G/SG/N/6/UKR/16  
 
19 February 2020  
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1(A) OF TH E AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INI TIATION OF AN INVEST IGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
UKRAINE  
Caustic soda  
The following communication, dated 18 February 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards and using the format adopted by the 
Committee on Safeguards (G/SG/N/6), Ukraine hereby submits notification of the initiation of a 
safeguards investigatory  process, as follows:  
1  SPECIFY THE DATE WHE N THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED  
On 11 February 2020 the investigation process was initiated in accordance with the Decision of the 
Interdepartmental Commission of Foreign Trade of 7 February 2020 No. SP 436/2020/ 4411-03 "On 
initiation and conduction of safeguard investigation on import in Ukraine of caustic soda regardless 
of country of origin and export".  
2  PROVIDE THE PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE P RODUCT INVOLVED  
Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) in aqueous solution, imported in Ukraine and classified in 
accordance with UKTZED (UKTZED is the Ukrainian Foreign Economic Activity Commodity 
Classification, based on Harmonized System 2012) under code 2815 12 00 90.  
3  PROVIDE THE REASONS FOR THE INITIATION O F INVESTIGATION  
(i) The investigation has been initiated pursuant to the petition of the domestic industry, in 
particular by LLC "KARPATNAFTOKHIM".  
(ii) The statement sets out sufficiently substantiated evidence on the basis of which it can be 
considered as having been submitted b y the appropriate national producer.  
(iii) The statement provides sufficient substantiated evidence on the basis of which, during 
HY2 2017 – HY1 2019, imports in Ukraine of caustic soda regardless of country of origin 
and export were carried out to such an exten t and on such conditions that it could cause 
significant injury to the national producer.  G/SG/N/6/UKR/16  
 
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  4  PROVIDE A POINT OF C ONTACT FOR THE INVES TIGATION AND IDENTIF Y THE 
PREFERRED MEANS FOR CORRESPONDING  
Address for correspondence: Ministry for Development of Economy, T rade and Agriculture of 
Ukraine; M. Hrushevskogo str. 12/2, Kyiv, 01008; Phone: +38044 253 -93-94, +38044 253 -74-69, 
+38044 253 -63-71; Fax: +38044 226 -31-81; e -mail: meconomy@me.gov.ua.  
Information contact point: Phone: +38044 596 -67-48, e-mail: tradedefenc e@me.gov.ua.  
5  PROVIDE THE DEADLINE S AND PROCEDURES FOR  IMPORTERS, EXPORTER S AND OTHER 
INTERESTED PARTIES T O PRESENT EVIDENCE  
Notice of the Decision of the Interdepartmental Commission of Foreign Trade of 07 February 2020 
No. SP 436/2020/4411 -03 is published  in "Uryadovuy Courier" as of 11 February 2020, No 26 
(https://cutt.ly/drNeGan ). 
Within 20 days from the notice publication, the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and 
Agriculture of Ukraine carries out regis tration of interested parties and considers the requirements 
for conducting of hearings. In investigation initiation enquiry it is necessary to indicate: name, 
juridical 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 an investigation is provided in the annex to the notice.  
Within 30 days from the notice publication, the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and 
Agriculture of Ukraine considers the written comments on the initiation of investigation. Information 
should be provided in Ukrainian or in original language, accompanied by the Ukrainian translation. 
If case the information is confidential, it i s necessary to prepare and submit to the Ministry both 
confidential and non -confidential versions.  
 
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