Suppl.1, Egypt notified that it decided to "suspend the provisional 
safeguard measure".   G/L/1009 
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  Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3  Note4 
Dioctyl Phthalate 
(DOP) 
 23/05/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/30)    
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)  
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)     
Tarpaulins, awnings 
and sunblinds of 
synthetic fibres 23/03/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/13)    
Articles of Finished 
Casing and Tubing 20/01/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/17)    
Mackerel 
 27/01/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/18)    
Wheat Flour 24/08/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/19)    
Israel     
Glass wool and rock 
wool 11/01/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/ISR/2)     
Jordan      
Bars and Rods of Iron 
or Steel 
 04/04/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/JOR/16)    
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 
Moldova      
Sugar 21/05/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/MDA/1)  01/01/2004  
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/MDA/1) Extended 
Morocco     
Bars and rods 
  25/09/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/MAR/7)     G/L/1009 
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  Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3  Note4 
Philippines      
Ceramic floor tiles 28/05/2001 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/2)  11/04/2002 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/1)  Needs 
clarification 
Figured glass 16/04/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/4)  14/04/2004 
Tariff Rate Quota 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/4)6 Extended   
Float glass 21/05/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/5)  24/05/2004 
Tariff Rate Quota (G/SG/N/10/PHL/3) Extended 
Steel angle bars  11/08/2008  
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/7)  August 2009 
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/6) Extended 
Testliner board 16/11/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/8)  22/07/ 2011 
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/7)  
 
Russian Federation     
Combine-harvesters 06/07/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/RUS/1)    
Tableware 03/09/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/RUS/2)    
Woven Fabrics 
 01/10/2012 
(G/SG/N/6/RUS/3)    
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)  
Tunisia      
Bottles and other 
containers of glass 16/06/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUN/1)    Needs 
clarification 
Taps, cocks and 
valves etc. 16/06/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUN/2)   Needs 
clarification 
Turkey     
Certain electrical 
appliances 19/12/2007  
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/13)  01/11/2008  
specific duty (G/SG/N/10/TUR/10) Extended 
 
Footwear 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/6)  10/08/2006 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/6) Extended 
Vacuum cleaners 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/8)  10/08/2006 
variable duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/3) Extended7 
Steam smoothing 
irons 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/9)  10/08/2006 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/4) Extended8 
                                                      
6 This measure was extended in January 2010, and in the same notification, the Philippines notified that 
the safeguard duty "remains suspended until such tim e another Order is issued ". (See G/SG/N/14/PHL/5.) 
7 The latest notification (G/SG/N/14/TUR/9) states that "the safeguard measure is proposed  to be 
extended for 2 years until 31 October 2013" (italics added). 
8 The latest notification (G/SG/N/14/TUR/1) dated January 2010 states that "it is proposed  to impose a 
specific duty as a safeguard meas ure for an additional period of three years" (italics added). G/L/1009 
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  Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any3  Note4 
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 
Cotton yarn 23/05/2008  
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/14)  11/08/2008  
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/11) Extended 
 
Polyethylene 
terephthalate  28/02/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/16)  N.A.9 
variable duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/13)  
 
Matches 02/05/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/4)   November 2009 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/12) Extended
10 
Ukraine     
Matches 26/11/2008 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/2)  06/11/2009 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/UKR/2)  
Motor Cars 02/07/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/9)   Needs 
clarification 
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 
 
(Note) On 5 March 2012, the representative of the de legation of Venezuela informed the Secretariat 
that there was neither any effective safeguard measu re nor any on-going safeguard investigation at the 
time. Therefore, all items that appeared in the table in the annual report of 2011 under "Venezuela" 
have been deleted from the table above.      
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 9 This notification (dated 23 June 2011) states that  "the measure will come into effect with the 
publication of the approval of the Council of Ministers […]". 
10 The notification concerning a three year extension, dated 16 May 2012 (G/SG/N/10/TUR/Suppl.1), 
states that "the measure will come into effect with th e publication of the approval of the Council of Ministers 
[…]".