G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.2 13 October 2014

G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.2
13 October 2014
(14-5793)
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Committee on Safeguards
Original: English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9,
FOOTNOTE 2 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS
JORDAN
(Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel)
Supplement
The following communication, dated 10 October 2014, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of Jordan.
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In accordance with Article 9.1, footnote 2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Jordan hereby submits
its notification by providing the amended list of developing countries excluded from the imposition
of the safeguard measure on Bars and Rods of Iron and Steel
i.
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The reference to the WTO document that notified the Members about the initial
action under footnote 2 to Article 9.1;
(G/SG/N/8/JOR/8-G/SG/N/10/JOR/8-G/SG/N/11/JOR/4) dated 13 February 2013.
(G/SG/N/8/JOR/8/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/10/JOR/8/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.1)
1 July 2013
(G/SG/N/8/JOR/8/Suppl.1/Corr.1-G/SG/N/10/JOR/8/Suppl.1/Corr.1G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.1/Corr.1) dated 8 July 2013.
ii. if applicable, names of the countries which are dropped from the list of developing
countries to which the safeguard measure does not apply pursuant to Article 9.1, the
list of the countries remaining on the list, the individual and collective import shares
of the developing countries remaining on the list, and the date on which the
safeguard measure applies to the countries dropped from the list;
The National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD) -the competent authority at the Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Supply- analysed the volume of imports of the products concerned after
imposing the safeguard measure. The analysis shows an increase of imports share originated from
Egypt beyond 3% of the total imports of the products concerned.
Pursuant to Article 9.1, footnote 2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and Article 38 of the
Jordanian Regulation on Safeguard of National Production No. (55) of the year 2000, the list of
developing countries will be amended by dropping Egypt from the list starting from
15 October 2014.
The amended list of developing countries to which the measure does not apply is attached to this
notification.
G/SG/N/11/JOR/4/Suppl.2
-2List of Developing Countries
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Afghanistan
Angola
Armenia
Bahrain Kingdom of
Albania
Anguilla
Aruba
Bangladesh
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
China
Congo
Botswana
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chinese Taipei
Cook Islands
Croatia
Cuba
Dominica
El Salvador
Fiji
Gibraltar
Guatemala
Haiti
Indonesia
Jamaica
Korea, Republic of
Latvia
Libya
Malawi
Marshall Islands
Mayotte
Moldova, Republic of
Mozambique
Nepal
Niger
Northern Mariana
Islands
Palestine
Peru
Reunion
Sao Tomé and Principe
Seychelles
Slovenia
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Greenland
Guinea
Honduras
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kuwait, the State of
Lebanon
Lithuania
Malaysia
Martinique
Mexico
Mongolia
Myanmar
Netherlands Antilles
Nigeria
Brazil
Cambodia
Chad
Colombia
Costa Rica
Democratic Republic of
Congo
East Timor
Eritrea
Georgia
Grenada
Guinea-Bissau
Hong Kong, China
Iraq
Kenya
Kyrgyz Republic
Lesotho
Macao, China
Maldives
Mauritania
Micronesia, Fed Sts
Montserrat
Namibia
New Caledonia
Niue Island
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Philippines
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
St Helena and
dependencies
Sudan
Tajikistan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Venezuela Bolivarian,
Republic of
Zambia
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn
Saint Lucia
Senegal
Singapore
Somalia
Paraguay
Qatar
Samoa
Serbia & Montenegro
Slovakia
South Africa
St Kitts and Nevis
St Pierre and Miquelon
Suriname
Tanzania
Tokelau
Turkmenistan
Uruguay
Swaziland
Thailand
Tonga
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
Yemen
Sri Lanka
St Vincent
Syrian Arab Republic
The Gambia
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep
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American Samoa
Argentina
Bahamas
Belarus
Bolivia, Plurinational
State of
Brunei Darussalam
Cameroon
Chile
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guam
Guyana
India
Israel
Kiribati
Laos PDR
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Midway Is.
Morocco
Nauru
Nicaragua
Norfolk Island