WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/9/CZE/4
19 May 2003
(03-2665)
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 30 April 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Czech Republic.
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On 29 August 2002, the Czech Republic notified the Committee on Safeguards
(G/SG/N/6/CZE/9, 2 September 2002)  that the Ministry of Industry and Trade had initiated an
investigation concerning increased imports of certain steel products.
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 Some
Measures in Export or Import of products and on the Licensing Procedure and on the Change of Some
Acts, had not been met.  The Ministry of Industry and Trade determined that increased imports of
certain steel products were not a cause of serious injury to the domestic industry.  As a result of that
determination, the investigation was terminated w ithout adopting a safeguard measure.  The notice of
the termination of the investigation was published in the Commercial Bulletin ("Obchodní v ĕstník")
on 29 April 2003.
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