. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/6/VNM/1 
31 July 2009 
 (09-3726) 
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 
 
VIETNAM 
 
(Float glass
) 
   The following communication, dated 20 July 2009, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Vietnam.   
 
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  According to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreem ent on Safeguards, the Permanent Mission of the 
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nati ons Office, the World Trade Organization and Other 
International Organizations at Geneva hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards of the initiation 
of an investigation for application of safeguard measures as follows:   
 1. On 1 July 2009, the Ministry of Industr y and Trade issued Decision No. 3329/QD-BCT on 
Investigation for Application of Safeguard Measures to initiate the investigation for application of 
safeguard measures on float glass.  This Decision takes effect from 1 July 2009.    2. The product under this investigation is  float glass imported into Viet Nam under 
HS codes 7005 29 90 00 and 7005 21 90 00.    
3. The initiation of the investigation is based  on the petition from the domestic industry which 
counts for 100 per cent of the total domestic production of the like product.     The Vietnamese Government found that the prim a facie increased imports of float glass have 
caused and are causing serious injury to domestic producers of like product.  Information from the 
petition shows that production capacity decreased from 101 per cent in 2007 to 55 per cent in 2008, 
market share of imported products increased from 3- 4 per cent in 2007 to approximately 19 per cent 
in 2008.  The inventory in 2008 was doubled in comparison with the 2007 number.     Attached to this Notification is the Engl ish version of the Decision No. 3329/QD-BCT.   G/SG/N/6/VNM/1 
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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND 
TRADE 
 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
No:  3329/QD-BCT  
 Hanoi, July 1
st, 2009 
 
 
DECISION 
Investigation for application of safeguard measures 
 
 
MINISTER OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE 
 
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 42/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 dated 25th May 2002 of the National 
Assembly Standing Committee on safeguards in  import of foreign goods into Vietnam; 
 Pursuant to Decree No.150/2003/ND-CP dated 8
th December 2003 of the Government 
providing detailed regulations for implementation of Ordinance on safeguards in import of foreign 
foods into Vietnam; 
 
Pursuant to Decree No.189/2007/ND-CP dated 27th December 2007 of the Government 
providing regulations on function, duties, power a nd operation structure of the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade; 
 On the proposal of the Director General of the Vietnam Competition Administration 
Department, 
DECIDES 
 
Article 1 . Initiating investigation for application of  safeguards measures on the float glass 
classified under HS code 7005 29 90 00 and 7005 21 90 00 imported into Vietnam from different 
countries/territories (Case No. 09-KN-TVE-01) with detailed contents as in the Notification attached 
herewith this decision.  
Article 2.  The investigation procedures are implemented in accordance with laws on 
application of safeguards measures on imports  of foreign goods into Vietnam.   
 
Article 3.  This decision takes effect of impl ementation from the date of signing. 
 
Article 4.  The Vietnam Competition Administration Department and related organizations 
and parties shall be responsible fo r implementation of this decision. 
  
 ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTER 
VICE MINISTER 
(Signed) 
Le Danh Vinh 
 
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