On September 24, 2021, the WTO Safeguards Committee released the safeguard notification submitted to it by the Madagascar delegation on September 22. On August 31, 2021, Madagascar made a final mid-term review of safeguard measures on imported blankets (French: Couvertures) and decided to maintain the current safeguard measures without making adjustments. The Madagascar tax numbers of the products involved are 63011000, 63012000, 63013000, 63014000, and 63019000.
On September 20, 2018, Madagascar’s trade remedy investigation agency launched a safeguard investigation into imported blankets. On July 1, 2019, the WTO Safeguards Committee released the safeguard notification submitted to it by the Madagascar delegation on June 25, 2019. The Trade Remedy Investigation Agency of Madagascar made a final ruling on safeguard measures against imported blankets and recommended that the products involved be levied at CIF for a period of 4 years (including temporary additional tariffs). The first year is 41%, and the second year is 41%. 38%, 35% in the third year, and 32% in the fourth year. On January 26, 2021, Madagascar launched a mid-term review investigation of the imported products involved.
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