WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/16/COL/2/Suppl.1 
28 April 2006 
 
 (06-2033) 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 16.1 OF THE PROTOCOL 
ON THE ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA TO THE WTO 
 
Supplement
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 26 April 2006,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia.  
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  Pursuant to the provisions concerning the notif ication of safeguard actions under Section 16 
of the Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, Colombia hereby notifies that its competent authorities, under Resolution No. 0074 of 24 March 2006 of the Ministry of 
Commerce, Industry and Tourism, published in Offi cial Journal No. 46.224 of 28 March 2006, have 
ordered the closure of the investigation initiated by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
Resolution No. 0249 of 16 August 2005, concerning the products listed below: 
 1. Product subject to investigation
:  Hosiery products classified  under the following Colombian 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings:  61. 15.11.00.00, 61.15.12.00.00, 61.15.19.00.00, 
61.15.20.20.00, 61.15.20.90.00, 61.15.91.00.00, 61.15.92.00.00, 61.15.93.90.00 and 61.15.99.00.00. 
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  OFFICIAL JOURNAL 
No. 46.224 
 
Bogotá, D.C., Tuesday 28 March 2006 
 
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM 
 
RESOLUTION NO. 0074 OF 2006 
(March 24) 
 
Ordering the Closure of the Administrative Inv estigation Initiated by R esolution No. 0249 of 2005 
   The Director of Foreign Trade, in exerci se of the powers conferred upon him by law, 
particularly Article 18.5 of Decree No. 210 of 2003,  and subject to the provisions of Decree No. 1480 
of 2005, and 
 
WHEREAS 
 
 Further to a request received by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism on 18 July 2005 from Fábrica de Calcetines Cristal S.A. and Cal cetería y Vestimundo S.A., which represent a major 
proportion of the domestic industry,  and supported by other companies, the Directorate of Foreign 
Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism issued Resolution No. 0249 of 16 August 2005 ordering the initiation of an administrative investigation with a view to determining the 
imposition of safeguard measures on imports of hosie ry products of Chinese origin, classified under 
tariff subheadings 61.15.11.00.00, 61.15.12.00.00, 61.15.19.00.00, 61.15.20.20.00, 61.15.20.90.00, 
61.15.91.00.00, 61.15.92.00.00, 61.15.93.90.00 and 61.15.99.00.00; 
  On the basis of Decree No. 1480 of 11 May 20 05 regulating the procedure for the application 
of transitional safeguard measures to specific products , as stipulated in Section 16 of the Protocol on 
the Accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, the National Government adopted, by 
means of Decree No. 3090 of 6 September 2005, pub lished on 8 September 2005 in Official Journal 
No. 46.025, temporary safeguard measures with re gard to imports of certain hosiery products 
originating in that country, in the form of an  additional tariff, which remained in force for 
200 calendar days;   The requesting party referred to in the prea mbular paragraph of this Resolution, in a 
communication dated 15 March 2006 delivered to th e Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 
by a representative, formally withdrew the request s for the application of safeguards contained in 
File SA-215-02-38, referred to in Resolution No. 0249 of 2005;   The domestic producers of the goods subject to this safeguard investigation base their 
withdrawal on the fact that, on 6 March 2006 and pu rsuant to Decree No. 991 of 1998, they requested 
the initiation of an investigation with a view to  the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of 
hosiery products to replace the safeguard measure;    Article 8 of the Administrative Disputes Code allows requests to be withdrawn at any time, 
although the authorities are free to pursue the action should they consider this to be necessary in the 
public interest. 
 In view of the foregoing, 
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  HEREBY DECIDES THE FOLLOWING: 
 
 Article 1. To order the closure of th e administrative investigation initiated by 
Resolution No. 0249 of 16 August 2005, issued by th e Foreign Trade Directorate, concerning imports 
of hosiery products originating in the People' s Republic of China and classified under tariff 
subheadings 61.15.11.00.00, 61.15.12.00.00, 61.15.19.00.00, 61.15.20.20.00, 61.15.20.90.00, 
61.15.91.00.00, 61.15.92.00.00, 61.15.93.90.00 and 61 .15.99.00.00 and, as a consequence, to end the 
investigation.   Article 2. To notify this Resolution to known importers, export ers and domestic and 
foreign producers of the product under investiga tion, and to the Chinese Government through its 
diplomatic representative in Colombia.   Article 3. To send a copy of this Reso lution to the National Customs and Excise 
Directorate in the interest of matters falling within the latter's competence. 
 
 Article 4. In accordance with the provisions of Article 49 of the Administrative Disputes Code, this Resolution is not open to appeal.   Article 5. This Resolution shall enter into effect on the date of its publication in the 
Official Journal. 
 
 For publication, communication and implementation.   Done at Bogotá, D.C., on 24 March 2006.  
 The Director of Foreign Trade, 
 
Rafael Antonio Torres Martín 
 
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