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ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/16/DOM/1/Suppl.1 
16 June 2010 
 
 (10-3265) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION RELATING TO THE TRANSITIONAL PRODUCT-SPECIFIC 
SAFEGUARD MEASURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF PART I 
OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF 
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
 
(Lavatories and Washbasins
) 
 
Supplement  
 
  The following communication, dated 8 June 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Dominican Republic.  
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  The Dominican Republic herewith notifies th e consultations held on 27 May 2010 by the 
Regulatory Commission on Unfair Trade Practices and Safeguard Measures of the Dominican Republic in accordance with Part I, section 16, paragraph 1, of the Protocol on Accession 
of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, with  a view to finding a mutually satisfactory solution 
as regards the disruption of the market for domestic  Dominican products caused by imports into the 
Dominican Republic of porcelain lavatories and porcelain built-in, wall-mounted or pedestal 
washbasins originating from the People's Republic of China.   This request for consultations follows the in itiation, pursuant to Article 59 of Law No. 1-02, 
of an investigation with a view to the impos ition of special safeguard measures on imports of 
porcelain lavatories and porcelain built-in, wall-mounted  or pedestal washbasins of Chinese origin, 
classified under tariff headings 69 10.10.10 and 6910.10.30 of the Sp anish version of the Harmonized 
Commodity Description and Coding System, which incorporates the fourth amendment thereto (HS 2007). 
 
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   On 6 May 2010, the Dominican Republic requested consultations with the Government of the 
People's Republic of China pursuant to Part I, secti on 16, paragraph 1 of the Protocol of Accession of 
the People's Republic of China, with a view to re aching a mutually satisfactory solution as regards the 
market disruption to domestic Dominican producer s caused by imports into the Dominican Republic 
of porcelain lavatories and porcelain built-in, wall-m ounted or pedestal washbasins originating from 
the People's Republic of China. 
  The People's Republic of China indicated that it would not be possible to hold such consultations until after 16 May 2 010.  The parties finally met in the morning of 27 May 2010. 
 
 The request for consultations was made followi ng the initiation of a safeguard investigation in 
relation to the market disruption caused by impor ts of porcelain lavatories and porcelain built-in, 
wall-mounted or pedestal washbasins originatin g from the People's Republic of China, products 
currently classified under tariff headings 6910.10.10  and 6910.10.30 of the Spanish version of the 
Harmonized Description and Coding System, which incorporates the fourth amendment thereto 
(HS 2007). 
  During the consultations, the People's Republic of China expressed its concerns with respect 
to the initiation of the above-menti oned investigation.  The parties ag reed that the concerns expressed 
during the consultations would be submitted in writi ng, and that once they had been received, the 
Dominican Republic would provide replies as rapidly as possible. 
 
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