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13 October 2026

Madagascar launches safeguard investigation on certain confectionary

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Source reporting: World Trade Organization

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Madagascar launches safeguard investigation on certain confectionary

On 12 October 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 9 October 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of sugar confectionary as well as chocolate and cocoa confectionary.

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