On 08 October Madagascar notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Committee on Safeguards that it had, on 20 September, initiated two safeguard investigations: one on pasta and another on blankets.
In both notifications Madagascar indicated, among other things, that:
Any entity wishing to be considered as an interested party must register with the ANMCC [i.e. investigating authority] within 30 days of the date of initiation of the investigation. Any comments, information or requests that interested parties wish to forward to the investigating authority should be submitted within 30 days of the date of initiation of the investigation.