. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/6/ISR/2 
12 January 2011 
 (11-0216) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF  
AN INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
ISRAEL 
 
(Glass wool and rock wool
) 
   The following communication, dated 11 January 2 011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Israel.   
 
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1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated  
 
 11 January 2011.  
2. Specify the product subject to the investigation  
  Glass wool and rock wool. 
  The product concerned is currently classified within the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System  (HS) nomenclature codes 70.19.3919 and 68.06.1000/3. 
 
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation 
 
(a) Application Submitted by Domestic Industry 
 
 On 28 November 2010, S. Cohen Metal Industries Ltd. has submitted an application to carry 
out a safeguard investigation on grounds that trends in imports of the product concerned appear to call 
for safeguard measures. 
 
(b) Prima Facie Evidence of Increased Imports and Injury 
 
 The applicants have submitted the evidence av ailable to them. The information currently 
available to the Commissi oner includes data in relation to certa in economic indicators specified in 
Article 3.3 of the Israeli Trade Levies and Safegua rds Measures Law, 1991 (the "Law") and Articles 2 
and 4 of the WTO's Agreement on Safeguards    The information currently available to the Co mmissioner indicates that the product concerned 
is being imported into Israel in such increased qua ntities, absolute or relative to domestic production, 
and under such conditions as to cause  or threaten to  cause serious injury to the domestic industry that 
produces like or directly competitive products. G/SG/N/6/ISR/2 
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  (c) Decision to Initiate Investigation 
 
 On 11 January 2011, I have decided, according to section 3.4(a) of the Law, to initiate a 
safeguard investigation, to determine whether the necessary conditions exist for the adoption of 
definitive safeguard measures in relation to the product concerned. 
 
4. Further information 
 
(a) Procedure 
  The investigation will be held according to Ch apter B2 of the Law, and in accordance with 
WTO's Agreement on Safeguard.  
(b) Gathering of Information 
 
Questionnaires
:  In order to obtain the information it de ems necessary for its investigation, the 
Commissioner will send questionnaires to the kn own importers of the product concerned, 
along with the notification of initiation of the investigation that will be send also to known 
exporters/producers. 
 
Interested parties who have not received a questionnaire may contact the Commissioner and 
request one no later than 27 January 2011. 
  Invitation to Respond
:  All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, 
submit information and to provi de supporting evidence, no later than 10 February 2011. 
 
Hearings :  Interested parties, whom submitte d a written response or an answered 
questionnaire, may also apply to be heard by the Commissioner.  Verification
:  It should be noted that any inform ation submitted will be taken into account 
only if supported by actual evidence at the time of submission and may be subject to 
verification. 
 
(c) Submissions 
 
Submissions and communications shall be made to: Commissioner of Trade Levies 
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor 
No. 5 Bank Israel Street P.O.Box 3166 Jerusalem 91036 Tel:  972-2-6662621/2 Fax:  972-2-6662939 
E-Mail:  orly.rotbart@moital.gov.il
 
Website:  http://www.moital.gov.il/dumping  
  
Reuben Pessah 
Commissioner 
 
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