WTO Committee Reviews 19 Safeguard Actions by WTO Members
World Trade Organization members at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Committee on Safeguards reviewed 19 safeguard investigations taken by other members, the WTO said. Despite the dip in the number of new investigations and applications for new safeguards, WTO members took issue with "the way this instrument was used." China, Japan and Australia expressed concerns about the "timeliness of notifications, the effect of existing safeguard measures on trade, and the numerous extensions of measures," the WTO said.
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The committee reviewed safeguard investigations from the EU, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Morocco, the Philippines, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the U.K. and the U.S. Indonesia had five investigations reviewed, Morocco two and Ukraine three. Ukraine told the committee its investigations had been terminated due to the inability of domestic producers to participate as the nation was under attack from Russia, the WTO said.