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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/9/BGR/2
23 September 2003
(03-5038)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE WHERE
A SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED
WITH NO SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED
BULGARIA
(Flat-Rolled Products of Non-A lloy Steel;  Bars and Rods)
The following communication, dated 19 September 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Bulgaria.
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With reference to the relevant provisions of the Agreement on Safeguards and pursuant to the
notification requirements and formats adopted by the Committee on Safeguards (document G/SG/2),
please find attached the following notification of the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria:
- Information to the Committee on Safeguards where a safeguard investigation is
terminated with no safeguard measure imposed.G/SG/N/9/BGR/2
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1. Name of the product subject to investigation
• Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, of a widt h of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, platted
or coated, in coils;
• Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, of a widt h of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, platted
or coated, in sheets;
• Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, of a wi dth of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled, not clad,
platted or coated;
• Flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, of a widt h of 600 mm or more, clad, platted or coated;
• Bars and rods, hot-rolled in irregularly wound coils, or iron or non-alloy steel.
2. No. and date of the document containing the notification of initiation
G/SG/N/6/BGR/5 date d 18 September 2002
3. Date on which the investigation was terminated
14 July 2003
4. Reason(s) for termination
The investigation revealed that the domestic producers of the named steel products suffered
serious injury due to the increased imports of the products during the investigated period.  Nevertheless
the competent authority for certain reasons, such as the recent developments in the market share of the
domestically produced products and the well-grounded arguments of several interested parties, detailed in
the final findings, has not recommended any imposition of safeguard duty on imports of the subject steel
products into Bulgaria.
5. Reference for the published notice of termination
The respective announcement pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (3) of Regulation No. 300 of the
Council of Ministers of 16 December 1996 was published in State Gazette No. 76 of 29 August 2003.
6. Any other relevant information
Nil.
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