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4 February 2020  
(20-0861) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A ) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF INVEST IGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
VIET NAM 
Certain semi -finished and finished products of alloy and non -alloy steel  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 3  February 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam.  
 
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On 22 August 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No 2605 /QD -BCT on an 
investigation on the extension of Safegua rd Measure on certain semi -finished and finished products 
of alloy and non -alloy steel under HS code of 7207.11.00; 7207.19.00; 7207.20.29; 7207.20.99; 
7224.90.00; 7213.10.00; 7213.91.20; 7214.20.31; 7214.20.41; 7229.90.00; 7228.30.10; 
9811.00.00 . 
1  THE DATE  OF INITIATION  
The investigation regarding the extension of the safeguards measure was initiated on 
22 August  2019.  
2  SPECIFY THE PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THE MEASU RE 
Certain semi -finished and finished products of alloy and non -alloy steel imported into Viet Nam.  
3  REFERENCE TO THE WTO  DOCUMENT CONTAINING  THE MOST RECENT ART ICLE 12.1(C) 
NOTIFICATION  
Further details regarding the measure are set out in the notifications on definitive measures  
G/SG/N/8/VNM/3  – G/SG/N/10/VNM/2  – G/SG/N/11/VNM/4 , dated 2 August 2016 , and notification 
of the results of a mid -term review of the measure G/L/1287  – G/SG/N/13/VNM/3 , dated 
4 December  2018.  
4  REASONS FOR INITIATI ON OF INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE  
The investigation was initiated following an evaluation of prima facie  evidence provid ed in the 
application for the extension of safeguard measure by the Applicant. The Applicant also stated that 
should the safeguard measure is to be revoked, the imports would increase significantly, thus the 
threat of serious injury to the domestic industr y will return to occur.  G/SG/N/6/VNM/5/Suppl.1  
 
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  5  FURTHER INFORMATION  
Further information and comments should be sent to:  
LEGAL AFFAIRS DIVISION  
TRADE REMEDIES AUTHORITY OF VIET NAM – MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE  
Address: 25 Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Phone: (+84 24) 7303.7898 (ext: 130)  
Fax: (+84 24) 7303.7897  
Email: pvtm@moit.gov.vn  
 
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