WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/L/972 
1 November 2011 
 (11-5507) 
  
 
 
 
REPORT (2011) OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS 
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
 
I. GENERAL 
1. The Committee on Safeguards was established in 1995 to perform the functions set out in 
Article 13 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  This report is submitted in accordance 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 impl ementation of the Agreement.  Th e report covers the period since 
the Committee's last annual report (G/L/936), i.e., 23  October 2010 – 27 Oct ober 2011 ("period under 
review"). 
2. During the period under review, the Committee held two regular meetings, on 2 May 2011 
(G/SG/M/39) and 27 October 2011 (G/SG/M/40).   
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 ha s observer status in the Committee through a 
Committee decision.  
4. Both the OECD and the ACP Group have requested  regular observer status in the Committee.  
At its regular meetings in 1998, the Committee de cided to invite the OECD to attend Committee 
meetings on an ad hoc  basis, subject to objection by a Member in particular cases.  At the same time, 
the Committee also decided to  invite the ACP Group to attend its meetings on an ad hoc  basis, 
pending the outcome of horizontal consultations with respect to the ACP Group's request for 
observership in various WTO bodies.  The Committ ee continued this practice during the reporting 
period.  
5. At its regular meeting in May 2011, the Committee elected Ms Lillian Saili Bwalya as 
Chairperson, and Ms Tomoko Ota as Vice-Chairperson.  
II. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SAFEGUARDS LAWS AND/OR 
REGULATIONS OF MEMBERS 
6. 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. 
7. As of 26 October 2011, ninety-nine (99) Me mbers had notified the Committee of their 
domestic safeguards legislation and/ or regulations or made communica tions in this regard to the 
Committee (G/SG/N/1/... series; see Annex 1).  Twenty -seven (27) 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/39 and G/SG/M/40).  G/L/972 
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  8. During the period under review, the Committee re viewed the notified (new or amended) 
legislative texts of the following Members: Ch ile, Ecuador, European Union, Gabon, Kuwait, and 
Oman.     
9. The substance of the review of legislative notifi cations is reflected in the written questions put 
to Members and the written answers to those ques tions.  References to the questions and answers 
pertaining to each notification can be found in the mi nutes of the meetings at which the notifications 
were reviewed (G/SG/M/39 and G/SG/M/40). 
III. NOTIFICATIONS OF ACTIONS RELATED TO SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
10. 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 26 October 2011 is set forth in Annex 3. 
11. During the period under review, the Co mmittee reviewed 16 notifications under 
Article 12.1(a) regarding the initiation of new investigations, 5 notifications concerning the 
application of new provisional measures under Articl e 12.4, and 7 notification of termination of 
safeguard investigation without measure. Furthe rmore, the Committee reviewed 14 notifications 
concerning decisions to a pply new safeguard measures.
    
12. During the period under review, the Committee received 13 new notifications concerning 
non-application of safeguard measur e to developing country Members pursuant to Article 9.1 of the 
Agreement.   
13. Members' oral comments concerning all of the notifications can be found in the minutes of the 
meetings at which they were reviewed (G/SG/ M/39 and G/SG/M/40).  Members' written questions 
and answers concerning these notifications can be found in the G/SG/Q2/… series. 
IV. TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER PARAGRAPH 18 OF THE PROTOCOL OF 
ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO THE WORLD TRADE 
ORGANIZATION 
14. In accordance with paragraph 18 of the Protoc ol of Accession of the People's Republic of 
China to the WTO (WT/L/432), the Committee unde rtook the ninth and final review of China's 
implementation of the Safeguards Agreement (see G/SG/M/40).  The Committee agreed that the 
Chairperson would report to the Council for Trade in Goods on this issue. 
V. REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 13.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
15. At the meeting of October 2011, the Committee discussed the two requests made under 
Article 13.1(b) of the Agreement. The first was a request from Colombia concerning the investigation 
by Ecuador on windshields (G/L/957-G/SG/93), a nd the other was a request from India concerning 
the investigation by Turkey on cotton yarn (G/L/961-G/SG/95). Having heard the views of Members on these two issues, the Chairperson informed Member s that she would convene, in the near future, 
informal consultations open to all Members in orde r to discuss these issues, a nd to report back to the 
Committee at an appropriate time. Colombia and Indi a also requested that these two items be included 
in the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Committee.      G/L/972 
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  VI. OTHER ISSUES RAISED 
16. At the meeting of May 2011, the following discussions took place under "Other Business": 
First, one Member requested an update of an i nvestigation being undertaken by another Member. 
Second, a Member raised several questions con cerning an investigation and the imposition of a 
safeguard measure, notified in September 2010, on ceramic tiles.     
17. At the meeting of October 2011, the following discussions took place under "Other Business". 
First, four Members took the floor to register th eir concerns about the manner by which a Member 
was proceeding in terms of progressive liberal ization of a safeguard measure imposed on 
polypropylene bags and tubular fabric. Second, th e Chairperson made a statement on the issue of 
maintaining consistency of symbol s assigned to notifications. After describing the issue, she stated 
that she intended to hold informal di scussions on this issue in due course. G/L/972 
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  ANNEX 1 
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATIVE NOTIFICATIONS
1 
(Notifications submitted as at 26 October 2011) 
 
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 (*) 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  G/SG/N/1/VEN/2 
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 
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 (*) 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace donia G/SG/N/1/MKD/1+Corr.1+Suppl.1 
                                                      
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/972 
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  MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
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 (*) 
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 
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 (*) 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia G/SG/N/1/SAU/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 (*) 
Morocco G/SG/N/1/MAR/1 (*) 
Mozambique None 
Myanmar G/SG/N/1/MYM/1 (*) 
Namibia G/SG/N/1/NAM/2 (*) 
Nepal None 
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/972 
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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 (*) 
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None 
Saint Lucia G/SG/N/1/LCA/1 (*) 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
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 
Togo None 
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) 
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/972
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ANNEX 2 
 
SUMMARY OF VARIOUS NOTIFICATIONS BETWEEN 23 OCTOBER 2010 - 26 OCTOBER 20111 
 
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 
Dominican Republic Certain Sports and Dress 
Socks 
 01/03/2010 
G/SG/N/6/DOM/5  
 20/05/2010 
G/SG/N/7/DOM/2  06/12/2010 
G/SG/N/10/DOM/2   
Ecuador Wind-shields 19/04/2010 
G/SG/N/6/ECU/8   01/11/2010 
G/SG/N/10/ECU/4   
European 
Union  
 Wireless Wide Area 
Networking 30/06/2010 
G/SG/N/6/EEC/5 
   26/01/2011 
G/SG/N/9/EEC/2  
  
India N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-N 
phenyl  
Paraphenylenediamine 
(or "PX-13") 27/12/2010 
G/SG/N/6/IND/28   30/08/2011 
G/SG/N/10/IND/12   
Phthalic Anhydride 16/08/2011 
G/SG/N/6/IND/29 23/09/2011 
G/SG/N/7/IND/9    
Indonesia Stranded wire, ropes and 
cables  05/02/2010 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/9  23/03/2011 
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 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/5   
Cotton yarn 25/06/2010 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/11   06/06/2011 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/4 and Suppl.1 
and Suppl.2   
Woven Fabrics of 
Cotton 
 25/06/2010 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/12   23/03/2011 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/9   
                                                      
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.  If only the expected or proposed date has been notified, that date is indicated. For multiple-symbolled documents, only t he relevant symbols are indicated in each box. 
Corrigenda are not indicated in this 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.   
  G/L/972 
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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 
Wire of iron/non-alloy 
steel, not plated coated 19/01/2010 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/7   23/03/2011 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/8   
Tarpaulins, awnings and 
sunblinds of synthetic 
fibres 22/03/2011  
G/SG/N/6/IDN/13  N.A. 
G/SG/N/8/IDN/10   
Articles Of Iron or Steel 
Wire (HS7326.20.90) 22/08/2011 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/15     
Polypropylene in 
Granule Form 26/04/2011 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/14   16/06/2011 
G/SG/N/9/IDN/4  
Wire of iron/non-alloy 
steel, plated with zinc 21/01/2010 
G/SG/N/6/IDN/8   23/03/2011 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/7  
Israel Glass wool and rock 
wool 11/01/2011 
G/SG/N/6/ISR/2     
Kyrgyz 
Republic Poultry eggs 15/10/2010 
G/SG/N/6/KGZ/3   
  
Malaysia  Hot-Rolled Coils 
 01/05/2011 
G/SG/N/6/MYS/1   22/08/2011 
G/SG/N/9/MYS/1  
Morocco Machine Made Carpets 19/07/2010 
G/SG/N/6/MAR/6   30/11/2010 
G/SG/N/9/MAR/3 
Philippines Testliner board 16/11/2009 
G/SG/N/6/PHL/8  July 2011 
G/SG/N/10/PHL/7  
Thailand Glass block 16/12/2010 
G/SG/N/6/THA/1 15/01/2011 
G/SG/N/7/THA/1+Suppl.1 18/08/2011  
G/SG/N/10/THA/1and Suppl.1   
Turkey4 Cotton Yarn  11/06/2011 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/14/SUPPL .1 
(REV) 15 July 2011 
G/SG/N/7/TUR/10    
Polyethylene 
terephthalate  28/02/2011 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/16 8 November 2011 
G/SG/N/10/TUR/13   
Spectacle frames  28/02/2011 
G/SG/N/14/TUR/5 (REV)5 March 2011 
G/SG/N/7/TUR/814 November 2011   
G/SG/N/10/TUR/8/Suppl.1   
Travel goods  24/03/2011 
G/SG/N/14/TUR/6 (REV) 08/04/2011 
G/SG/N/7/TUR/925 October 2011   
G/SG/N/10/TUR/9/Suppl.1   
Certain electrical 
appliances  12/10/2011  
G/SG/N/6/TUR/13/Suppl.1 
(REV) 01/11/2011  
G/SG/N/7/TUR/11     
                                                      
4 Certain dates concerning the investigation on cotton yarn,  po lyethylene terephthalate, spectacl e frames and travel goods are based on the information provided by the 
delegation of Turkey at the October 2011 meeting.      
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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 
Ukraine Cooling and Refriger-
ating Equipment 06/05/2010 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/7  
and Suppl.15     
Matches 26/11/2008 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/2  06/11/2009 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/2 
and Suppl.16   
Ferro-manganese and 
ferro-silico-manganese 
 17/02/2010 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/6 
and Suppl.17   25/12/2010 
G/SG/N/9/UKR/5  
Mineral fertilizers 03/02/2010 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/5 
and Suppl.18   28/12/2010 
G/SG/N/9/UKR/3  
Certain products of 
crude oil processing 29/01/2011 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/8     
Motor Cars 02/07/2011 
G/SG/N/6/UKR/9     
Casing and pump-
compressor seamless steel pipes 01/09/2007  
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/1)  04/11/2011 
G/SG/N/14/UKR/1    
 
 
                                                      
5 This is a notification on "extension of a safeguards investigatory process".   
6 This is a notification on the result of a mid-term review.  
7 This is a notification on "extension of a safeguards investigatory process".   
8 This is a notification on "extension of a safeguards investigatory process".   G/L/972 
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ANNEX 3 
 
SUMMARY OF ACTIVE SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS AND / OR 
EXISTING SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
AS OF 26 OCTOBER 2011 1  
  
Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any  Note3 
Brazil     
Desiccated Coconut 10/08/2001 
(G/SG/N/6/BRA/2   
   
  01/09/2002 
Quantitative restriction 
G/SG/N/10/BRA/3 E 
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)  
Polypropylene Bags 
and Tubular Fabric 17/12/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/DOM/3 
and Suppl.1)  18/10/2010 
ad valorem duty 
(G/SG/N/10/DOM/1)  
Ecuador     
Windshields 19/04/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/ECU/8)  01/11/2010 
specific duty (G/SG/N/10/ECU/4)  
India     
Phthalic Anhydride  16/08/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/29) 23/09/2011 
G/SG/N/7/IND/9   
Dimethoate Technical  21/01/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/IND/19)  27/08/2009 
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IND/10)  
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)  
Indonesia     
Ceramic tableware 19/10/2004 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/1)   04/01/2006 
Specific duty (G/SG/N/10/IDN/1) E  
Wire Nail and Wire 05/11/2008  
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/5)  01/10/2009 
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/3)  
Dextrose 
Monohydrate 24/08/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/IDN/4)  07/09/2009 
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/IDN/2)  
                                                      
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 26 October 2011 are included in this table. 
3 The symbol "E" indicates that the measure was ex tended once or more. The symbol "*" indicates that 
as of 26 October 2011, there is an on-going investiga tion to determine whether or not to extend the existing 
measure.         G/L/972 
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  Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any  Note3 
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)  
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)     
Israel     
Glass wool and rock 
wool 11/01/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/ISR/2)     
Jordan      
Ceramic Tiles 23/11/2008 
(G/SG/N/6/JOR/14)  
 N/A4 
specific duty (G/SG/N/10/JOR/7)  
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)    
Mexico     
Spiral-welded Steel 
Pipes and Tubes 02/07/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/MEX/2)    
Moldova      
Sugar 21/05/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/MDA/1)  01/01/2004  
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/MDA/1) E 
Philippines      
Ceramic floor tiles 28/05/2001 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/2)  11/04/2002 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/1)  E 
Figured glass 16/04/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/4)  14/04/2004 
Tariff Rate Quota 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/4)5 E   
Float glass 21/05/2003 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/5)  24/05/2004 
Tariff Rate Quota (G/SG/N/10/PHL/3) E  
                                                      
4 "N/A" indicates that the actual imposition date is not notified. 
5 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.) G/L/972 
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  Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any  Note3 
Steel angle bars  11/08/2008  
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/7)  August 2009 
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/6)  
Testliner board 16/11/2009 
(G/SG/N/6/PHL/8)  July 2011 
Specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/PHL/7)  
 
Thailand     
Glass block 16/12/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/THA/1)  18/08/2011 
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/THA/1)  
Tunisia      
Bottles & other 
containers of glass 16/06/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUN/1)    needs 
clarification 
Taps, cocks & 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) 01/11/2011 
(G/SG/N/7/TUR/11)6 01/11/2008  
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/10) * 
Footwear 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/6)  10/08/2006 
specific duty (G/SG/N/10/TUR/6) E 
Vacuum cleaners 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/8)  10/08/2006 
variable duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/3) E 
Steam smoothing 
irons 05/01/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/9)  10/08/2006 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/4) E 
Motorcycles 15/08/2006 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/10)   02/03/2007 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/7) E 
Spectacle frames 11/02/2007 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/11)  01/02/2008 
specific duty (G/SG/N/10/TUR/8) E 
Travel goods 05/06/2007  
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/12)  13/03/2008 
specific duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/9) E 
Cotton yarn 23/05/2008  
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/14) 15/07/2011 
(G/SG/N/7/TUR/10) 7 11/08/2008  
Ad valorem  duty 
(G/SG/N/10/TUR/11) * 
Polyethylene 
terephthalate  28/02/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/TUR/16)  08/11/2011 
variable duty (G/SG/N/10/TUR/ 13)  
 
Ukraine     
Matches 26/11/2008 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/2)  06/11/2009 
specific duty (G/SG/N/10/UKR/2)  
Cooling and Refriger-
ating Equipment 06/05/2010 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/7  
and Suppl.1)     
                                                      
6 The notification indicates that "t he decision whether or not to extend the existing safeguard measure 
will be made at the end of [this] investigation".   
7 The notification indicates that "t he decision whether or not to extend the existing safeguard measure 
will be made at the end of [this] investigation".    G/L/972 
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  Member & 
Investigation Initiation date Effective date of 
provisional 
measure, if any 2  Effective date and 
type of definitive 
measure, if any  Note3 
Certain products of 
crude oil processing 29/01/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/8)    
Motor Cars 02/07/2011 
(G/SG/N/6/UKR/9)    
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) E 
Venezuela      
Tyres 08/03/2000 
(G/SG/N/6/VEN/3)    needs 
clarification 
Paper 16/10/2001 
(G/SG/N/6/VEN/4) 
   needs 
clarification 
Footwear 23/09/2002 
(G/SG/N/6/VEN/6) 
   needs 
clarification 
 
 
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