G/SG/N/6/UKR/18/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/14/UKR/3  
 
22 April 2024 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
UKRAINE  
Fresh cut roses  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 19 April 2024, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Ukraine.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 7.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards and using the format adopted by the 
Committee on Safeguards ( G/SG/N/6/Rev.3 ), Ukraine hereby notifies the initiation of a review 
regarding the extension of the safeguard measure on imports of fresh cut roses . 
1. The date when the review was initiated  
On 17 April 2024 , the review was initiated in accordance with Decision of the Interdepartmental 
Commission for International Trade of 12 April  2024, No SP – 563/2024/441 -01 "On initiation and 
review of safeguard measures on import to Ukraine of fresh  cut roses, regardless of the country of 
origin and export".  
2. Precise description of the product involved  
Fresh roses classified under UKTZED code 0603 11 00 . 
3. Reference to the WTO document containing the most recent Article 12.1(c) 
notification.  
The most recent Article 12.1(c) notification contained in document:  
 
G/SG/N/8/UKR/10  - G/SG/N/10/UKR/10  - G/SG/N/11/UKR/8  of 15 January  2021 
 
corrected by:  
 
 G/SG/N/8/UKR/10/Corr.1  - G/SG/N/10/UKR/10/Corr.1  - G/SG/N/11/UKR/8/Corr.1  of 
29 January  2021. 
 
4. Reasons for the initiation of the review  
(i) The review has been initiated pursuant to the application submitted by LLC "Ascania -Flora" – 
a producer whose output of fresh roses constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic 
production of fresh roses in Ukraine;  
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  (ii) The application provides sufficient substantiated evidence that the safeguard measure 
continues to be necessary to remedy the serious injury caused by imports of fresh cut roses  
5. Deadlines and procedures for importers, exporters and other interested pa rties to 
present evidence  
Notice of the Decision of the Interdepartmental Commission for International Trade of 12 April 2024, 
No SP – 563/2024/441 -01 is published in the official newspaper "Uryadoviy Courier" as of 
17 April 2024, No. 78 (https://surl.li/srcxp ). 
 
Deadline for the identification of the interested parties: 27 April  2024. In request for registration as 
an interested party it is necessary to indicate: name, l egal address, fax and telephone number, 
e-mail and name of contact person, type of activity (producer, importer, exporter, etc.). The 
recommended form of request for registration as an interested party of the review is provided in the 
annex to the notice.  
 
Deadline for providing written comments on the initiation of review : 2 May 202 4. Information  should 
be provided in Ukrainian or in original language, accompanied by the Ukrainian translation. In case 
the information is confidential, it is necessary to pre pare and submit to the Ministry  of Economy of 
Ukraine both confidential and non -confidential versions.  
 
Address for correspondence: Ministry of Economy of Ukraine; M.  Hrushevskogo  str. 12/2, Kyiv, 
Ukraine, 01008; Phone: +38 (044) 200-47-53; e -mail: meconomy@me.gov.ua . 
 
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