G/SG/N/6/UKR/18  
12 June 2020 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
UKRAINE  
Fresh cut roses  
The following communication, dated 12 June  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 gives notification of the initiation of a 
safeguards investigatory p rocess, as follows:  
1   INVESTIGATION INITIA TION DATE  
On 28 May 2020 the investigation process was initiated in accordance with the Decision of the 
Interdepartmental Commission for International Trade of 22.05.2020  No. SP - 449/2020/4411 -03 
"On initiation and  conduction of safeguard investigation on import in Ukraine of cut fresh roses 
regardless of country of origin and export".  
2   PRODUCT SUBJECT TO I NVESTIGATION  
Fresh roses of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes classified under UKTZED 
code 0603 11 00 (UKTZED is the Ukrainian Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Classification, 
based on Harmonized System 2012).  
3   REASONS FOR THE INIT IATION OF INVESTIGAT ION 
(i) The investigation has been initiated pursuant to the petition of the domestic industry, in 
particular by LLC "Ascania -Flora".  
(ii) The statement sets out sufficiently substantiated evidence on the basis of which it can be 
considered as having been submitted by the appropriate national producer.  
(iii) The statement provides sufficient substanti ated evidence on the basis of which during  
2016-2019 imports in Ukraine of fresh cut roses regardless of country of origin and export was 
carried out to such an extent and on such conditions that it could cause serious  injury to the national 
producer.  
4   THE CONTACT POINT FO R THE INVESTIGATION AND THE PREFERRED ME ANS FOR 
CORRESPONDING  
For official registration of correspondence: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade 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; email: meconomy@me.gov.ua . G/SG/N/6/UKR/18  
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  Investigation authority: Phone: + 38044 596 -67-48, email : tradede fence@me.gov.ua , 
demchik@me.gov.ua . 
5   DEADLINES AND PROCED URES FOR IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND OTHER 
INTERESTED PARTIES T O PRESENT EVIDENCE  
Notice of the Decision of the Interdepartmental Commission for International Tr ade of 22 May 2020 
No. SP - 449/2020/4411 -03 is published in the official newspaper "Uryadovuy Courier" of 
28 May 2020, No. 100 ( https://cutt.ly/Py2kb4P ). 
Within 30 days from the notice publication the Ministry for D evelopment of Economy, Trade and 
Agriculture of Ukraine carries out registration 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, email and name of contact person, type of activity 
(producer, importer, exporter etc.). The recommended form for a request for registration as an 
interested party of an investigation is provided in the annex to the notice of the Decis ion. 
Within 45 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 is necessary to prepare and submit to the Ministry both 
confidential and non -confidential versions.  
 
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