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27 August 2019  
(19-5499) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS  BY THE EUROPEAN UNI ON TO THE SAFEGUARD  
MEASURES  ON IMPORTS OF CERTAI N 
STEEL PRODUCTS  
REQUEST FOR CONSULTA TIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.3 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated 26 August 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Russian Federation.  
 
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Pursuant to paragraph 1(c) of Article 12 of the Agreement on Safeguards, on 12 August 2019 the 
European U nion submitted to the WTO Committee on Safeguards a notification on proposed 
adjustments to the safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products following a review 
investigation (G/SG/N/10/EU/1/Suppl.3  - G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.3).  
 
Having a substantia l interest as an exporter of the product concerned, the Russian Federation 
requests consultations with the European Union under paragraph 3 of Article 12 of the Agreement  on 
Safeguards and paragraph 2 of Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
(GATT)  1994. Consultations are requested with a view to, inter alia , reviewing the information 
provided in the notification of the European Union which is required by paragraph 2 of Article 12 of 
the Agreement on Safeguards, exchanging views on the m easures and reaching an understanding 
on ways to achieve the objective set out in paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
 
The Russian Federation suggests that consultations take place during the period 28 August – 
30 August 2019 in the fo rm of a meeting in Brussels and looks forward to an early reply from the 
European Union to this request.  
 
The Russian Federation reserves all its rights under the Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization and its Annexes, including the Agreement on Safeguards and the GATT 1994.  
 
 
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