WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/9/CZE/3
5 March 2003
(03-1278)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE WHERE A
SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED WITH
NO SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED
CZECH REPUBLIC
The following communication, dated 3 March 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Czech Republic.
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Upon instruction of my authorities, I wish to inform the Committee on Safeguards that the
Czech Republic has terminated the investigation concerning increased imports of stranded wire, ropes
and cables with no safeguard measure imposed.
On 27 February 2002, the Czech Republic notified the Committee on Safeguards
(G/SG/N/6/CZE/6, 1 March 2002) that the Mini stry of Industry and Trade had initiated an
investigation concerning increased imports of stranded wire, ropes and cables (HS 731210).
Based on the results of the investigation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade concluded that
the requirements for the adoption of a safeguard measure pursuant to Act No. 62/2000 Coll., on SomeMeasures in Export or Import of Products and on th e Licensing Procedure and on the Change of Some
Acts, had not been met.  The Ministry of Industry and Trade determined that increased imports of
stranded wire, ropes and cables were not a cause of serious injury to the domestic industry.  As a
result of that determination, the investigation was terminated on 19 February 2003 without adopting a
safeguard measure.
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