G/SG/N/10/UKR/9/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/UKR/7/Suppl.2  
 
1 December  2020 
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Committee on Safeguards  
  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C ) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS UPON TAKING A DECISION  
TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
Polymeric materials  
UKRAINE  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 24 November 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine .* 
 
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Pursuant to Articles 12.1(b) of the Agreement on Safeguards, Ukraine notifie d on finding a serious 
injury or threat thereof to the domestic industry producing polymeric materials and on proposed 
safeguard measures. This notification contain ed all pertinent information relating to the proposed 
safeguard measures in accordance with A rticle 12.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards and an offer 
for consultations pursuant to Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards  (G/SG/N/8/UKR/9  – 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/9  – G/SG/N/11/UKR/7/Suppl.1 ). 
On 21 February 2020 the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (hereinafter referred 
as the Commission) took the decision "On initiation and conduction of safeguard investigation on 
imports to Ukraine of polymeric materials regardless of country of origin and export" 
No. SP-440/2020/4411 -03 (G/SG/N/6/UKR/17 ) of 28 February 2020). On 25 February  2020 the 
abovementioned decision was published in the official newspaper "Uryadovyi Courier" No. 36.  
On 22 May 2020  the Commission took the decision "On application of provisional safeguard measures 
on imports to Ukraine of polymeric materials regardless of country of origin and export" 
No. SP-445/2020/4411 -03 (G/SG/N/7 /UKR/2  - G/SG/N/11/UKR/7 ). 
On 20 November  2020 the Commission took the Decision "On application of safeguard measures on 
imports to Ukraine of polymeric materials regardless of country of origin and export " 
No. SP-466/2020/4411 -03. Notice of the  decision was published in the official newspaper 
"Uryadovyi  Courier " No. 227 of 21 November 2020.  
1  PROVIDE PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED  
PVC suspension, with K -value within the range from 64 to 69 (K -value determined in certification 
document s - K 64-69), which can be classified under UKTZED code 3904 10 00 00, except for 
emulsion and micro -suspension PVC;  and polyethylene in white granules (without addition of dyes 
or pigments) with a size of 2 -5 mm with a specific gravity of 0.940 g/cm3  or more and at the same 
 
* A copy of the final finding has been submitted electronically. To consult this document please contact 
Ms. Richards (anne.richards@wto.org) or Ms. Naville (delphine.naville@wto.org) of the Rules Division.  G/SG/N/10/UKR/9/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/UKR/7/Suppl.2  
 
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  time a melt flow rate (MFR) of 5 -17 grams/10 minutes at a load of 21.6 kgf, or a melt flow rate 
(MFR) of 0,34 -0.37 grams/10 minutes at a load of 5.0 kgf or melt flow rate (MFR) 
0.06-0.08 grams/10 minutes at a load of 2.16 kgf, which can  be classified under UKTZED 
code 3901 20 90 00. 
2  PROVIDE PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE  
Safeguard duty of 12,4%. 
3  PROVIDE PROPOSED DATE OF INTRODUCTION OF THE MEASURE  
November 2020.  
The measures take effect from the date of publication of the notice of the decision on application of 
safeguard measures . 
4  PROVIDE EXPECTED DURATION OF THE MEASURE  
Safeguard measures are imposed for a period of 3 years.  
5  IF THE EXPECTED DURATION IS OVER ONE YEAR, TO PROVIDE EXPECTED TIMETABLE 
FOR PROGRESSIVE LIBERALIZATION OF THE MEASURE  
The level of the duty should be decreased by 5% annually during measures validity.  
1st year (from the date of application) – 12,4%;  
2nd year (12 months from the date of appli cation ) – 12,0% ; 
3rd year (24 months from the date of application ) – 11,5% . 
6  TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
Not applicable  
7  EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES FROM THE SCOPE OF THE DEFINITIVE MEASURES  
According to the Art icle 9.1 of the Agreements on Safeguards (List of the Least Developed Countries 
of the  United Nations), Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Ukraine dated 
24.06.2010, Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and 
the Government  of Montenegro dated 18.11.2011, Free Trade Agreement of the Commonwealth of  
Independent States, dated 18.10.2011 and taking into account Chapter 8 of the Article XXIV of the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 imports of goods described in paragrap h 3 of this 
notification into Ukraine originating from the following countries should be excluded from the 
application of the definitive measures: the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the 
Kingdom of Norway, the  Swiss Confederation, t he Republic of Montenegro, 
the Republic  of Azerbaijan,  the Republic  of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus,  
the Republic  of Kazakhstan, the  Republic  of Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, 
the Republic  of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,  the Islamic Republic of Afgh anistan, 
the Republic  of Angola, the People 's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of  Benin, 
the Kingdom  of Bhutan, the Republic of  Burkina Faso, the Republic of  Burundi, 
the Kingdom  of Cambodia, the Central  African  Republic, the Republic of  Chad, 
the Union  of the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of  Djibouti, 
the State  of Eritrea, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Islamic Republic of  Gambia, 
the Republic of  Guinea, the Republic of  Guinea -Bissau, the Republic of  Haiti, the Republic of  Kiribati, 
the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of  Liberia, 
the Republic  of Madagascar, the Republic of  Malawi, the Republic of  Mali, 
the Islamic  Republic  of Mauritania, the Republic of  Mozambique , 
the Republic  of the Union  of Myanmar, the  Federal Democratic Republic of  Nepal, 
the Republic  of Niger, the Republic of  Rwanda, the  Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, 
the Republic of Senegal, the Republic of  Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, the  Federal  Republic  of G/SG/N/10/UKR/9/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/UKR/7/Suppl.2  
 
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  Somalia, the Republic of South Sudan, the  Republic  of the Sudan, the Democratic 
Republic  of Timor -Leste, the Republic of  Togo, Tuvalu, the Republic of  Uganda, 
the United  Republic  of Tanzania, the Republic of  Yemen, the  Republic of Zambia.  
8  PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE RELEVANT DECISION MADE BY 
THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IS ATTACHED, IN AN ELECTRONIC FORM, AND CAN BE 
FOUND BY THE FOLLOWING LINK:  
https://ukurier.gov.ua/uk/articles/zahodi -shodo -importu -v-ukrayinu -polimernih -227/. 
 
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