WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/8/MAR/2/Suppl.1 
G/SG/N/10/MAR/2/Suppl.1 
G/SG/N/11/MAR/1/Suppl.1 
6 March 2006 
 
 (06-0956) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON SAFEGUARDS OF A FINDING OF SERIOUS INJURY 
OR THREAT OF SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED 
BY INCREASED IMPORTS 
 
NOTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) 
AND ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
MOROCCO 
 
Supplement  
 
(Ceramic Tiles) 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 17 February 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Morocco.  
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  Pursuant to Articles 12.1(b), 12.1(c) and 9, footnote 2, of the Agreement on Safeguards, 
Morocco has the honour to submit a supplement to the notification of a finding of serious injury or threat of serious injury caused by increased imports  and of the decision to apply a definitive safeguard 
measure on imports of glazed ceramic tiles coming under Harmonized System (HS) customs 
heading 6908.   Further to the notification under Article 12.1( a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, as 
contained in document G/SG/N/6/MAR /3 dated 22 February 2005, of th e initiation of an investigation 
for the application of a safeguard measure and to the notification under Article 12.1(b) of the 
WTO Agreement on Safeguards, as contained in do cument G/SG/N/10/MAR/2, G/SG/N/11/MAR/1, 
G/SG/N/8/MAR/2 of 2 September 2005, of a finding of serious injury, Morocco declares the aforementioned measure to apply on imports of ceramic tiles. G/SG/N/8/MAR/2/Suppl.1 
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  I. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS OF A FINDING OF SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT OF SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS 
II. NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS 
 In the light of the agreed format for notifica tions (document G/SG/W/1 of 23 February 1995), 
Morocco submits to the Committee on Safeguards a supplement to the notification of a finding of 
serious injury or threat of serious injury caused by increased imports and of the decision to apply a 
definitive safeguard measure on imports of ceramic tiles. 
 
1. Information on import trends, injury factors and causal link 
 Notification G/SG/N/8/MAR/2, G/SG/N/10/MAR/2, G/SG/N/11/MAR/1 of 
2 September 2005 contains the data pertaining to import trends, injury factors, and causal link. 
 
2. Injury factors at company and industry level 
 Notification G/SG/N/8/MAR/2, G/SG/N/10/MAR/2, G/SG/N/11/MAR/1 of 
2 September 2005 contains the data pertaining to factors of injury.  
3. Description of the product involved 
 Notification G/SG/N/8/MAR/2, G/SG/N/10/MAR/2, G/SG/N/11/MAR/1 of 
2 September 2005 contains the precise description of  the product subject to the safeguard measure. 
 
4. Provide a precise description of the applied measure 
 Pursuant to Order No. 72-06 of 13 January 20 06 by the Minister of Finance and Privatization 
(Bulletin Officiel  (Official Journal) No. 5390 of 26 January  2006), Morocco has applied a definitive 
safeguard measure on imports of ceramic tiles coming under Harmonized System (HS) customs 
heading 6908.  This safeguard m easure consists of the imposition,  over and above the customs duty 
already in force, of a specific additional import duty of 1.50 dirhams per net kilogram applicable to imports exceeding an annual quota of 6.9 million m
2, which represents average volume over the past 
three most representative years, and at a level consistent with the objective of remedying the injurious 
effects of a massive increase in imports. 
  The quota not subject to this additional duty  will be increased by 10 per cent per year. 
  In accordance with Article 9.1 of the Agre ement on Safeguards, the measure will not be 
applied against imports originati ng in developing country WTO Members that have exported amounts 
representing less than a 3 per cent individual share of total imports and that collectively account for not more than 9 per cent of total imports.  Th e developing countries excluded from the measure are 
listed in notification G/SG/N/8/MAR/2, G/SG/N/10/MAR/2, G/SG/N/11/MAR/1 of 
2 September 2005.  
 As to the requirement for the domestic industr y to adjust, the investigating authorities have 
assessed the programme proposed by the industry and determined that its implementation, which will 
be monitored continuously by the competent author ities, will help enhance the competitiveness of the 
domestic industry.  G/SG/N/8/MAR/2/Suppl.1 
 G/SG/N/10/MAR/2/Suppl.1  G/SG/N/11/MAR/1/Suppl.1 
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5. Provide the date of introduction of the measure 
 The definitive safeguard measure took effect  on 26 January upon publication in Official 
Bulletin No. 5390 of 26 January 2006 of Order No. 72-06 of 13 January 2006 by the Minister of 
Finance and Privatization, imposing the measure a dopted on a proposal from the Minister of Foreign 
Trade and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Economic Renewal.  
6. Provide the expected duration of the measure 
 The definitive safeguard measure will have a duration of three years. 
 
7. For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date for 
the review (under Article 7.4) to be held not lat er than the mid-term of the measure, if such a 
date for the review has already been scheduled 
 Not applicable. 
 
8. If the expected duration is over one year, pr ovide the expected timetable for progressive 
liberalization of the measure 
 The quota applicable in the years following the initi al year will be raised by 10 per cent of the 
quota applicable in the preceding period, as follows: 
 
Period  Quota 
26.01.06 to 30.11.06 6.9 million m2 
01.12.06 to 30.11.07 7.6 million m2 
01.12.07 to 30.11.08 8.3 million m2 
 
 The above-quota specific additional import duty of 1.50 dirhams per net kilogram will remain 
in effect until 30 November 2008.  9. Provide information if the safe guard measure is being extended 
 Not applicable. 
 
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