WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/57/Suppl.7
13 January 2003
(03-0156)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
PROPOSED DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED BY THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Request for Consultations under Article 12.3
of the Agreement on Safeguards
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Supplement
The following communication addressed to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia, dated
8 January 2003, has been received from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China.
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Thank you for your letter dated 18 November 2002, by which Malaysia requested
consultations with China on China's safeguard measures on certain steel products, pursuant to
Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards.
Upon instructions from my authorities, I am pleas ed to inform you that China is ready to hold
the above-mentioned consultations with Malaysia.  With regard to the date and venue, we propose thatthe consultations be held between 13 to 17 January in  Beijing.  I am looking forward to your early
response to our proposals.
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