WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/9/BGR/1
14 March 2003
(03-1498)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE
WHERE A SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED
WITH NO SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED
BULGARIA
The following communication, dated 10 March 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Bulgaria.
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Please find attached a notification of the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria to the
Committee on Safeguards on the termination of a safeguard investigation regarding imports of urea with
no safeguard measure imposed.  The notification has been drawn according to the notification format
contained in WTO document G/SG/2.
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1. Name of the period subject to investigation
Urea containing more than 45 per cent by weight  of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product.
2. No. and date of the document containing the notification of initiation
G/SG/N/6/BGR/4 date d 16 September 2002.
3. Date on which the investigation was terminated
8 January 2003
4. Reason(s) for termination
The investigation revealed that the domestic producers of urea had suffered serious injury due to
the increased imports of the product.  Nevertheless the competent authority for well-founded reasons,
which are detailed in the final findings, has not recommended any imposition of safeguard duty on
imports of urea into Bulgaria.
5. Reference for the published notice of termination
The respective announcement pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (3) of Regulation No. 300 of the
Council of Ministers of 16 December 1996 was published in State Gazette No. 9 of 31 January 2003.
6. Any other relevant information
Nil.
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