RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/W/113
31January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0362)
Committee onSafeguards
NOTE FROM THE SECRETARIAT
Atits7November 1995regular meeting, theCommittee onSafeguards decided thatMembers
thatterminate safeguard investigations without imposing safeguard measures (e.g.duetoanegative
injury orcausation finding) should sonotify theCommittee. TheSecretariat wasasked todraft a
proposal astotheinformation thatshould becontained insuchnotifications.
Thedraftproposal appears below. Thisproposal willbeontheagenda ofthenextspecial
meeting, tobeheldduring thefirstweek ofMay1996.
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Proposed Information tobeNotified totheCommittee Where aSafeguard
Investigation isTerminated With NoMeasure Imposed
1. Specify theproduct subject toinvestigation.
2. Identify theWTO document containing thenotification ofinitiation.
3. Specify thedateonwhich theinvestigation wasterminated.
4. Identify thereason(s) fortermination (e.g.petition withdrawn; negative determination ofinjury;
negative determination ofcausation, etc.).
5. Provide thereference forthepublished notice oftermination (name ofnotifying Member 's
official journal, dateandpagenumber atwhich notice appeared inthejournal).