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9 July 2021 
(21-5425) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
  
UNITED KINGDOM – SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON CERTAIN  
STEEL PRODUCTS – DECISION TO EXTEND  
A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS BY SWITZERLAND  UNDER  
ARTICLE 12.3 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
SWITZERLAND  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 8 July 2021, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Switzerland.  
 
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On 2 July 2021, the United Kingdom submitted to the WTO Committee on Safeguards a notific ation 
pursuant to A rticle 12.1(c ) of the Agreement on Safeguards concerning its decision  to extend the 
safeguard measure on steel imports .1 
Having a substantial interest, Switzerland requests consultations with the United Kingdom under 
Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeg uards, with a view to, inter alia, reviewing the information 
provided under Article 12.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards and exchanging views on the extension 
of the  measures.  
Switzerland  would like to propose that the consultations mentioned above take place virtually via 
Cisco Webex or Skype meetings on 20 July (preferably between  3 p.m. and 6 p.m. ), 21 July 
(preferably  between 4  p.m. and  6 p.m.) , 22 July (preferably between 3  p.m. and 6  p.m.) and looks 
forward to receiving the United Kingdom 's response to this request.  
Switzerland reserves all its rights under the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation 
and its Annexes, including the A greement  on Safeguards . 
 
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1 G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl. 2 - G/SG/N/10/GBR/2 – G/SG/N/11/GBR/2 . 