 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/10/CHN/1/Suppl.1 
4 February 2004 
 (04-0406) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(c) 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
 
Supplement
 
 
  The following communication, dated 2 February 20 04, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of China. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the Agreem ent on Safeguards, I am writing to submit the 
notifications as e-mailed to you from the People' s Republic of China on the termination of the 
safeguard measures, which were applied as of 20 November 2002 (G/SG/N/8/CHN/1-
G/SG/N/10/CHN/1), on imports of certain steel pr oducts (non-alloy hot-rolled sheets and coils;  non-
alloy cold-rolled sheets and coils;  organic coated sheets;  non grain-oriented electrical sheets;  
stainless non-alloy cold-rolled sheets and coils). G/SG/N/10/CHN/1/Suppl.1 
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  China hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguard s that the safeguard measures, which were 
applied as of 20 November 2002 (G/SG/N/8/CHN/1-G/ SG/N/10/CHN/1), on imports of certain steel 
products (non-alloy hot-rolled sheets and coils;  non-a lloy cold-rolled sheets and coils;  organic coated 
sheets;  non grain-oriented electrical sheets;  stainless non-alloy cold-rolled sheets and coils) were 
terminated by Notice No. 76 of Ministry of Commerce on 26 December 2003 with effect on the same 
date. 
  A copy of the above-mentioned notice is attached hereto.  G/SG/N/10/CHN/1/Suppl.1 
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 ANNEX  
 
Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 76 
  
 The former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) took 
definitive safeguard measures on certain impor ted steel products as of 20 November 2002. 
  MOFTEC issued its Notice No. 48 on 19 Nove mber 2002, deciding to adopt definitive 
safeguard measures on imported non-alloy hot-rolle d sheets and coils;  non-alloy cold-rolled sheets 
and coils, organic coated sheets, non grain-oriented  electrical sheets, stainless non-alloy cold-rolled 
sheets and coils.   In view of the development of steel trade, approved by Customs Tariff Committee of the State 
Council, Ministry of Commerce decided to term inate the definitive safeguard measures and stop 
levying additional duty on the above steel products as of 26 December 2003. 
   
Ministry of Commerce the P.R.C. 
26 December 2003 
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