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

• All interested parties will have 15 days from the initiation of the investigation to come forward as an interested party.

• Apart from responding to the questionnaires, all interested parties are invited to make their views known, submit information and provide evidence in support. This information and supporting evidence should reach the authority within 30 days from the date of initiation.

The contact point is as follows:

Ministère Délégué auprès du Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce, de l’Investissement et de l’Economie Numérique Chargé du Commerce Extérieur
Direction de la Politique des Echanges Commerciaux / Division de la Défense Commerciale
63, Avenue Moulay Youssef, Rabat
Fax : (212) 5 37 71 72 50/ (212) 5 37 75 16 22
E-mail : [email protected]

Further information is available in G/SG/N/6/MAR/8.

What is a safeguard investigation?

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.