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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/9/MAR/1
10 January 2002
(02-0102)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  French
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE WHERE A
SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED WITH NO
SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED
MOROCCO
The following communication, dated 21 December 2001, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Morocco.
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The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva
and other International Organizations in Switzerland presents its compliments to the Secretariat of the
World Trade Organization, and further to its note No. 3308 of 29 December 2000 hereby notifies thatthe Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Trade, Energy and Mining has decided, pursuant to an opinion
issued by the Advisory Commission on Imports, to terminate, without imposing any measures, the
safeguard investigation initiated on 5 December 2000 concerning imports of rubber plates and sheets.
Attached hereto is a copy of Morocco's notification containing the information addressed to
the Committee on Safeguards on the termination of the said investigation.G/SG/N/9/MAR/1
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I hereby inform you that the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Energy and Mining has decided to
terminate, without imposing any measures, the safeguard investigation concerning imports of rubber
plates and sheets, as indicated below using the format prepared by the Committee on Safeguards and
circulated in document G/SG/2.  I would be grateful if you would communicate this information to
Members.
Products subject to the investigation:
Rubber plates and sheets falling in tariff items 4008.11.00.10, 4008.11.00.90, 4008.21.00.20
and 4008.21.00.90 of the Moroccan Harmonized Customs Tariff.
Symbol and date of the WTO document containing the notification of initiation:
G/SG/N/6/MAR/2 of 9 January 2001
Date on which the investigation was terminated:
27 June 2001
Reason(s) for termination:
The Ministry of Industry, Trade, Energy and Mining did not consider that a causal link had
been established between the imports of rubber plates and sheets and the injury to domestic producers.
Reference for the published notice of termination:
A communication by the Ministry of Industry,  Trade, Energy and Mining was published on
26 October 2001 in the daily newspaper "LE MATIN DU SAHARA", widely distributed throughout
the country.
Any other information considered relevant:   
None
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