WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/9/PAK/1 
4 October 2005 
 (05-4444) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE WHERE 
A SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED 
WITH NO SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED 
 
PAKISTAN 
 
(Footwear
) 
  
 The following communication, dated 8 September 2005, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Pakistan. 
 
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  As per requirement in terms of Article 12.1( c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, please 
find attached herewith a copy of the notification on termination of investigation for imposition of 
safeguard measures on imports of footwear into Pakistan under the Safeguard Measures 
Ordinance 2002. G/SG/N/9/PAK/1 
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 Kindly refer to National Tariff Commission's (the "Commission") letter No. SG.C No. 01/2005/FW dated 17 June 2005 regardi ng initiation of investigation for imposition of 
safeguard measures on increased imports of footwe ar into Pakistan under the Safeguard Measures 
Ordinance 2002 (the "Ordinance").  
 The Applicant had alleged that as a result of unforeseen developments and of the effect of 
WTO obligations assumed by Pakistan, footwear classified under PCT Heading Nos. 6401.1000 to 6405.9090 (26 tariff lines) is  being imported into Pakistan in incr eased quantities, absolute or relative 
to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to 
domestic industry producing footwear.  
 
 A "Report on Investigation under Safeguard Measures Ordinance 2002 of Increase Imports of 
Footwear into Pakistan" is hereby attached and yo ur attention is invited to  concluding paragraphs 39 
and 40 of the report.  You may also like to peru se part C of the report (paragraphs 13 to 16).  G/SG/N/9/PAK/1 
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DRAFT  
 
 
 In accordance with the decision taken by the Committee on Safeguards at its meeting on 
6 November 1995, Pakistan hereby notifies in conf ormity with the notification format adopted in 
document G/SG/2 of 1 July 1996, that the inve stigation carried out by the National Tariff 
Commission, Pakistan, on imports of "Footwear" has been terminated with no safeguard measure 
imposed.  1. Description of the Product
 
 
 Footwear classified under Pakist an Customs Tariff  (PCT) headings1 6401.1000 to 6405.9090, 
contained in the First Schedule of the Customs Act 1969.  2. Notification of Initiation
 
 
 Initiation was notified to the Committee on Sa feguards by WTO document G/SG/N/6/PAK/1 
dated 20 June 2005.  3. Date of Termination
 
 
 The investigation was terminated on 15 August 2005. 
 4. Reasons for Termination
 
  The information compiled during the investiga tion has revealed that Pakistan has assumed no 
WTO obligations with respect to PCT Headings 6401.1000, 6401.9100, 6401.9200, 6401.9900, 
6402.1200, 6402.1900, 6402.20 00, 6402.3000, 6402.9100, 6402 .9900, 6403.1200, 6403.1900, 
6403.3000, 6403.4000, 6403.91 00, 6403.9900, 6404.1100, 6404 .1900, 6404.2000, 6405.1000, 
6405.2000, 6405.9010, 64 05.9090.  Footwear imports under th ese PCT Headings account for 99.75% 
of the total footwear imports into Pakistan in the year 2004.  
5. Notice of Termination
 
  The termination of the investigation is notified with the Communiqué published in the 
Official Gazette on               .  
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1 PCT heading in Pakistan is equivalent to Harmonized Commodity Description and coding system up 
to six digit level.