WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/9/CZE/1
11 September 2001
(01-4265)
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 September 2001, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic.
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On 15 November 2000, the Czech Republic notified the Committee on Safeguards (document
G/SG/N/6/CZE/2 dated 17 November  2000) that the Ministry of Industry and Trade had initiated an
investigation concerning increased imports of footwear.
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 th e Licensing Procedure and on the Change of Some
Acts, had not been met.  The Ministry determined that increased imports of footwear were not a
substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry.  As a result of that determination, the
investigation was terminated on 25 July 2001 without adopting a safeguard measure.
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