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G/SG/282  
 
26 May 2023 
(23-3621) Page: 1/1 
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  
COMMUNICATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
 Isopropyl Alcohol    
The following communication, dated  and received on 25 May 2023, is being circulated a t the request 
of the delegation  of the Republic of Korea.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of Korea (Korea)  hereby 
notifies  the results of the consultations with India held under Article 12.3 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards regarding the latter 's safeguard measure on Isopropyl Alcohol.  
 
The present document is without prejudice to Korea 's right to suspend substantially equivalent 
concessions to the trade of India, pursuant to Article 8.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, or any 
claim by Korea that the safeguard measure and India 's adoption and implementation of the same 
violate the GATT 1994 or the Agreement on Safeguards.  
 
Korea and India held consultations on 31 March 2023 virtually to discuss India 's proposed application 
of a safeguard measure on Isopropyl Alcohol. The proposed safeguard measure was notified by 
means of document G/SG/N/8/IND/33 -G/SG/N/10/IND/24 -G/SG/N/11/IND/19 dated 
3 February  2022.  
 
Korea and India held consultations with a view to discussing the information provided in the above -
mentioned document. Korea expressed concerns regarding legal inconsistences in resp ect of both 
procedural and substantive issues, including with reference to the determinations of increased 
imports, serious injury, causation, and the allocation of the quota levels . Korea also requested trade 
compensation for the adverse effects of the me asure pursuant to Article 8.1 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards. However, Korea and India were not able to reach an agreement.  
 
 
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