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G/SG/227  
 
28 November 2019  
(19-8204) Page: 1/1 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATI ON TO THE COUNCIL FO R TRADE IN GOODS  
OF THE RESULTS OF TH E CONSULTATIONS UNDE R ARTICLE 12.3  
JOINT COMMUNICATION OF VIET NAM AND THE PHILIPPINES  
Cement  
The following communication, dated 26 November 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam and the Philippines.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (Safeguards Agreement), Viet Nam 
and the Philippines are notifying the results of the  consultations conducted under Article 12.3 of the 
Safeguards Agreement.  Documents G/SG/N/6/PHL/11 (dated 24 September 2018), 
G/SG/N/7/PHL/9  - G/SG/N/8/PHL/10  - G/SG/N/11/PHL/11 (dated 30 January 2019), 
G/SG/N/8/PHL/11/Suppl.1 - G/SG/N/10/PHL/9 - G/SG/N/11 /PHL/11/Suppl.1 (dated 
12 September  2019) contain notifications from the Philippines concerning measures taken under the 
Safeguards Agreement concerning cement.  
On 21 November 2019, Viet Nam and the Philippines conducted consultations with a view to discus s 
the information provided in the above -mentioned documents related to the safeguard measure on 
cement, exchange views on the safeguard measure, and reach an understanding on ways to achieve 
the objective set out in paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Safeguar ds Agreement. Viet Nam and the 
Philippines discussed the relevant information and exchanged views on the measure. They have 
agreed to continue these discussions and that their reciprocal rights and obligations under the 
Safeguards Agreement and the General  Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 will be maintained. 
For this purpose, they have further agreed to extend the 90 -day period set forth in Article 8.2 of the 
Safeguards Agreement and Article XIX:3(a) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 for  
as long as the Philippines ' measure on cement remains in force.  
 
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