WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/409
23 November 2000
(00-4990)
REPORT (2000) OF THE COMMITTEE ON
SAFEGUARDS
I. GENERAL
1. The Committee on Safeguards was established in 1995 to perform the functions set out in
Article 13 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  This report is submitted in accordance with Article13.1(a) of the Agreement, which requires the Committee to report annually to the Council for Trade in
Goods on the general implementation of the Agreement.  The report covers the period since the
Committee's last annual report (G/L/338) , i.e., 26 October 1999 - 9 November 2000.
2. During the period under review, the Committee held two regular meetings, on 5 May 2000
(G/SG/M/15) and 9 November 2000 (G/SG/M/16).
3. Observer governments in the General Council of the WTO have observer status in the
Committee.  Pursuant to their Agreements with the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank have observer
status in the Committee as well.  UNCTAD has observer status in the Committee through a
Committee decision.
4. Both the OECD and the ACP Group have requested regular observer status in the Committee.
At its regular meetings in 1998, the Committee decided to invite the OECD to attend Committee
meetings on an ad hoc  basis, subject to objection by a Member in particular cases.  At the same time,
the Committee also decided to invite the ACP Group to attend its meetings on an ad hoc  basis,
pending the outcome of horizontal consultation s with respect to the ACP Group's request for
observership in various WTO bodies.  The Committee continued this practice during the reporting
period.
5. At its regular meeting of 8 May 2000, the Committee elected Mr. Joshua Phoho Setipa
(Lesotho) as Chairperson.  The Committee elected Mr. István Pokorádi (Hungary) as Vice
Chairperson at its regular meeting on 9 November 2000.
II. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SAFEGUARDS LAWS AND/OR
REGULATIONS OF MEMBERS
6. During the period under review, the Committee continued its review of notifications under
Article 12.6 of the Agreement concerning national legislation and/or regulations in the area of
safeguards.  For Members with such legislation and/or regulations, these notifications consist of the
full and integrated text thereof.  For Members without such legislation and/or regulations, these
notifications inform the Committee of this fact.
7. As of 9 November 2000, 87 Members
1 had notified the Committee of their domestic
safeguards legislation and/or regulations or made communications in this regard to the Committee
                                                     
1 Counting the EC as a single Member for purposes of the legislative notification.G/L/409
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(G/SG/N/1 and addenda).  Thirty-seven Members had not as of that date made such a notification.
Annex 1 lists the status of notifications under Article 12.6 of the Agreement.  The extent of the non-
compliance with this notification obligation, and the implications of this situation, were discussed at
the meetings of the Committee held during the review period (G/SG/M/15 and G/SG/M/16).
8. Of the 87 Members submitting notifications, 48 notified that they had no specific legislation
relating to safeguards.  Of the 48 Members notifying that they had no specific legislation, 11 indicated
that the WTO Agreement has force of law in their territory.
9. During the period under review, the Committee reviewed the notified new or amended
legislative texts of the following Members: Chile, Ecuador, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Thailand
and Venezuela.
10. The Committee also reviewed during this period the notifications without legislative text of
the following Members:  Chad, Estonia and Namibia.
11. The substance of the review of legislative notifications is reflected in the written questions put
to Members and the written answers to those questions.  References to the questions and answers
pertaining to each notification can be found in the minutes of the meetings at which the notifications
were reviewed (G/SG/M/15 and G/SG/M/16).
III. NOTIFICATIONS OF ACTIONS RELATED TO SAFEGUARD MEASURES
12. During the review period, the Committee received and reviewed a variety of notifications of
actions related to safeguard measures.  The notifications of initiations and outcomes of investigations,
and of application of safeguard measures, received by the Committee since 1 January 1995, are
summarized in Annex 2.
13. During the period of review, the Committee reviewed 24 notifications under Article 12.1(a)
regarding initiation of an investigation.  These were Argentina's notifications of initiation on
motorcycles, Chile's notifications of initiation on tyres, wheat, wheat flour, sugar, edible vegetable
oils, cotton / synthetic socks, and liquid / powdered milk, Ecuador's notification of initiation on
matches, Egypt's notifications of initiation on fluorescent lamps and powdered milk, India's
notifications of initiation on white / yellow phosphorus, gamma ferric oxide / magnetic iron oxide andmethylene chloride, Korea's notification of initiation on garlic, Morocco's notification of initiation on
bananas, El Salvador's notifications of initiation on pork and rice, the United States' notifications of
initiation on line pipe, crab meat and extruded rubber thread, and Venezuela's notifications of
initiation on cold-rolled steel, hot-rolled steel and tyres.
14. During the period of review, the Committee reviewed seven notifications of application of a
provisional measure under Article 12.4.  These were Chile's notifications concerning provisional
measures on wheat, wheat flour, sugar, edible vegetable oils, synthetic socks and liquid / powderedmilk, Egypt's notification concerning a provisional measure on powdered milk, and Korea's
notification concerning a provisional measure on garlic.
15. During the review period, the Committee also reviewed 17  notifications concerning findings
of serious injury or threat thereof caused by increased imports.  These notifications were from
Argentina on footwear, from Brazil on toys, from Chile on wheat, wheat flour, sugar, and edible
vegetable oils, from the Czech Republic on sugar, from Egypt on fluorescent lamps, from India on
acetone, from Korea on garlic, from Latvia on swine meat, and from the United States on steel wire
rod and line pipe.G/L/409
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16. During the period of review the Committee reviewed seven notifications of termination of a
safeguard investigation with no safeguard measure imposed.  These notifications were from Chile on
wheat, wheat flour, sugar, edible vegetable oils, tyres, and cotton socks, from India on white / yellow
phosphorus, from the Slovak Republic on swine meat, from the United States on crabmeat, and from
Venezuela on cold-rolled steel and hot-rolled steel.
17.  In addition, the Committee reviewed 21 notifications concerning a decision to apply a
safeguard measure.  These notifications were from Argentina on footwear, from Brazil on toys, from
Chile on wheat, wheat flour, sugar, and edible vegetable oils, from the Czech Republic on sugar, from
Egypt on fluorescent lamps, from India on acetone and phenol, from Korea on garlic, from Latvia on
swine meat, and from the United States on line pipe, steel wire rod, and wheat gluten.
18. Nine notifications concerning the non-application of a safeguard measure to developing
country Members were received during the period.  These were from Argentina on footwear, from theCzech Republic on sugar, from Korea on garlic, and from the United States on line pipe and wheat
gluten.
19. The Committee reviewed a notification from the United States concerning the results of the
mid-term review of its safeguard measure on wheat gluten during the period of review.
20. The Committee reviewed 11 notifications regarding the proposed suspension of concessions
and other obligations during the period of review.  These were from Argentina and the European
Communities regarding the Argentine measure on footwear, from Argentina and Indonesia regarding
the Argentine measure on footwear, from Brazil and the European Communities regarding the
Brazilian measure on toys, from the United States and Australia regarding the US measure on lamb
meat, from the European Communities and the United States regarding the US measures on line pipeand steel wire rod, and from Japan and the United States regarding the US measures on line pipe and
steel wire rod.
21. Members' oral comments concerning these notifications can be found in the minutes of the
meetings at which they were reviewed (G/SG/M/15 and G/SG/M/16).  Members' written questions
and answers concerning these notifications  can be found in the G/SG/Q2/… series.
22. Certain additional notifications were submitted towards the end of the period of review, but
not in sufficient time for review by the Committee at its 9 November 2000 regular meeting.  Thus, as
of 9 November 2000, the Committee received a notification from Chile regarding its investigation on
synthetic socks (G/SG/N/10/CHL/2), a notification fr om Colombia concerning the termination of its
investigation on taxis (G/SG/N/9/COL/1), a notific ation from Egypt concerning its provisional
measure on milk powder (G/SG/ N/7/EGY/2/Corr.1), a notification from the Slovak Republic
concerning the initiation of an investigation on cane or beet sugar (G/SG/N/6/SVK/2), and anotification from the United States concerning the termination of its investigation on extruded rubber
thread (G/SG/N/9/USA/3).
IV. PRE-EXISTING MEASURES
23. The Committee noted that all notified pre-existing measures covered by Articles 10 and 11 of
the Agreement were phased out by 1 January 2000.  The Committee noted that Nigeria had alsonotified certain measures as pre-existing in document G/SG/N/2/NGA.  At the Committee's 9
November 2000 meeting, Nigeria undertook to update the Committee on the status of these measures
as soon as possible.G/L/409
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V. OTHER ISSUES RAISED
24. At the Committee's 9 November 2000 meeting, it was agreed that the Chairman should
consult informally with Members on the desirability of the Committee establishing a venue for
discussing matters concerning the application of the Safeguards Agreement.  Members' preliminary
comments concerning this matter are contained in document G/SG/M/16.G/L/409
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ANNEX 1
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATIVE NOTIFICATIONS
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Albania None
Angola None
Antigua and Barbuda None
Argentina G/SG/N/1/ARG/3 + Suppl.1
Australia G/SG/N/1/AUS/2
Bahrain G/SG/N/1/BHR/1
Bangladesh None
Barbados None
Belize None
Benin G/SG/N/1/BEN/1 + Co rr.1 (Corr.1-French only)
Bolivia G/SG/N/1/BOL/1 + Suppl.1
Botswana G/SG/N/1/BWA/1
Brazil G/SG/N/1/B RA/3 + Suppl.1
Brunei Darussalam G/SG/N/1/BRN/1
Bulgaria G/SG/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso None
Burundi None
Cameroon None
Canada G/SG/N/1/CAN/2
Central African Republic None
Chad G/SG/N/1/TCD/1
Chile G/SG/N/1/CHL/2
Colombia G/SG/N/1/COL/2
Congo None
Congo, Dem. Rep. None
Costa Rica G/SG/N/1/CRI/2
Côte d'Ivoire G/SG/N/1/CIV/1
Cuba G/SG/N/1/CUB/1
Cyprus G/SG/N/1/CYP/1
Czech Republic G/SG/N/1/CZE/2 & Corr.1
Djibouti None
Dominica G/SG/N/1/DMA/1
Dominican Republic G/SG/N/1/DOM/1
Ecuador G/SG/N/1/ECU/3
Egypt G/SG/N/1/EGY/2
El Salvador G/SG/N/1/SLV/2
Estonia G/SG/N/1/EST/1
European Communities G/SG/N/1/EEC/1
Fiji G/SG/N/1/FJI/1
Gabon None
Gambia, The None
Georgia None
Ghana G/SG/N/1/GHA/1
Grenada None
Guatemala G/SG/N/1/GTM/2
Guinea Bissau NoneG/L/409
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MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Guinea, Rep. of G/SG/N/1/GIN/1
Guyana None
Haiti G/SG/N/1/HTI/1
Honduras G/SG/N/1/HND/2
Hong Kong, China G/SG/N/1/HKG/1
Hungary G/SG/N/1/HUN/2 + Add.1 + Suppl.1 & 2
Iceland G/SG/N/1/ISL/1
India G/SG/N/1/ IND/2+Suppl.1
Indonesia G/SG/N/1/IDN/1
Israel G/SG/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/SG/N/1/JAM/1
Japan G/SG/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1
Jordan None
Kenya G/SG/N/1/KEN/1
Korea G/SG/N/1/KOR/3
Kuwait None
Kyrgyz Rep G/SG/N/1/KGZ/1
Latvia G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.1 & 2 + Corr.1
Lesotho G/SG/N/1/LSO/1
Liechtenstein G/SG/N/1/LIE/1
Macau G/SG/N/1/MAC/2
Madagascar None
Malawi None
Malaysia G/SG/N/1/MYS/1
Maldives G/SG/N/1/MDV/1
Mali None
Malta G/SG/N/1/MLT/1
Mauritania None
Mauritius G/SG/N/1/MUS/1
Mexico G/SG/N/1/MEX/1
Mongolia G/SG/N/1/MNG/1
Morocco G/SG/N/1/MAR/1
Mozambique None
Myanmar G/SG/N/1/MYM/1
Namibia G/SG/N/1/NAM/1
New Zealand G/SG/N/1/NZL/1
Nicaragua G/SG/N/1/NIC/1
Niger None
Nigeria G/SG/N/1/NGA/1
Norway G/SG/N/1/NOR/3
Oman None
Pakistan G/SG/N/1/PAK/1
Panama G/SG/N/1/PAN/1
Papua New Guinea None
Paraguay G/SG/N/1/PRY/2
Peru G/SG/N/1/PER/2
Philippines G/SG/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/SG/N/1/POL/2
Qatar G/SG/N/1/QAT/1G/L/409
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MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Romania G/SG/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None
Saint Lucia G/SG/N/1/LCA/1
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None
Senegal G/SG/N/1/SEN/1
Sierra Leone None
Singapore G/SG/N/1/SGP/1
Slovak Republic G/SG/N/1/SVK/2
Slovenia G/SG/N/1/SVN/1
Solomon Islands None
South Africa G/SG/N/1/ZAF/1
Sri Lanka G/SG/N/1/LKA/1
Suriname G/SG/N/1/SUR/1
Swaziland None
Switzerland G/SG/N/1/CHE/1
Tanzania None
Thailand G/SG/N/1/THA/2
Togo None
Trinidad and Tobago G/SG/N/1/TTO/1
Tunisia G/SG/N/1/TUN/1
Turkey G/SG/N/1/TUR/2 + Rev.1 + Rev.1/Corr.1
(Corr.1-English only)
Uganda G/SG/N/1/UGA/1
United Arab Emirates G/SG/N/1/ARE/1
United States G/SG/N/1/USA/1
Uruguay G/SG/N/1/UR Y/1 + Supp.1 + Corr.1
(Corr.1-Spanish only)
Venezuela, Bolivarian RepublicofG/SG/N/1/VEN/2
Zambia G/SG/N/1/ZMB/1
Zimbabwe G/SG/N/1/ZWE/2G/L/409
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ANNEX 2
SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INITIATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS AND
OF APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES
SINCE 1 JANUARY 1995
Member &
InvestigationInitiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if anyTermination
Argentina
Footwear 25.02.97
(G/SG/N/6/ARG/1 &
Corr.1 & Suppl.1)25.02.97
(G/SG/N/7/ARG/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/ARG/1/Suppl.1 &
Suppl.2)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/ARG/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1 & Suppl.2 & Suppl.3 &Suppl.4 & Suppl.5)13.09.97
Tariff increase
16.11.98Converted to tariff rate quota.
Extended in July 2000
(G/SG/N/10/ARG/1/Suppl.5)
Toys 03.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/ARG/2 &Suppl.1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Motorcycles 22.07.2000
(G/SG/N/6/ARG/3 &Suppl.1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Australia
Swine meat 26.06.98
(G/SG/N/6/AUS/1 &
Suppl.1)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/AUS/1)Negative N/A Investigation terminated
(G/SG/N/9/AUS/1)
Brazil
Toys 18.06.96
(G/SG/N/6/BRA/1)After 18.06.96
(G/SG/N/7/BRA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/BRA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/BRA/1 &(G/SG/N/10/BRA/2)10.01.97
Tariff increase.Extended in December 1999
(G/SG/N/10/BRA/2/Suppl.1)
Chile
Tyres 30.08.99
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/1)N/A Negative Negative N/A Investigation terminated
(G/SG/N/9/CHL/1)
Wheat, wheat flour,cane/beet sugar, ediblevegetable oils30.09.99
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/2 &Suppl.1)26.11.99
(G/SG/N/7/CHL/2 & Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/CHL/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/CHL/1 & Suppl.1)22.01.2000
Tariff increaseG/L/409
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InvestigationInitiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if anyTermination
Chile  (Cont'd)
Socks
(synthetic and cotton)09.02.2000
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/3)07/2000
Synthetic socks only
(G/SG/N/7/CHL/4)N/A Negative N/A Investigation on cotton
socks terminated
(G/SG/N/9/CHL/2)
Liquid & powdered
milk21.06.2000
(G/SG/N/6/CHL/4)13.07.2000
(G/SG/N/7/CHL/3 & Suppl.1)Ongoing N/A N/A
Colombia
Taxis 28.06.99
(G/SG/N/6/COL/1)N/A N/A Negative N/A Investigation terminated
29.02.2000
(G/SG/N/9/COL/1)
Czech Republic
Cane/Beet sugar 03.03.99
(G/SG/N/6/CZE/1 &
Suppl.1)12.03.99
(G/SG/N/7/CZE/1 & Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/CZE/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/CZE/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1)20.09.99
Tariff rate quota
Ecuador
Sandals 12.01.99
(G/SG/N/6/ECU/1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Matches 28.10.99
(G/SG/N/6/ECU/2)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Egypt
Safety matches 05.08.98
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/1)After 05.08.98
(G/SG/N/7/EGY/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/EGY/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/EGY/1)19.02.99
Tariff increase
Common fluorescentlamps19.09.99
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/2)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/EGY/2 & Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/EGY/2 & Suppl.1)27.02.2000
Tariff increase
Powdered milk 25.09.2000
(G/SG/N/6/EGY/3)26.09.2000
(G/SG/N/7/EGY/2)Ongoing N/A N/A
El Salvador
Pork 19.01.2000
(G/SG/N/6/SLV/1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Rice 26.06.2000
(G/SG/N/6/SLV/2)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
India
Acetylene black 28.11.97
(G/SG/N/6/IND/1)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/10/IND/1 & Suppl.1)10.12.98
Tariff increase
Carbon black 05.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/2)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/2)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/2)28.02.99
Tariff increase
Slabstock polyol 26.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/3)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/5)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/3 & Suppl.1)24.12.98
Tariff increaseG/L/409
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InvestigationInitiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if anyTermination
India (Cont'd)
Propylene glycol 26.02.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/4)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/4)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/4 & Suppl.1)24.12.98
Tariff increase
Hardboard 24.05.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/5)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/3)Negative N/A Investigation terminated
12.11.99(G/SG/N/9/IND/2)
Styrene butadienerubber19.01.98
(G/SG/N/6/IND/6)N/A N/A Negative N/A Investigation terminated
01.05.98(G/SG/N/9/IND/1)
Phenol 02.02.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/7)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/6)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/5)30.06.99
Tariff increase
Acetone 16.06.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/8)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/IND/8)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/IND/6)27.01.2000
Tariff increase
White/yellowphosphorus15.09.99
(G/SG/N/6/IND/9)N/A N/A Negative N/A Investigation terminated
17.01.2000
(G/SG/N/9/IND/3)
Gamma ferric oxide/magnetic iron oxide06.07.2000
(G/SG/N/6/IND/10)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Methylene chloride 17.07.2000
(G/SG/N/6/IND/11 +Corr.1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Korea
Soybean oil 30.08.95
(G/SG/N/6/KOR &
Suppl.1)N/A Affirmative Negative N/A Investigation terminated
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/Suppl.1)
Dairy products 28.05.96
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/2)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/KOR/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/KOR/1 & Corr.1 &
Suppl.1 & Suppl.1/Corr.1)01.03.97
Import quotaMeasure terminated
20.05.2000
Bicycles and parts 27.08.96
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/3)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/KOR/2 & Corr.1)Negative N/A Investigation terminated
(G/SG/N/9/KOR/1 &
Corr.1)
Garlic 16.10.99
(G/SG/N/6/KOR/4)13.11.99
(G/SG/N/7/KOR/4)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/KOR/3)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/KOR/2 + Suppl.1)01.06.2000
Tariff increase
Latvia
Swine meat 20.05.99
(G/SG/N/6/LVA/1)01.06.99
(G/SG/N/7/LVA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/LVA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/LVA/1 & Suppl.1)18.12.99
Variable customs dutyMeasure terminated
01.06.2000
(G/SG/N/10/LVA/2)
Morocco
Bananas 26.06.2000
(G/SG/N/6/MAR/1)N/A Ongoing N/A N/AG/L/409
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InvestigationInitiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if anyTermination
Slovak Republic
Swine meat 05.05.99
(G/SG/N/6/SVK/1)21.05.99
(G/SG/N/7/SVK/1)N/A Negative N/A Investigation terminated
19.11.99
(G/SG/N/9/SVK/1)
Sugar 20.10.2000
(G/SG/N/6/SVK/2)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
Slovenia
Swine meat 15.10.98
(G/SG/N/6/SVN/1)27.11.98
(G/SG/N/7/SVN/1 & Suppl.1)
16.01.99 prov. measure
terminatedOngoing N/A N/A
United States
Tomatoes 29.03.95
(G/SG/N/6/USA/2)N/A Negative Negative N/A Investigation terminated
12.08.96
(G/SG/N/9/USA/1)
Brooms 04.03.96
(G/SG/N/6/USA/2)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/1)28.11.96
Tariff increaseMeasure terminated
03.12.98(G/SG/N/10/USA/1/
Suppl.1)
Tomatoes & peppers 11.03.96
(G/SG/N/6/USA/3)N/A Negative
(G/SG/N/9/USA/1)N/A N/A Investigation terminated
Wheat gluten 01.10.97
(G/SG/N/6/USA/4)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/2 & Rev.1 &Rev.1/Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/2 & Suppl.1 +Corr.1)01.06.98
QR
Lamb meat 07.10.98
(G/SG/N/6/USA/5)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/3 + Corr.1, 2)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/3 & Suppl.1)22.07.99
Tariff quota
Steel wire rod 12.01.99
(G/SG/N/6/USA/6 +
Corr.1)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA//4 & Suppl.1
& Suppl.2)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/4)01.03.2000
Tariff quota
Line pipe 29.07.99
(G/SG/N/6/USA/7)N/A Affirmative
(G/SG/N/8/USA/7 + Add.1 &
Suppl.1)Affirmative
(G/SG/N/10/USA/5)01.03.2000
Tariff increase
Crabmeat 15.03.2000
(G/SG/N/6/USA/8)N/A Negative Negative N/A Investigation terminated
11.07.2000
(G/SG/N/9/USA/2)
Extruded rubber thread 15.06.2000
(G/SG/N/6/USA/9)N/A Negative Negative N/A Investigation terminated
03.10.2000(G/SG/N/9/USA/3)G/L/409
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InvestigationInitiation date Effective date of
provisional measure, if anyOutcome of injury
investigationDecision on applying
definitive measureEffective date and type of
definitive measure, if anyTermination
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Cold-rolled steel 28.01.2000
(G/SG/N/6/VEN/1)N/A N/A Negative N/A Investigation terminated
12.05.2000
(G/SG/N/9/VEN/1)
Hot-rolled steel 28.01.2000
(G/SG/N/6/VEN/2)N/A N/A Negative N/A Investigation terminated
12.05.2000(G/SG/N/9/VEN/2)
Tyres 08.03.2000
(G/SG/N/6/VEN/3)N/A Ongoing N/A N/A
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