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G/SG/273  
G/SG/N/12/IND/3  
1 September  2022 
(22-6513) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
OF THE RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.3  OF  
THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS OF PROPOSED  
SUSPENSION OF CONCESSIONS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS  
REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 8  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
COMMUNICATION F ROM INDIA  
Certain steel products  
The following communication, dated and received on 31 August 2022, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of India.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, India is notifying the results of the 
consultations held  under Article  12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards with the United Kingdom 
(the UK) regarding the latter 's safeguard measures on certain steel products.  
The present document is without prejudice to India 's right to suspend substantially equivalent 
concessions to the trade of the UK, pursuant to Article 8.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
India and the UK held consultations on 5 August 2022 virtually to discuss the extensions by the UK, 
of the safeguard on  certain steel products originally applied by the European Union. The extensions 
were notified by the means of the document G/SG/N/6/GBR/1 (dated 8 October 2020), 
G/SG/N/8/GBR/1 (dated 21 May 2021), G/SG/N/8/GBR/Suppl.1 – G/SG/N/10/GBR/1 – 
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1 (dated 11 June 2021), G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.1 - 
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.1 and the document G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.7 - 
G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.8 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.8.  
India expressed its concerns regarding legal inconsistencies of bo th the original and the extended 
measures by the UK particularly with reference to, the evidence of serious injury notified to the 
WTO, duration of the safeguard measures exceeding 3 years (Article 7.4 of Agreement on 
Safeguards), nature of investigation c onducted by the UK on the concerned domestic industry, and 
non-review of the pace of liberalization.  
India submitted its concerns to the UK regarding the manner in which safeguard measures have 
been extended violating the provisions of GATT 1994 and the Ag reement on Safeguards, and 
requested compensation, under Article 8.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
The UK disagreed with India 's views on the measures but agreed to discuss adequate means of 
compensation.  G/L/1431 • G/SG/273 • G/SG/N/12/IND/3  
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  India estimates that the safeguard measures hav e resulted in the decline of exports to the tune of 
219 thousand metric tonnes on which the duty collection would be USD 247.7 Million. If no 
agreement is reached on the compensation within 30 days of the consultations, India reserves its 
right to suspend concessions or other obligations substantially equivalent to the adverse effects of 
the measures under Article 8.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, on the UK 's trade, and any other 
right available under GATT 1994 and Agreement on Safeguards. India also rese rves the right to 
withdraw, modify, supplement or replace this notification, and /or make a further notification or 
notifications, should it deem appropriate, including in light of any subsequent developments.  
The suspensions of concessions and other obli gations will continue to apply until the safeguard 
measures of the UK are lifted.  
 
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