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21 June 2021  
(21-5061) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
EXTENSION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS  
REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.3  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated and received on 21 June 2021, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of the Russian Federation . 
 
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Pursuant to paragraph 1(c) of Article 12 of the Agreement on Safeguards, on 11 June 2021 the  
European Union submitted to the WTO Committee on Safeguards a notification of its proposal to 
extend the safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products (G/SG/N/8/EU/1/Suppl.2 – 
G/SG/N/10/EU/1/Suppl.11 – G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.8).  
Having a substanti al interest as exporter of the product concerned, the Russian Federation requests 
consultations with the European Union under paragraph 3 of Article 12 of the 
Agreement  on Safeguards and paragraph 2 of Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade (GATT)  1994. Consultations are requested with a view to, inter alia , reviewing the information 
provided in the notification of the European Union which is required by paragraph 2 of Article 12 of 
the Agreement on Safeguards, exchanging views on the mea sures, and reaching an understanding 
on ways to achieve the objective set out in paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
This request is without prejudice to the position of the Russian Federation on any issue relating to 
the notification of the European Union and the proposed extension of the safeguard measures.  
The Russian Federation proposes to hold consultations on 22 June 2021 via videoconference and 
looks forward to an early reply from the European Union to this request.  
The Russian Federation reserves all its rights under the Agreement establishing the 
World  Trade  Organization and its Annexes, including the Agreement on Safeguards and the 
GATT  1994.  
 
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