G/L/1032  
G/SG/N/12/RUS/1  
 
9 July 2013  
(13-3624)  Page: 1/5  
Council for Trade in Goods 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF  THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS OF PROPOSED SUSPENSION 
OF CONCESSIONS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REFERRED TO IN 
PARAGRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated 5 July 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Russian Federation. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Sa feguards, and in accordance with the agreed 
format for notifications, as contained in G/SG/1, 1 July 1996, the Russian Federation provides the immediate notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of proposed suspension of concessions 
and other obligations referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8. 
 1. Which Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to in Article 8.2? 
 
The Russian Federation.  
2. Specify the measure, the product subjec t to the measure, the WTO document that 
notified the safeguard measure, and the Memb er imposing the measure in relation to 
which the Member is proposing suspension of  concessions and other obligations referred 
to in Article 8.2. 
 The measures imposed by Ukraine in the form of special duty on imports of motor cars (of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cm³ but not ex ceeding 1,500 cm³ 6.46%; of a cylinder capacity 
exceeding 1,500 cm³ but not exceeding 2,200 cm³ 12.95%), for a period of three years and 
30 days after its publication on Ukraine's Official Journal dated 14 March 2013.  
It was notified by Ukraine in the following WTO documents: in G/SG/N/10/UKR/9 (15 July 2011), 
G/SG/N/8/UKR/3-G/SG/N/10/UKR/3-G/SG/N/11/UKR/1 (25 March 2013) and G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.1 (22 May 2013). 
 
3. Describe the proposed suspension of conc essions and other obligations referred to 
in Article 8.2 and the proposed date fr om which it will come into effect. 
 
The proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions and other obligation under 
GATT 1994 to the trade of Ukraine take the form of an increase in custom duties on selected goods originating in Ukraine, as indicated in Annex I and calculated as indicated in Annex II. 
 
Without prejudice to the effective exercise of its right to suspend substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations referred to in Article 8.2, Russian Federation reserves its right to 
make the proposed suspension effective from the date of the adoption of the relevant decision 
within the Custom Union.  G/L/1032 • G/SG/N/12/RUS/1 
 
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  This proposal is contributed to the Council on Trad e in Goods without the prejudice to the rights of 
the Russian Federation under the Agreement on Free Trade in CIS countries dated 18 October 2011. G/L/1032 • G/SG/N/12/RUS/1 
 
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  ANNEX I 
 
The goods covered are determined, within the Annex, by HS codes. 
 
HS codes and description  Additional Duty 
1806901100 0.1 € per kg 
1806901900 0.1 € per kg 
1806905009 0.1 € per kg 
7005292500 15% 
7005293500 15% 
7005298000 15% 
2701111000 54% 
2701119000 54% 
2701190000 54% G/L/1032 • G/SG/N/12/RUS/1 
 
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  ANNEX II 
The substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations under GATT 1994 were calculated as 
follows:  
1. The effects on trade due to introduction safe guards on Russian export in Ukraine of motor 
vehicles was calculated as follows: 
 
HS code The goods description Russian export to 
Ukraine, $ Ukraine's 
Increase in Duty Duty collected 
8703221099 
 Motor cars with cylinder 
capacity of between 
1,000 cm3 and 1,500 cm3 97,244,400 6.46% 6,281,988.24 
8703231910 Motor cars with cylinder 
capacity of between 1500 
cm3 and 2200 cm3 230,387,900 12.95% 29,835,233.05 
Total  327,632,300  36,117,221.29 
 
2. The effects on trade due to introduction of substantially equivalent concessions on some 
goods of Ukrainian export into Russia was calculated as follows:  
HS code The goods 
description Ukraine export 
to Russia 
(2012 year) Ukraine's 
Increase in 
Duty Duty collected Duty collected, 
$ 
 Chocolate and 
other food 
preparations 
containing cocoa:     
1806901100 - - - - containing 
alcohol 20,936,100 kg 0.1 € per kg 2,093,610 € 2,699,498.96 
1806901900 - - - - other 82,938,300 kg 0.1 € per kg 8,293,830€ 10,694,057.37 
 - - Sugar 
confectionery and 
substitutes therefor 
made from sugar 
substitution 
products, 
containing cocoa:     
1806905009 - - - - other 2,000,400 kg 0.1 € per kg 200,040€ 257,931 
 Float glass and 
surface ground or 
polished glass, in 
sheets, whether or 
not having an 
absorbent, 
reflecting or non- 
reflecting layer, but 
not otherwise 
worked:     
7005292500 - - - of a thickness 
not exceeding 3.5 
mm 564,900$ 15% 84,735$ 84,735 
7005293500 - - - of a thickness 
exceeding 3.5 mm 
but not exceeding 
4.5 mm 19,096,100$ 15% 2,864,415$ 2,864,415 
7005298000 - - - of a thickness 
exceeding 4.5 mm 845,200 $ 15% 126,780$ 126,780 
 Coal; briquettes, 
ovoids and similar 
solid fuels 
manufactured from 
coal     G/L/1032 • G/SG/N/12/RUS/1 
 
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  HS code The goods 
description Ukraine export 
to Russia 
(2012 year) Ukraine's 
Increase in 
Duty Duty collected Duty collected, 
$ 
- coal, whether or 
not pulverised but 
not agglomerated: 
2701111000 - - - having a 
volatile matter limit 
(on a dry, mineral- 
matter- free basis) 
not exceeding 10% 36,055,000$ 54 19,469,700$ 19,469,700 
2701119000 - - - other 12,000$ 54 6,480$ 6,480 
2701190000 - - other coal 22,600$ 54 12,204$ 12,204 
Total     36,215,801.33 
 
 
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