Notification under article 12.1(a) of the agreement on
safeguards on initiation of an investigation and
the reasons for it

NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL
SAFEGUARD MEASURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6

NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2

OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS

Canada

(Certain steel products)

The following communication, dated 12 October 2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Canada.^*

Enclosed please find a copy of notifications pursuant to Article 12.1(a), Article 12.4 and Article 9, footnote 2 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, upon initiating an investigation and imposing a provisional measure on imports of certain steel products (heavy plate, concrete reinforcing bars, energy tubular products, hot-rolled sheet, pre-painted steel, stainless steel wire and wire rod).