G/SG/N/6/THA/2/Suppl.3  
G/SG/N/14/THA/2/Suppl.2  
 
14 January 2019  
(19-0209) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  UNDER ARTICLE 12.1  (A) OF THE AGREEMEN T 
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INI TIATION OF AN INVEST IGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION  OF A REVIEW PURSUAN T TO  
ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDIN G THE EXTENSION OF  
A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
THAILAND  
(Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts of Alloying Elements)  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 11 January  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Thailand.  
 
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With reference to Thailand’s notificat ion on the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 7.2 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards regarding the extension of the safeguard measure (WTO Document 
G/SG/N/6/THA/2/Suppl.2  - G/SG/N/14/THA/2/Suppl.1) dated 16 July 2018,  Thailand  wishes to 
notify the Committee on Safeguards that the safeguard investigation on the imports of Hot Rolled 
Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts of Alloying Elements carried out by its competent authority 
has been terminated with no safeguard measure extended . 
 
1  THE DATE WHEN THE ME ASURE CEASED TO APPL Y 
The measure is proposed to terminate on 27 February 2019.  
 
2  PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOL VED 
The product subject to the investigation is Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts of 
Alloying Elements.  
 
The product subject to the investigation is classified under the Thai Customs  Tariff Code at 
28 subheadings:  
 
72253090010,  72253090021,  72253090022,  72253090023,  72253090024,  
72253090032,  72253090042,  72253090090,  72254090010,  72254090024 , 
72254090034,  72254090090,  72269110010,  72269110021,  72269110022, 
72269110023,  72269110024,  72269110032,   72269110042,  72269110090,  
72269190010,  72269190021,  72269190022,  72269190023,  72269190024,  
72269190032,  72269190042,  72269190090, originating in or exported from various 
countries.  
 G/SG/N/6/THA/2/Suppl.3 • G/SG/N/14/THA/2/Suppl.2  
 
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  3  A REFERENCE TO THE W TO DOCUMENT CONTAINI NG THE ARTICLE 12.4 OR ARTICLE 
12.1 (C) NOTIFICATIO N OF THE ORIGINAL ME ASURE, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE   
Reference to the WTO document that notified the initial application of the measure  
 
- Initiation of the original investigation,  
G/SG/N/6/THA/2 (30 November 2012)  
 
- Imposition of provisional measures,  
G/SG/N/7/THA/2  - G/SG/N/8/THA/2  - G/SG/N/11/THA/2 (7 February 2013)  
 
- Proposed definitive measure,  
G/SG/N/7/THA/2/Suppl.2  - G/SG/N/8/THA/2/Suppl.2  - G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.1 (30 July 2013)  
 
- Imposition of definitive measure,  
G/SG/N/8/THA/2/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/10/THA/2 - G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.2 (23 September 2013)  
 
- Notifications under Article 9 footnote 2,  
G/SG/N/10/THA/2/Suppl.1  - G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.3 (5 November 2014),  
G/SG/N/10/THA/2/Suppl.2 - G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.4 (29 December 2015),  
G/SG/N/10/THA/2/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.5 (2 March 2016),  
G/SG/N/10/THA/2/Suppl.4/Corr.1  - G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.6/Corr.1 (22 June 2 018) 
 
- Notification on the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 7.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards 
regarding the extension of the safeguard measure,  
G/SG/N/6/THA/2/Suppl.2 - G/SG/N/14/THA/2/Suppl.1 (16 July 2018)  
 
4  REASON WHY THE MEASU RE CEASED TO APPLY  
As a result of the review, the Committee on Safeguard Measures of Thailand  found no serious injury 
or threat  thereof. Therefore, it is not  necessary to continue the safeguard measure.  
5  THE DEADLINES FOR IN TERESTED PARTIES TO COMMENT O R ANY OTHER PROCEDUR ES 
RELEVANT TO THE DECISI ON CEASED TO APPLY  
The interested parties wishing to comment on the proposed cessation of a safeguard  measure and 
to attend the public hearing should submit their comments to the DFT by  29 Ja nuary  2019 and 
provide the list of attendees (name and position), latest, on 25  January 2019.  
 
A public hearing has been set for interested parties directly concerned by this proceeding to be held 
on 29 January  2019, 10.00 hr., Room 1601, Department of For eign Trade Building, at the address:  
 
Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce of Thailand  
563 Nonthaburi Road, Bangkasor, Meung Nonthaburi 11000 THAILAND  
Telephone: (662) 547 -4738 Facsimile: (662) 547 -4741  
Email: butrade@moc.go.th , ochissp@moc.go.th  
 
 
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