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G/SG/N/10/MDG/1/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/MDG/1/Suppl.3  
15 July 2019 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT  
THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
MADAGASCAR  
(Pasta ) 
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 12 July 2 019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Madagascar.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Madagascar wishes to notify the Committee 
on Safeguards that the safeguard investigation on the imports of pasta  carried out by its competent 
authority has been terminated with no safeguard measure imp osed.  
 
1  THE PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THE INVESTIGATION  
The product under investigation is pasta in the form of spaghetti and macaroni, made from flour, 
durum wheatmeal or a mixture thereof.  
 
Pasta is generally imported under Madagascar's Harmonized System customs nomenclature, 
namely:  
 
- HS: 1902 1990 : "Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, not containing eggs " 
- HS: 1902 3090 : "Other " 
 
2  NOTIFICATION OF INITIATION  
The initiation of the investigation was notified to the Committee on Safeguards by WTO document 
G/SG/N/6/MDG/1 dated  8 October 2 018. 
 
3  DATE OF TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION  
The investigation was terminated on  10 July 2 019. 
 
4  REASONS FOR TERMINATION  
The invest igating authority decided to terminate the investigation after the withdrawal of the 
application by the applicant domestic producer.  G/SG/N/8/MDG/1/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/MDG/1/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/MDG/1/Suppl.3  
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5  PUBLIC NOTICE OF TERMINATION  
The public notice was published in the national daily newspapers La Gazette de la Grande Île and La 
vérité  on 10 July 2 019. 
 
 
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