 
./.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/9/BGR/3 
15 July 2004 
 (04-3043) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
  
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE WHERE  
A SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED  
WITH NO SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED 
 
BULGARIA 
 
(Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
 
Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrug ated nails, staples and similar  
articles, of iron or steel ) 
   The following communication, dated 12 July 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation 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 Committe4e on Safeguards (document G/SG/2), 
please find attached a notification of the government of the Republic of Bulgaria containing information to 
the Committee on safeguards where a safeguard investigation is terminated with no safeguard measure 
imposed. G/SG/N/9/BGR/3 
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 1. Name of the product subject to investigation
 
 
• Wire of iron or non-alloy steel 
• Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, stap les and similar articles, of iron or steel 
 
2. No. and date of the document containing the notification of initiation  
 
 G/SG/N/6/BGR/6 dated 30 April 2003 
 
3. Date on which the investigation was terminated  
 
 28 January 2004 
 
4. Reason(s) for termination   
 
 The complied information during the investigation has not revealed that facts and evidence exist 
indicating that the increased imports of the named steel products causes or threatens to cause serious 
injury to the Bulgarian producers.  The competent authority has recommended the termination of the 
investigation with no safeguard measure on imports of the named steel products imposed.  
 5. Reference for the published notice of termination
  
 
 The respective announcement pursua nt to Article 6, paragraph (3) of Regulation No. 300 of the 
Council of Ministers of 16 December 1996 was publis hed in State Gazette No. 16 of 27 February 2004. 
 
6. Any other relevant information   
 
 Nil.  
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