WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
14 January 2009 
 (09-0121) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE  
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
ISRAEL 
 
Supplement
 
   The following communication, dated 5 January 2009, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Israel.   
 
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  With reference to the provisions of Article 12.6 of the Agreement on Safeguards, please find 
enclosed an unofficial translation of the fourth edition of Israel's Trade Levies Law (5768-2008) .   
 
 The Government of Israel has undertaken a re view of this law in order to ensure its 
compliance with relevant WTO Agreements.   G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  Israel's Trade Levies Law (Amendment No. 4), 5768-2008 
 
 
1. Amendment of Law's Name 
 
 In the Trade Levies Law, 5751-1991
1 (hereinafter – The Main Law), in the name of the law, 
after "Trade Levies" import and "Safeguard Measures".   
 
2. Amendment of Section 1 
  In Section 1 of the Main Law:   
  (1) The definition "the director" will be followed by:   
- "World Trade Organization Agreement"  – the Agreement Establishing the 
World Trade Organization, as signed in Marrakech on 15 April 1994;   
- "the Agriculture Agreement" – the Agreement on Agriculture, provided as 
Appendix A1 of the World Trade Organization Agreement;   
- "goods" – including raw materials and unprocessed agriculture products;   
  (2) The definition "the Minister" will be replaced with:   
- "the Minister" – notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment, as specified 
below, as the case may be:   
(1) For purposes of Chapter B – any Minister in his jurisdiction;   (2) For purposes of Chapter B2, regarding anything concerning 
unprocessed agriculture products – the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;   
  (3) For purposes of Chapter B2, regarding anything concerning goods 
that are not unprocessed agriculture products and for purposes of the other provisions of this law – the Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor."   
 
3. Amendment of Section 2 
  In Section 2 (a) of the Main Law, paragraph (3) will be replaced with:   
  "(3) Safeguard of domestic production of agri culture products specified in Appendix XLII 
of the World Trade Organization Agreement, agai nst injury caused or likely to be caused by 
competing imports, pursuant to the provisions of  the chapter dealing with special safeguard 
measures in the Agriculture Agreement;"   
 
4. Addition of Chapter B2 
 
 Section 3A of the Main Law will be followed by:   
                                                     
 
1 Statute Book 5751, p. 38;  5765, p. 662.    G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  "Chapter B2:  Safeguard Measures  
Title A:  Definitions 
 
Definitions - 3B In this Chapter – 
 "Safeguard Measures" – safeguard levy or  import quota, as defined in Title E; 
"increased imports", of goods – as defined in Section 3C(b)(1); "similar goods", in respect of imported goods and "c ompetent authority" of a foreign country – as 
defined in Section 4; "imported goods" – goods im ported to Israel in respect of which an application was submitted 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3C(a); 
"competing goods", in respect of imported goods – goods c onstituting a direct substitute for imported 
goods which are not similar goods; "the Commissioner" – anyone who was appointed pursuant to Section 5, and for purposes of goods 
which are unprocessed agriculture products – a pe rson of knowledge and expertise in economics and 
foreign trade who was appointed by the Mini ster of Agriculture and Rural Development; 
"serious injury" – as defined in Section 3C(b)(2); "interested party" – any of the following:     (1) A producer, exporter or importer of im ported goods as well as an organization in 
which such producers, exporters or importers are members; 
 (2) A producer in Israel of goods which are similar to the imported goods or of goods 
competing with the imported goods, as well as an organization, including a corporation lawfully founded, in which such producers are members; 
 (3) A competent authority in the exporting country of the imported goods;  
"an involved party" – as defined in Section 3G; 
"domestic industry", regarding similar goods to im ported goods or s competing goods with imported 
goods – all producers in Israel of such similar or competing goods or part of said producers whose 
overall production constitutes a majo r proportion of the total domestic  production of the similar or 
competing goods.    
Title B:  Inquiry Proceedings 
 
Application to Carry Out an Inquiry  due to Increased Imports - 3C. 
 
(a) A domestic industry of similar goods to  imported goods or of competing goods with imported 
goods or anyone representing it (in this Title – the Complainant), is entitled to submit to the 
Commissioner, a written application to carry out an inquiry, due to the fact that increased imports of 
goods and the conditions of import thereof caused or are likely to cause serious injury to the domestic 
industry (in this Chapter – application to carry out inquiry).    (b) An application to inquire shall include in formation and evidence as to each of the following 
and additional information that the Minister may de termine, provided that they can be obtained with 
reasonable effort:     (1) The existence of a substantial increase in  the volume of imports of goods, in absolute 
or relative terms to production or consump tion in Israel of similar goods to the 
imported goods or of competing goods with  the imported goods (in this Chapter – 
increased imports);   
 (2) The existence of an overall and substantial injury or likelihood of such injury (in this 
Chapter – serious injury) to the domestic i ndustry of the goods similar to the imported 
goods or of competing  goods with the imported goods;   G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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   (3) The existence of a causal link between the increased imports and the serious injury to 
the domestic industry.   
 (c) The application to carry out an inquiry shall be submitted with plans for facilitating 
adjustment of the domestic industry to the co mpetitive conditions with the imported goods.   
 
(d) Should the Commissioner determine that an application to investigate does not include all the information and evidence required pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), he shall inform the 
complainant to that effect, in writing, and allo w him to submit the missing information or evidence 
within 15 days from the date of receiving the notification;  the Commissioner may, at the 
complainant's request, extend said period for an a dditional period not exceeding 15 days;  should such 
information and evidence fail to be submitted to the Commissioner within the period set for that 
purpose by the Commissioner, the complaint will be deemed cancelled by the complainant, however, 
this will not prevent the complainant from subm itting a new complaint in the same matter.   
 Initiating an Investigation - 3D. 
 
(a) Should an application to carry out an inquiry  be submitted, the Commissioner shall initiate an 
inquiry regarding the application, if he finds, af ter examining the information and evidence included 
in the application, including the accuracy and relia bility thereof, as well as additional information 
available to him, that there is adequate prima facie  evidence to fulfill that stated in Section 3C(b). 
 
(b) The Commissioner's decision, pursuant to sub section (a) shall be made within 30 days from 
the date of submission of the application to carry out an inquiry, and if additional information and 
evidence have been submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to Section 3C(d) – within 20 days from 
the date of submission thereof. 
 
(c) The Commissioner may, under special circumstan ces, initiate an inquiry on his own initiation, 
notwithstanding the submission of an application to carry out an inquiry, provided that he finds that 
there is adequate prima facie  evidence to fulfill that stated in Se ction 3C(b);  the provisions of this 
chapter shall apply to such investigation, mutatis mutandis . 
 Notification of the Commissioner of Initiating an Investigation - 3E. 
 
(a) Should the Commissioner decide, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3D, not to initiate an 
inquiry, he shall notify the complainant to that effect, in writing, noting his reasons.    
(b) Should the Commissioner decide, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3d, to initiate an 
inquiry, he shall notify, in writing, within five days  from the date of his decision, to the complainant 
and to the competent authorities in the exporting countries of the imported goods which are a party to the inquiry and also to any other interested party wh ose name has been indicated in the application to 
carry out an inquiry;  the notification shall include the details indicated in subsection (c), and a copy 
of the complaint and of the Commissioner's decision to initiate an inquiry shall be attached thereto.   
 
(c) The notification as stated in subsection (b) sha ll include the nature of the complaint, the name 
of complainant, the type of imported goods, the e xporting country of the im ported goods and the date 
of opening the investigation;  
(d) The notification as stated in subsection (b) sh all be published, within the time stated in the 
aforementioned subsection, in two da ily newspapers with a large circ ulation in Israel and on the web-
site of the Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor;  the publication shall include an invitation to an 
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  in said newspapers, with a request to receive, in the manner and at the time determined by the 
Minister, a copy of the complaint and of the Co mmissioner's decision to initiate an inquiry.   
 
Response Document - 3F. 
 (a) (1) An interested party shall be entitled to submit to the  Commissioner its response to the 
complaint, in writing, within 30 days from the date on which it was presented with a 
copy of the complaint and of the Commiss ioner's decision to initiate an inquiry 
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3E(b ) or (d), as the case may be; the response 
shall contain information and evidence in any matter pertaining to the investigation 
(in this Chapter – a Response Document) a nd the interested party shall send a copy 
thereof to the complainant.   
  (2) The Minister may determine the details of  information and evidence that an interested 
party must include in the response document.   
 
(b) The complainant may submit to the Commissi oner its response to the response document, in 
writing, within 20 days from the date it was pr esented with the response doc ument;  the complainant 
shall send a copy of such response to any inte rested party that submitted a response document 
pursuant to subsection (a).    
(c) The Commissioner may, due to special reasons  that shall be recorded, extend the periods 
stated in subsections (a) or (b) for an additi onal period not exceeding 21 days, and he may also 
shorten said periods should he be of the opinion that  there exist special circ umstances justifying such 
action.    Rights of an Interested Party and of a Competent Authority in an Exporting Country - 3G. 
 
(a) The Commissioner may invite any interested party submitting  a response document pursuant 
to the provisions of Section 3F as  well as the complainant (in this Chapter – an involved party) to also 
present its claims orally, as submitted in writing;   the Commissioner may also invite a competent 
authority in the exporting country of the imported goods to present its claims orally, even if it has not 
submitted a response document thereby.   
 (b) The Commissioner shall enable an involved party in the inquiry, upon its request, and also to a competent authority in the exporting country of the imported goods even if it has not submitted a 
response document thereby, at its request, to see a ny information in his possession pertaining to the 
inquiry, provided that it is not confidential in formation as defined in Section 32B as applied in 
Section 3I.    
Preliminary Decision regarding Imposing Temporary Guarantee - 3H. 
 
(a) The Commissioner may, at an y stage following the expiration  date of submitting a response 
document pursuant to Section 3F(a), reach a preliminary decision according to which, due to the 
prima  facie  existence of increased imports, serious injury to the domestic  industry and a causal link, 
as stated in Section 3C(b), there is a need to pr ovide temporary guarantee to prevent an injury which 
is likely to be caused to the domestic industry during the inquiry, that shall be difficult to repair without the temporary guarantee.   
 
(b) Should the Commissioner decide in his preliminary decision that it is necessary to provide a temporary guarantee, he shall determine in his d ecision the rate of the guarantee required, in his 
opinion, to prevent the injury as st ated in subsection (a) and the peri od of time for which it shall be G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  deposited, provided that it does not exceed 200 days;  the Commissioner shall notify the director as to 
his decision as close as possible to the date of making this decision.    (c) The Commissioner shall notify his preliminary decision within five days from the date of making it to a notified party as well as to a compet ent authority in the exporting country of the 
imported goods even if has not submitted a response document.   
 (d) Should the Commissioner notify the director as stated in subsection (b), the director shall 
demand from any importer of the imported goods, a guarantee at the rate notified by the Commissioner, and he shall instruct that the release of said goods be delayed from the supervision of 
the Customs Authority until deposit of the guarantee.   
 (e) An appeal of the Commissioner's preliminar y decision pursuant to the provisions of this 
section shall be submitted to the Administrative Law Court within 15 days from the date on which the 
appellant learned of the decision.   
 
Applicability of Provisions from Chap ter 3 regarding the Inquiry - 3I. 
 
 The provisions of Sections 31, 32, 32A, 32B and 32C(a) will apply, for  purposes of an inquiry 
pursuant to this chapter, mutatis mutandis  and with the following changes:   
 
 (1) In Section 32(b), at the introduction, "pertaining to an import  price or an export price" 
shall read "pertaining to increased imports";   
  (2) In Section 32A(b), the words "with cons ultation with the chairman of the Advisory 
Committee" – shall not be read.   
 
Title C:  Commissioner's Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations 
 Conclusion of Inquiry and Submission of Findi ngs, Conclusions and Recommendations - 3J. 
 
(a) The Commissioner shall conclude the inquiry and shall submit to the Minister, no later than 
215 days from the date of initiating the inquiry, the inquiry findings and his reasoned conclusions and 
recommendations (in this Chapter – the inquiry findings), and inter alia  – 
  (1) Conclusions regarding the existence of increased imports including in relation to the 
average amount of imported goods during the last three representative years and 
regarding the existence of serious injury to  the domestic industry and a causal link, as 
stated in Section 3C(b);   
  (2) Recommendations regarding –    (a) The necessity of taking safeguard measures, in view of the conclusions as 
stated in paragraph (1), for the benefit of  the economy in its entirety and in order to 
facilitate the adjustment of the domestic industry to competitive conditions with the 
imported goods;   
   (b) The type of safeguard measure th at shall be taken, its rate, conditions, 
applicability and period of validity;  th e Commissioner's recommendation regarding 
taking safeguard measure of a quota type to restrict import of goods, shall include a 
recommendation regarding the manner of allocation of said quota among the exporting countries of the imported goods.   
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  (b) Upon submission of the inquiry findings pursu ant to the provisions of subsection (a), the 
Commissioner shall submit the inquiry findings to an  involved party and also to a competent authority 
in the exporting country of the imported goods, subject to the provisions of Section 32B as applied in Section 3I.    Determining the Existence of Serious Injury - 3K. 
 
(a) When the Commissioner comes to determine th e existence of serious injury to a domestic 
production industry, he shall consider, inter alia , the following:   
 
 (1) The volume of increased imports and the import conditions of the imported goods;   
  (2) The impact of the increased imports on the price in Israel of goods, which have been 
produced in Israel, which are similar goods to the imported goods or of competing goods with the imported goods;  for this pur pose, the Commissioner shall examine, 
inter alia , whether the price of the imported goods is significantly lower in 
comparison with such similar or competing goods;   
  (3) The impact of the increased imports on the domestic industry;  for this purpose the 
Commissioner shall examine all the economic factors and indexes pertaining to the domestic industry, and inter alia , the impact on sales, profits, output, market share, 
productivity and employment of the domestic industry.   
 (b) The Commissioner shall base his determination re garding the existence of a threat to serious 
injury as stated in Section 3C(b)(2) on facts, and not merely on conjecture or a remote possibility;  
when coming to determine the existence of threat to serious injury, the Commissioner shall consider, 
in addition of the considerati ons stated in subsection (a), inter alia , the following:   
  (1) The rate of increase in the volume of import of the imported goods;   (2) A possibility for an increase in the vol ume of increased imports due to a possible 
increase in the production capacity of the imported goods.   
 Determining the Existence of Causal Link - 3L. 
 
 The Commissioner, when coming to determine the existence of a causal link between the 
increased imports and the serious injury to the dom estic industry, he shall examine all the evidence 
pertaining to the issue that are available to him;  in addition,  the Commissioner will examine any 
other known factor, other than the increased imports, which caused injury to the domestic industry at 
that time.    
Title D:  Taking Safeguard Measures 
 
Minister's Decision to Take Safeguard Measures - 3M. 
 
(a) Should the Commissioner submit the inquiry findings to the Minister pursuant to Section 3J, 
and according to his conclusions, there exist increased  imports, serious injury to the domestic industry 
and a causal link, as stated in Section 3C(b), the Minister shall submit the inquiry findings to the 
Finance Minister and shall decide, within 40 days from the date he was presented therewith, whether 
to take, by order, safeguard measures pursuant to the provisions of Title E (in this Chapter – order 
imposing safeguard measures), or not to take such measures, taking into consideration, inter alia , 
arguments relating to the economy as a whole, and fo r purposes of this matter, the Minister is entitled 
to take into consideration Israel's tr ade relations with foreign countries.   G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  (b) Should the Minister decide, pursuant to subsec tion (a) to impose a safeguard levy pursuant to 
the provisions of Section 3P, he shall forward his decision to the approval of the Finance Minister;  
should the Finance Minister approve the Minister's d ecision, or should he fail to notify the Minister as 
to the refusal to approve it within 15 days from th e date of forwarding the notification thereto, the 
Minister shall impose, within five days, a safeguard levy.   
 
(c) A notification as to the Minister's decision pur suant to subsection (a) shall be submitted to a 
involved party and to a competent authority in the e xporting country, within five days from the date of 
making the decision not to issue an order imposing safeguard measures, or from the date of issuing the order, as the case may be.    Repeated Safeguard Measures  - 3N. 
 
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3M, th e Minister shall not decide to take safeguard 
measures as stated in the foregoing section for purposes of imported goods in respect of which  a 
previous order was issued which imposes safegua rd measures, unless a period equal to half the 
validity period or a period of two years has elapsed fr om the expiration date of the previous order, the 
latest of the two.    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a ), the Minister may take repeated safeguard 
measures for a period not exceeding 180 days notwith standing the expiration of the period set in the 
foregoing subsection, provided that all the following are met:   
  (1) At least one year has elapsed from the date of expiration of the previous order;     (2) No safeguard measures have been taken in  respect of imported goo ds more than twice 
in the five years preceding the date of the decision to take repeated safeguard 
measures.   
 
Title E:  Type of Safeguard  Measures, Applicability, Rate and Validity 
 Type of Safeguard Measures and Applicability - 3O. 
 
(a) The following are the safeguard measures th at the Minister is entitled to take by order 
imposing a safeguard levy:     (1) A safeguard levy pursuant to Section 3P;   
 
 (2) A quota for limiting the import of goods pursuant to Section 3Q (in this Chapter – 
import quota).   
 (b) The safeguard measures shall be at the rates required to prevent the serious injury to the 
domestic industry and to enable the domestic industry to adjust to the competitive conditions with the 
imported goods.   
 (c) The safeguard measure shall apply to a certa in type of imported goods in respect of which 
there have been increased imports as determined by order imposing safeguard measures, to certain imported goods in respect of which there have been increased imports or to imported goods from a 
certain country in respect of which there have been increased imports.    G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  Safeguard Levy - Rate and Goods for which it shall be Paid - 3P. 
 
(a) A safeguard levy shall be at a rate of th e imported goods' value, at a fixed amount or 
according to a different calculation, and for a period of time not exceeding the period set in Section 3Q, as the Minister determined by order imposing safeguard measures.   
 
(b) An order imposing safeguard measures as stated  in subsection (a) (in this Chapter – Order 
Imposing Safeguard) shall apply to the goods specifi ed therein which shall be released from the 
supervision of the customs authority from the date  of the commencement of the order and during the 
validity period thereof.  
 
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsecti on (b), should there be deposited a temporary 
guarantee on the date of commencement of the orde r, pursuant to Section 3H, the order shall also 
apply to goods released from the supervision of the customs authority prior to the date of 
commencement of the order but follow ing the deposit of the guarantee.   
 
Import Quota - Rate and Manner of Distribution - 3Q. 
 
(a) The import quota shall be at a rate determin ed by the Minister by order imposing safeguard 
measures, in consultation with the Finance Minister, and such that shall not be less than the average 
quantity of imported goods during the last three re presentative years preceding the date of imposing 
the quota, as determined in the inquiry findings as stated in Section 3J(a) (in this section – 
representative previous period);  however, the Minist er may determine by order an import quota at a 
rate lower than such average quantity, if it is required in view of the inquiry findings.    (b) The order imposing safeguard measures as stated  in subsection (a) (in this Chapter – order 
imposing import quota) shall specify the manne r of allocation of the import quota among the 
exporting countries of the imported goods;  such manne r of allocation shall be made after an attempt 
has been made to reach an agreement concerning the manner of allocation with such countries that 
have a substantial share in the volume of impor ts of the imported goods;  however, should such 
attempt to reach an agreement is not practical , the quota shall be allocated among the exporting 
countries of the imported goods, relative to their share in such volume of imports of the imported 
goods during a previous representative period and taki ng into consideration factors that affect or 
might affect the import of same goods.    (c) The Minister may determine by order imposi ng an import quota, the manner of allocation of 
import quotas among the exporting countries of the im ported goods not pursuant to subsection (b) if 
he deems fit that it is appropriate to do so due to the existence of an exceptional increase, in a 
previous representative period, in the volume of imports of the imported goods from a particular 
exporting country relative to the increase in the volum e of imports of the imported goods from other 
exporting countries, pursuant to the investigation findings as stated in Section 3J(a), provided that such distribution is made in an equitable ma nner under the circumstances towards the exporting 
countries of the imported goods.   
 
Validity Period of an Order Imposing Safeguard Measures - 3R. 
 
 An order imposing safeguard measures as stated in  Section 3M shall be valid for a period of 
four years from the date of commencement  thereof, unless the order speci fies a shorter period or the 
period has been shortened or extended pursuant to the provisions of Title F;  in the calculation of such 
four-year period, the period during which a tem porary guarantee has been deposited pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 3H(b) shall be included.    G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  Progressive Liberalization in the Safeguar d Measures Imposed for a Period Exceeding 
One Year - 3S. 
 
 Should a validity period exceeding one year be determined in the order imposing safeguard 
measures, the order shall specify liberalization in the safeguard measure imposed therein, which shall 
be gradually applicable during the validity period thereof.   
 
Forfeiture of Temporary Guarantee - 3T. 
 
 The provisions of Section 32W shall apply,  mutatis mutandis , to the matter of temporary 
guarantee deposited in respect of goods regarding which an order imposing a safeguard levy is 
applicable as  stated in Section 3M(b).   
 
Title F:  Re-Examination and Validity Extension 
 
Re-Examination - 3U.  
 Should a validity period exceeding three years be set by order imposing safeguard measures, 
the Commissioner shall re-examine, during the validity  period of the order and no later than the date 
on which half of said period has elapsed, whether it is  appropriate to maintain the order, cancel it or 
liberalize the safeguard measure imposed therein by increasing the pace of the gradual liberalization 
set therein, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3S , taking into account the following considerations:   
  (1) The impact of the safeguard measure on  the domestic industry;  for that purpose the 
Commissioner may examine, inter alia , the factors and indexes as stated in 
Section 3K(a)(3);   
 
 (2) The progress made in the implementation of the adjustment plan attached to the 
application to investigate pursuant to Section 3C(c).   
 
Application to Extend an order - 3V.   
 (a) Anyone entitled to submit an application pur suant to the provisions of Section 3C(a) is 
entitled to submit to the Commissioner a reasoned appli cation, in writing, to extend an order imposing 
safeguard measure due to the fact that the expiratio n of the order might lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of increased imports and to serious injury to the domestic industry.    
(b) An application to extend such order as stat ed in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the 
Commissioner at least six months prior to the expi ration of the order, and regarding an order whose 
validity period does not exceed two years – at leas t three months prior to the date of expiration 
thereof;  the complaint shall submit information regarding the progress in the implementation of the 
adjustment plan attached to the application to car ry out an inquiry pursuant to Section 3C(c).   
 
(c) Should a complaint be submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to this section, the order 
imposing the safeguard measure shall be valid until  the Minister makes a decision pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 3X.    
The Commissioner's Handling of an Application to Extend an Order  - 3W. 
 
(a) Should a request be submitted to extend th e validity of an order imposing a safeguard 
measure pursuant to Section 3V, the Commissioner shall decide, within 21 days from the date of 
submission of the request, whether there is prima  facie base  for the request.   
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  (b) Should the Commissioner decide pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) that the request 
does not have prima facie  base, he shall notify the complainant to that effect, in writing, noting his 
reasons.    (c) Should the Commissioner decide, pursuant to  the provisions of subsection (a) that the 
complaint has prima facie  base, the following provisions  shall be applicable:   
  (1) The Commissioner shall inform to that effect, in writing, within five days from the 
date of his decision, the applicant, an involved party, any interested party indicated in the request and a competent authority in the exporting country of the imported goods, 
and a copy of the request and of the Commiss ioner's decision shall be attached to the 
notification;  the Commissioner may publish a notification as stated in Section 3E(d) 
which includes an invitation to an interest ed party not indicated in the request to 
contact the Commissioner, within seven bus iness days from such date of publication 
in the newspapers, requesting to receive, in the manner and at the time determined by 
the Minister, a copy of the request and of the Commissioner's decision;   
  (2) Anyone receiving, pursuant to the provisions  of paragraph (1), a copy of the request 
and of the Commissioner's decision, may submit his repose, in writing, to the request, within 30 days from the date he was presented with such copy;   
 
 (3) The Commissioner shall examine the requ est and submit the inquiry's findings to the 
Minister within 155 days from the date of his decision as stated in this subsection.   
 
Minister's Decision on the Application to Extend an Order - 3X.   
 (a) The Minister shall decide within 15 days from the date he was presented with the inquiry 
findings pursuant to Section 3W(c)(3), taking into acc ount the considerations stated in Section 3M(a), 
whether to maintain the order imposing a safeguard measure, cancel it or extend the validity thereof 
by an additional period, provided that the total of  the entire validity period of the order does not 
exceed eight years;  should the Minister decide to  extend the validity of the order, the provisions of 
Sections 3R and 3S shall apply to th e matter of the extension period.   
 
(b) A notification as to the Minister's decision pursuant to subsection (a) shall be submitted, 
within five days from the date of making it, to a competent authority in the exporting country of the imported goods, to the applicant and to a notified party, together with the inquiry findings.   
 Applicability of Provisions - 3Y. 
 
 The authorities granted to the Co mmissioner pursuant to this chapter,  including in the matter 
of imposing temporary guarantee, shall be grante d to him also in respect of a re-examination 
procedure and in respect of handling applications  to extend an order pursuant to this Title.   
 
Title G:  Miscellaneous Provisions 
 Applicability of Miscellaneous Provisions from Chapter C - 3Z. 
 
 The provisions of Sections 32HH, 32II, 32JJ and 32KK shall apply, mutates  mutandis , to the 
matter of the Commissioner's authorities, proceedings and notifications pursuant to this chapter.   
 
Validity of Laws - 3AA. 
 
 The provisions of this chapter shall apply in addition of that is stated in  every law."   G/SG/N/1/ISR/2/Suppl.1 
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  5. Amendment of Section 4 
 
 In Section 4 of the Main Law, the definitions "World Trade  Organization Agreement", "the 
Agriculture Agreement" and "goods" shall be deleted.    6. Amendment of Section 44 
 
 In Section 44 of the Main Law, "rates of f ees he paid" will be followed by "anyone submitting 
an application pursuant to the provisions of Titles B or F of Chapter B2".    7. Amendment of Section 45 
 
 In Section 45 of the Main law, "safeguard levy" will be followed by "protection levy".   
 
8. Amendment of Section 52 
 
 In Section 52(a) of the Main Law, in paragr aph 2, "questionnaire or calculation pursuant to 
Section 32" will be replaced by "a reply to the qu estionnaire pursuant to Section 32 or pursuant to said 
section as applied in Section 3I".    
9. Amendment of Section 63 
 
 In Section 63(c) of the Main Law, "Chapter C"  shall  be replaced with "Chapters B2 and C" 
and at the end shall read "should in such treatie s special provisions be set regarding safeguard 
measures applying to  imports of goods from a particular country, the Minister may determine in regulations for the execution of the provisions of Ch apter B2, that the provisions of same chapter shall 
apply to the import of goods from that same country , with the changes deriving from the provisions of 
that treaty".    
10. Commencement and Transition Provision 
 
(a) The commencement of this law is 30 days from the date of  publication thereof (in this 
section – commencement date).   
 (b) The provisions of Section 2(a)(3) of the Main Law as worded on the commencement date 
shall continue to apply to proceedings that ha ve begun pursuant to the same section prior to the 
commencement date.   
 
  
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