WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/11/PHL/4/Suppl.3 
G/SG/N/14/PHL/3/Suppl.1 8 January 2008 
 
(08-0063) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
(EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING MEASURE)  
 
PHILIPPINES 
 
Supplement
 
 
(Figured Glass ) 
   The following communication, dated 7 January 2008 , is being circulation at the request of the 
Delegation of the Philippines.   
 
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Further to G/SG/N/11/PHL/4/Suppl.2 (a nd corrigendum) and G/SG/N/14/PHL/3 (and 
corrigendum) dated 1 December 2006, the Philippines notifies the Committee that, on 
10 December 2007, the safeguard duty on Figured Glass was suspended.    G/SG/N/11/PHL/4/Suppl.3 
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  IN THE MATTER OF THE 2nd YEAR EXTEN SION OF THE DEFINITIVE GENERAL 
SAFEGUARD MEASURE AGAINST THE IMPORTATION  
OF FIGURED GLASS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES 
(HS Code No. 7003.1290 or AHTN Nos. 7003.1220 & 7003.1290 and  
HS Code No. 7003.1990 or AHTN Nos. 7003.1920 & 7003.1990) 
(Safeguard Investigation No. 01-2006) 
 
Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) Flat Glass Philippines, Inc. 
(formerly Asahi Glass Philippines) 
Petitioner 
 
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 ORDER  
 
 On 06 November 2006, the Secretary of the De partment of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued 
an Order extending the definitive general safegua rd measure on importations of figured glass for 
another three years based on the Tariff Commissi on’s (TC) recommendations.  The DTI reduced the 
existing duty by 5 per cent and imposed the amount of P
2,274.30/MT as the definitive safeguard 
measure for the first year of the extension period.  The first year of implementation of the extended 
measure started on 08 December 2006 thru Cust oms Memorandum Circular (CMC) 297-2006.  The 
Order, likewise, stated th at the rates for the second (2nd) and third (3rd) years of the extension period 
will be subject to an annual revi ew as provided under Rule 15.6  of the Implementing Rules and 
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 8800.   
 
 On 21 September 2007, DTI notified and request ed the local industry, importers, exporters 
and other concerned parties to submit their positions on the on-going review to determine the 
appropriate amount of the safeguard measure for th e second year of the extension period.  Responses 
were received from the Embassy of Viet Nam,  Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), 
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and Asia Glass Palace Inc.  The Embassy of 
the Republic of South Africa acknowledged the receipt  of the said notice and forwarded it to their 
Economic Counsellor’s Office in Malaysia.  Bu t, no submission was received from them.   
  On 28 November 2007, Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) Flat Glass Philippines, Inc. informed DTI that they have temporarily suspended the produc tion of regular commodity figured glass for the 
domestic market.  They decided to shift to the production of Ultra Clear Figured Glass (for solar glass 
panels) for the export market to take advantage of the big demand for solar cells in the international 
market.     IN VIEW THEREOF , DTI hereby orders the suspension of the imposition of the definitive 
general safeguard measure on figured glass.  The susp ension shall  take effect for the duration of the 
extension period of the safeguard measure unless  AGC can show that it has resumed normal 
operations whichever comes earlier.   It is understood that the exte nsion period for the imposition of 
the safeguard measure shall terminate on 08 D ecember 2009, unless further extended by another 
Order.    
 The notification and consultation requirem ents of Article 12 of the WTO Safeguards 
Agreement and Section 17 of RA 8800 and its IRR sh all be complied with.  Imports originating from 
ASEAN Member countries shall be governed by the provisions of Articles 6 and 8 of the Agreement 
on the CEPT Scheme.     G/SG/N/11/PHL/4/Suppl.3 
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   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.     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. 
 
 10 December 2007   
 
 
PETER B. FAVILA 
Secretary 
 
  
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