Madagascar Launches Safeguard Investigation on Certain Types of Rice
In the notification Madagascar indicated, among other things, as follows (provisional English translation):
"4. Provide a point of contact for the investigation and identify the preferred means for corresponding.
The point of contact would be available to respond to enquiries relating to the procedures applicable to the investigation.
Director General of the ANMCC
Boulevard de Tokyo By-pass, Ankadievo Alasora - Antananarivo 103 - Madagascar
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.anmcc.org
5. Provide the deadlines and procedures for importers, exporters and other interested parties to present evidence and their views, including: (i) deadlines and procedures for Members and exporters to identify themselves as interested parties, if so required, to participate in the investigation and (ii) the date of an intended public hearing as provided for in Article 3.1. [..]
Any interested party has thirty (30) days from the publication of the notice of initiation to make itself known to the ANMCC and submit its comments. Questionnaires must be returned within thirty (30) business days of receipt.
The ANMCC may hold public hearings at the request of interested parties or on its own initiative. Any request for an extension must be duly justified and submitted before the expiry of the relevant deadline. In the absence of a response, or in the event of erroneous or incomplete information, the determinations may be made based on the best available information."
The notification is available in G/SG/N/6/MDG/20. (Currently available in French only)
A safeguard investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports of a product are causing, or are threatening to cause, serious injury to a domestic industry.
During a safeguard investigation, importers, exporters and other interested parties may present evidence and views and respond to the presentations of other parties.
A WTO member may take a safeguard action (i.e. restrict imports of a product temporarily) only if the increased imports of the product are found to be causing, or threatening to cause, serious injury.
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