G/SG/N/6/KAZ/2  
 
3 April 2019 
(19-2128) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1 (A) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS  ON INITIATION OF AN INV ESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
KAZAKHSTAN  
(Microwave ovens ) 
The following communication, dated 3 April 2019, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Kazakhstan .* 
 
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1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated  
 
The investigation was initiated on 1 March 2019 . 
 
Public notice of the initiation of a safeguard  investigation on imports of microwave ovens  imported 
into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union was published on 1 March 2019  on the 
official website of the Eurasian Economic Union  
(http://eec.eaeunion.org/ru/act/trade/podm/investigations/PublicDocuments/SG11_notice_initiatio
n.pdf) (hereinafter the Notice of initiation) . 
 
ID number of investigation: SG -11. 
 
2. Provide the precise description of the product involved  
 
The product  subject to the investigation is microwave ovens . 
 
Microwave ovens  are classified under the following code  within the Common Commodity 
Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union : 8516 50  000 0 .  
 
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation  
 
The investigation was initiated on the basis of results of consideration of  the application  filed by 
Eurasian Economic  Union (hereinafter the Union) producer  of microwave oven s. 
 
The information provided in the application  indicates that total imports of microwave oven s into the 
customs territory of the Union  increased both in absolute and relative terms. In the period 
2015 - 2018 in absolute terms  total imports  increased by 85,6 %. The market share of total imports 
in the period 2015 –2018 increased by 14,6 percentage points . In 2015 the volume of imports 
exceeded the volume of production of like or directly competitive product in the Union by 1,5 times, 
whereas in 2018 the volume of imports exceeded the volume of production of like or directly 
competitive product in the Union by  3 times.  
 
There is also suffic ient evidence in the application showing that the imports of microwave ovens 
have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury of the position of the Union industry. In 
                                                
* The content of this notification is the same as the content of notifications submitted by the 
Russian  Federation (G/SG/N/6/RUS/6).  G/SG/N/6/KAZ/2  
 
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  particular, volume of sales, the market share of the Union industry, investments e tc. decreased in  
the period 2015 – 2018 and in 2018 as compared with 2017. In addition, even though the import 
prices were throughout the period higher than the Union industry 's sales prices, the price gap 
narrowed in the period 2015 – 2018. The narrowing price gap has had a negative impact on the 
Union industry 's sales prices resulting in a decline in the level of profitability in 2018 compared 
with 2017.  
 
The state of the Union in dustry in the period 2015 – 2018, and specifically in 2018 as compared 
with 2017, indicates that the Union industry is vulnerable to a further increase in imports, which is 
likely to be imminent given the context of an reorientation of exports microwave ovens of major 
suppliers  from the E uropean  Union's market  to the Union 's market in consequence more attractive 
prices  on the Union's market , fluctuations of the Chinese currency  and liquidation  a number of 
Union's producers . 
 
For more details on the reasons for the initiation of the investigation  please refer to the Notice of  
initiation.  
 
4. Provide a point of contact for the investigation  and identify the preferred means for 
corresponding.  
 
Department for Internal Market Defence (DIMD)  
Eurasian Economic Commission  
3/5, Smolensky boulevard  
Moscow, 119121, Russia  
Tel +7 (495) 669-24-00 # 1316, # 4957, #1272  
E-mail: tradedefence@eecommission.org  
 
5. Provide the deadlines and procedures for importers, exporters and other 
interested parties to present evidence and their views  
 
In accordance with the Protocol on Application of Safeguard, Anti -Dumping and Countervailing 
Measures to Third Countries (Annex №  8 to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of 
29.05.2014) , interested parties may declare their intention to seek particip ant status not later than 
25 days from the date of initiation of the investigation.  Participants to the safeguard investigation 
have the right to request access to the non -confidential file and participate in public hearings.  
 
The participants to the safeg uard investigation may request  for public hearings within 45  days from 
the date of initiation of the investigation.  
 
Interested parties should submit comments within 60 days from the date of the initiation of the 
investigation in writing in the Russian lan guage to the following address:  
 
Department for Internal Market Defence (DIMD)  
Eurasian Economic Commission  
3/5, Smolensky boulevard  
Moscow, 119121, Russia  
E-mail: tradedefence@eecommission.org  
 
 
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