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21 July 2022 
(22-5553) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
TUNISIA  
Wire of iron or non -alloy steel  
The following notification, dated 2 0 July 2 022 and received on 2 1 July 2 022, is being circulated at 
the request of the delegation of Tunisia.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, Tunisia hereby notifies the Committee 
on Safeguards of the initiation of a safeguard investigation on impor ts of wire of iron or non -alloy 
steel used in the manufacture of upholstery springs.  
1  DATE OF INITIATION OF THE INVESTIGATION  
The investigation was initiated on 1 9 July 2 022 (date of publication of the notice of initiation in 
Official Journal of the Tunisia n Republic (JORT) No. 80 of 19  July 2 022).  
2  PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THE INVESTIGATION  
The product subject to the investigation is wire of iron or non -alloy steel used in the manufacture of 
upholstery springs classified under the following codes of the Tunisian customs tariff : 72171050002 
and 72171090100.  
3   REASONS FOR INITIATING THE INVESTIGATION  
The investigation was initiated by the Minister of Trade and Export Development pursuant to 
Law No. 98-106 of 18  December  1998 on import safeguard measures, fol lowing a complaint made 
by the MAKLADA Group in its capacity as the only national producer of wire of iron or non -alloy steel 
used in the manufacture of upholstery springs in Tunisia.  
Imports of wire of iron or non -alloy steel used in the manufacture of up holstery springs rose from 
1,275 tonnes in 2017 to around 4,728 tonnes in 2021, while domestic production stagnated and 
local market sales fell during that same period.  
The complainant has provided evidence of a decline in its activity during the 2017 -2021 period.  
A preliminary study of the complaint has been carried out by the relevant services of the Ministry of 
Trade and Export Development . This study shows evidence to warrant the initiation of a safeguard 
investigation on the above -mentioned products.  G/SG/N/6/TUN/7  
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  4   POINT OF CONTACT  
Ministère du Commerce et du Développement des Exportations;  
Direction Générale du Commerce Extérieur ; 
Angle entre les Rues Ghana et Pierre de Coubertin et Hédi Nouira - Tunis - 1001, Tunisia  
Tel.: +216 71 245 913 / +216 71 330 896  
Fax: +216 71 354 456  
Email: dorra.borji@tunisia.gov.tn  
 hichem.khelfa@tunisia.gov.tn  
5  FURTHER INFORMATION  
All interested parties are invited to present their vie ws in writing and to submit any information 
deemed useful to the smooth conduct of the investigation within a period of 45 days from the date 
of publication of the notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic.  
 
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