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22 April 2020 
(20-3185) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1(C) UPON TAKING  
A DECISION TO APPLY OR EXTEND A SAFEGUAR D MEASURE  
UNITED STATES 
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells  (Whether or Not  
Partially or Fully Assembled into Other Products)  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated  21 April  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (Safeguards Agreement), the 
United States is notifying its decision, published on April 17, 2020, to withdraw the exclusion of 
bifacial solar panels from the safeguard measure identified above.  A copy of the Federal Register 
notice is attached to this notification.* 
The withdrawal of the exclusion will take effect if the U.S. Court of International Trade lifts its 
preliminary injunction, but in no case earlier than May 18, 2020.  
 
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* To consult this document, please contact Ms Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms Naville 
(delphine.naville@wto.org ) of the Rules Division.  