G/SG/N/6/IDN/32/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/14/IDN/5  
28 April 2022 
(22-3365) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF  
A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
INDONESIA  
Yarn (Other Than Sewing Thread ) of Synthetic and Artificial Staple Fibres  
The following communication, dated and received on 27 April 2022, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Indonesia . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 7.2 and Article 12.1 (a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of 
Indones ia hereby wishes to notify the Committee on Safeguards that the Indonesian 
Safeguards  Committee (Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI) hereinafter referred as 
"the Investigating Authority" has initiated an investigation on the extension of Safeguar d Measures 
on importation of Yarn (Other Than Sewing Thread) of Synthetic And Artificial Staple Fibres  under 
HS. Codes 5509.22.00, 5509.32.00, 5509.51.00, 5509.53.00, 5510.12.00, and 5510.90.00 in 
accordance with Indonesian Tariff Book (BTKI) 2017.  
1  THE DATE OF INITIATION OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION  
The investigation regarding the extension of the safeguard measures was initiated on 2 5 April 2022. 
2  PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION  
Yarn (Other Than Sewing Thread) of Synthetic And Artificial Staple Fibres under HS . Codes 
5509.22.00, 5509.32.00, 5509.51.00, 5509.53.00, 5510.12.00, and 5510.90.00 . 
3  REFERENCE TO THE WTO DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE MOST RECENT ARTI CLE 12.1 (C) 
NOTIFICATION  
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article 12.1 (c) notification is 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/25/Suppl.1  - G/SG/N/11/IDN/19/Suppl.2, dated 3 June 2020. 
4   REASONS FOR INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE  
(i) The Investigating Authority initiated an investigation on the extension of 
safeguard  measures following an evaluation of the applicat ion documents filed by the 
Applicant, which constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of the 
subject goods in Indonesia.  
(ii) The non -confidential summary of the application can be found at the internet address 
below, following the link:  
http://www.kppi.kemendag.go.id  
5  POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE INVESTIGATION  
The contact information of the Investigating Authority for correspondence is:  G/SG/N/6/IDN/32/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/14/IDN/5  
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  INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE  
(KOMITE PENGAMANAN PERDAGANGAN  INDONESIA/KPPI)  
M.I. Ridwan Rais Street No. 5, Building I, 5th Floor, Jakarta 10110  
Telephone / Facsimile : (6221) 385 7758  
Email : kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
6  DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND VIEWS BY INTERESTED 
PARTIES  
(i) Those having substantial interest and wishing to be considered as interested parties in 
this investigation should submit written request within 15 days from the date of initiation 
to the Investigating Authority . All submissions and reque sts made by interested parties 
must be sent both in a written letter and in electronic format, and must indicate the 
name, address, email  address, telephone and fax number of the interested parties.  
(ii) In accordance with article 3.1 WTO Agreement on Safeguard , the Investigating Authority 
will conduct a hearing in order to provide opportunities for those WTO Members who have 
a substantial interest to present their evidence and views . The hearing is scheduled to be 
held on Monday, 3 0 May 2022 at 10.00 – 12.00 am (GMT+7) via video conference . All 
interested parties, who wish to participate in the hearing and all written evidence and 
views, submitted to the Investigating Authority  not later than 2 3 May 2022. Registration 
on the day of the hea ring (3 0 May 2022) will start at 09.00 am (GMT+7) and only 
authorized representatives will have access to the hearing.  
 
 
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