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ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/N/6/JOR/16 
13 April 2012 
 (12-1916) 
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 
 
JORDAN 
 
(Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel) 
 
  The following communication, dated 11 April 2012,  is being circulated at the request of the  
Delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
 
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  In accordance with Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, Jordan hereby 
notifies the Committee on Safeguards that the Nati onal Production Protection Directorate (NPPD) in 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade has initiated a saf eguards investigation on " Bars and Rods of Iron 
and steel" as the following:    
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated 
 According to Article 12(c) of the "Jordani an Regulation on Safeguard No (55) of the 
year 2000" (REGULATION), the date of initiation of  the safeguards investigation is 4 April 2012. 
 
2. Specify the product subject to investigation 
 The product subject to investigation is: 
 
 (i) Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregular ly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel 
imported as industrial inputs, under the Jordanian tariff heading of (7213206). 
  (ii) Other bars and rods of iron or non-allo y steel, not further worked than forged, hot-
rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but incl uding those twisted after rolling, under the 
Jordanian tariff heading of (7214). 
  
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation 
 (i) Was the investigation initiated pursuant to a petition from the domestic industry? 
   The Ministry of Industry and Trade initiated the investigation based on a petition filed by the 
whole domestic producers of steel rebars, in which it alleged that the increase of imports had caused 
serious injury to the domestic industry producing similar products.  G/SG/N/6/JOR/16 
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   (ii) Evidence on the basis of which the investigation was initiated 
 
 The application was examined by NPPD to ascertain its satisfaction to the conditions and 
requirements of the national legislations.  It was concluded that the appli cation showed a sufficient 
evidence of increased imports of the subject produc ts, sufficient evidence of injury to the domestic 
industry, and evidence of causality between the increased imports and that injury.  
 
 
 The imports data submitted in the applicati on for the period of investigation from 2007 to 
2011 was examined and it was found that the increase of imports, both in abso lute terms and relative 
to the national production was recent, sudden, sharp and significant.  
 
 When examining the injury factors, NPPD found that there was a significant decline in the economic indicators of the domestic industry (produc tion, sales, market share, labour, productivity, 
and profits) coincided with the increase in imports.   
 Accordingly, the Minister of Industry and Trad e decided to initiate the investigation upon the 
recommendation of NPPD.  
4. Point of contact for the investigation 
 Eng. Hassan Al-Omari 
 Director of the National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD)  
 Fax:  +962 6 5685116 
 Tel:  +962 6 5629030 ext. 101  E-mail:  hassan.o@mit.gov.jo  Website:  www.mit.gov.jo  5. Deadlines and procedures for importers, expo rters and other interested parties to 
present evidence and their view: 
 (i) Deadlines and procedures for Members and  exporters to identify themselves as 
interested parties, if so required, to participate in the investigation: 
 
 Deadline for the identification of the interested parties:  15 April 2012. 
  Deadline for providing written statements, information, etc, to NPPD:  
3 May 2012. 
 (ii) The date of an intended public he aring as provided for in Article 3.1 
 
 According to the Jordanian legislation, a public  hearing will be held upon the request of any 
of the interested parties and all the parties will be informed and invited to participate. 
 
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