WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/40/Suppl.15
21 March 2002
(02-1476)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS FROM BULGARIA UNDER
ARTICLE 12.3 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
Imposition of a Safeguard Measure by the United States
on Imports of Certain Steel Products
Supplement
The following communication, dated 19 March 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Bulgaria.
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The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the World Trade Organization refers to
the 5 March 2002 Proclamation of the President of the United States and the notification by the
United States pursuant to Article 12.1(c) and Articl e 9, footnote 2, of the Agreement on Safeguards on
taking a decision to apply a safegu ard measure (G/SG/ N/10/USA/6/Suppl.1-
G/SG/N/11/USA/5/Suppl.1).
As a WTO Member having a substantial interest as exporter of the products concerned,
Bulgaria reserves its right for prior consultations under Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards,should the measure be applied to Bulgaria in the future, after a surge in imports from developing
countries currently excluded from its application.
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