WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/14/PHL/4/Suppl.3 
19 October 2009 
 (09-5123) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
 
PHILIPPINES 
 
Supplement
 
 
(Glass Mirrors ) 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 15 October 2009, is being circulation at the request of 
the Delegation of the Philippines.    
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 Further to G/SG/N/14/PHL/4/Suppl.2 dated 18 September 2008, the Philippines would like to 
make available the Order by the Secretary of  the Department of Trade and Industry on 
1 September 2008, suspending the safeguard duty on Glass Mirrors.   
 
 G/SG/N/14/PHL/4/Suppl.3 
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  IN THE MATTER OF THE EXTENSION OF THE DEFINITIVE GENERAL SAFEGUARD 
MEASURE AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF GLASS MIRRORS  
(COPPER-BASED) FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES 
AHTN Nos. 7009.9100 & 7009.9200 
 
(Safeguard Investigation No. 03-2006) 
 
Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) Flat Glass Philippines, Inc. 
(Formerly Asahi Glass Philippines) 
Petitioner 
 
 
ORDER 
 
 On 06 November 2006, the Secretary of the De partment of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued 
an Order extending the imposition of the safeguard measure on importations of glass mirrors for 
another three (3) years.   On 10 December 2007, the DTI issued an Orde r reducing the definitive general safeguard 
measure on the said product for the 2
nd year of the extension period.  Customs Memorandum Circular 
(CMC) 53-2008 was issued on 27 February 2008 to implement the said Order. 
 
 On 16 June 2008, DTI received a letter from Sa n Francisco Mirror Corporation requesting the 
lifting of the safeguard measure on imported gl ass mirrors (copper-based) from various countries and 
alleging the Asahi Glass Philippines has shutdown their production of regular commodity mirror and 
are now importing said product to cater to AGC's local distributors. 
 
 On 17 June 2008, DTI notified and requested th e local industry and other concerned parties to 
submit their positions on the request of San Francisco Mirror Corporation.  Responses were received from Philtech Glass Industries Corporation, Chain Gl ass Enterprises Incorporat ed, Asia Glass Palace 
Incorporated, Comglasco Aguila Glass Corporation.  They are all in favor of the termination/lifting of 
the safeguard measure on said product. 
 
 On 29 July 2008, Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) Flat Gl ass Philippines, Inc. informed DTI that they 
have temporarily stopped their pr oduction of glass mirrors.  AGC stat ed that modernizing the mirror 
line is not a viable option in relation to poten tial market demand due to the high cost of new 
equipment and raw materials.  As a result, AGC decided to re-align and focus their resources on their 
core products. 
  IN VIEW THEREOF , DTI hereby orders the suspension of the imposition of the definitive 
general safeguard measure on glass mirrors.  The suspension shall take effect for the remaining 
duration of the extension period of the safeguard  measure on said product unless AGC can show that 
it has resumed normal operations, whichever comes earlier.   It is understood that the extension period 
for the imposition of the safeguard measure shal l automatically terminate on 08 December 2009, 
unless further extended by another Order.   Let this Order be published in two (2) newspa pers of general circul ation and let individual 
notices be sent to all interested parties including the country members concerned.  G/SG/N/14/PHL/4/Suppl.3 
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   This Order shall take effect upon the issu ance of the relevant Memorandum Order by the 
Bureau of Customs or 15 days after the publication of this Order in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation, whichever comes earlier.  SO ORDERED. 
 
 01 September 2008   
 
PETER B. FAVILA 
Secretary  
  
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