. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/L/923 
G/SG/91 20 May 2010 
 
 
(10-2810) 
Council for Trade in Goods Committee on Safeguards Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
SAFEGUARD MEASURES THAT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
PROPOSES TO IMPOSE ON CERTAIN SPORTS 
AND OTHER SOCKS 
 
Notification to the Council for Trade in G oods of the Results of Prior Consultations
 
under Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards  
   The following communication, dated 17 May 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Dominican Republic. 
 
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  The Dominican Republic refers to documen t G/SG/N/6/DOM/5 of 10 March 2010 notifying 
Resolution CDC-RD-SG-050-2010 of 16 February 2010, whereby the Regulatory Commission on 
Unfair Trade Practices and Safeguard Measures of the Dominican Republic approved the initiation of 
the investigation procedure with a view to the a pplication of safeguard me asures on imports from all 
origins of sports and other socks for women, men, children and babies, of cotton or synthetic fibres, 
excluding woollen socks, panties, support socks for varicose veins and other socks used in the health 
sector in the Dominican Republic, classified under tariff subheadings 6115.95 .00 and 6116.96.20 of 
the Dominican Republic's Tariff, in accordance w ith Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on 
Safeguards.   With regard to the above Resolution, the Do minican Republic hereby notifies the results of 
the consultations referred to in Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, namely, prior 
consultations under Article 12.3 or consultations under Article 12.4  initiated immediately after the 
adoption of the provisional safeguard measure on the product at issue.   The following document is attached for this purpose:  
• Notification by the Dominican Republic under Article 12.4 of the WTO Agreement 
on Safeguards of the case relating to certain sports and other socks. 
1. Specify the provision under which consultations were held (i.e. Article 12.3 or 
Article 12.4). 
 The consultations in question were held  under Article 12.4 of the WTO Agreement on 
Safeguards. 
 
2. Provide reference to the WTO document that notified the safeguard action regarding 
which consultations were held under Article 12.3 or 12.4. 
 G/SG/N/6/DOM/5, G/SG/N/6/DOM/5/Corr.1. G/L/923 
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3. Specify the Members involved in the consulta tions, and provide the time period during 
which consultations were held. 
 Having expressed interest in being involved in the consultations, Guatemala and Honduras 
were called upon to participate. 
  Only Honduras attended the consultations under Article 2.4 of the WTO Agreement on 
Safeguards, which were held in the Domini can Republic in the morning of 11 May 2010. 
 4. Describe the results of the consultations. 
 During the consultations, the Dominican Re public gave Honduras' representatives the 
opportunity to present their arguments and concerns  regarding the general safeguard investigation 
concerning imports of certain sports and other socks.  
 The delegation of Honduras considered that  Honduran imports should be excluded from the 
investigation since they accounted for signifi cantly less than three per cent (3 per cent). 
  The Dominican Republic stated that in the event of application of safeguard measures, 
consideration would be given to the provisions of Article 72 of Law No. 1-02 on Unfair Trade 
Practices and Safeguard Measures and Article 9.1 of  the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, with respect 
to developing countries and the percentage of re presentativeness in the imports under investigation. 
  The Dominican Republic requested that the concerns expressed be submitted in writing and 
agreed to reply as soon as possible after receiving them.  
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