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9 October 2019 
(19-6536) 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  9 October 2019, 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 dec ision, published on October 9, 2019, to withdraw the exclusion of 
bifacial solar panels from the safeguard measure identified above.1 The United States is also 
modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to make certain technical changes in 
connection with the safeguard measure.  A copy of the Federal Register notice is attached to this 
notification.  
 
The withdrawal of  the exclusion will take effect on 12:01am on October 28, 2019 . 
 
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1 To consult this document, please contact Ms. Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms. Naville 
(delphine.naville@wto.org ) of the Rules Division.  