The WTO announced that on 10 June 2015, Morocco notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 10 June 2015 a safeguard investigation on paper roll and paper ream.

In the notification, Morocco indicated as follows (original text in French):

• All interested parties have a period of 30 days from the date of initiation of the investigation to come forward as an interested party to make comments on that investigation, contacting the Ministry by fax or e-mail

The contact point is as follows:

Ministère Délégué auprès du Ministre de l’Industrie, du Commerce, de l’Investissement et de l’Économie Numérique chargé du Commerce Extérieur
Direction de la Politique des Échanges Commerciaux  /  Division de la Défense Commerciale
Parcelle 14, Business center, aile nord bd Riad, Hay Riad, PB 610, Rabat Chellah, Maroc.
TEL : (212) 537 70.18.46 Fax: (212) 537.72.71.50
E-mail: ddc@mce.gov.ma

Further information is available in G/SG/N/6/MAR/9.

A safeguard investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports of a product are causing, or is 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.