G/SG/N/6/JOR/17  
 
1 September 2014  
(14-4978)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND 
THE REASON FOR IT 
JORDAN  
(Writing and Printing Papers Size A4) 
The following communication, dated 29 August 2014, is being circulated at the request of the  
Delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
 
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In accordance with Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Ag reement on Safeguards, Jordan hereby notifies 
the Committee on Safeguards that the National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD) in the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade has initiated its safeguards investigation on "Writing and Printing 
Papers Size A4" as the following:  
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated  
 In accordance with Article 12(c) of the "Jordanian  Regulation on Safeguard No. (55) of the Year 
2000" (REGULATION), the date of initiation of the safeguards investigation is 28 August 2014.  
 
2. Specify the product subject to investigation  
 
The product subject to investigation is: "Writing and Printing Papers Size A4", under the tariff 
heading 4802.563 of the Jordanian Harmonized Tariff System.   
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation  
 (i) Was the investigation initiated pursuant to  a petition from the domestic industry?  
(ii) Evidence on the basis of whic h the investigation was initiated.  
 
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply initiate d the investigation based on a petition filed by 
the domestic industry for writing and printing papers size A4, in which it alleged that the increase 
of imports had caused serious injury to the do mestic industry producing similar products. The 
application has been examined and it was concluded that there was sufficient evidence on increasing imports of the subject product, suffi cient evidence of injury on the industry, and 
evidence of causality between the increased imports and the injury. 
 National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD) analysed imports data submitted in the application for the period of investigation from 2010 to 2013. It has been found that the increase, 
both in absolute terms and relative to produc tion in imports was recent, sudden, sharp and 
significant.   
Regarding injury factors, NPPD found that declines in the economic indicators of production, sales, 
market share, productivity and profits were recorded in the domestic industry, in conjunction with the increase in imports.  
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  The Competent Authority (NPPD) is satisfied that the information it examined discloses a 
reasonable indication that the goods that are the subject of the complaint are being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods. 
 
4. Point of contact for the investigation:  
Eng. Hassan Al-Omari 
Director of the National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD)  Fax: +962 6 5685116 
Tel: + 962 6 5629030 ext. 101 
Email: hassan.o@mit.gov.jo  
Website: http://www.mit.gov.jo/   
 
5. Deadlines and procedures for importers, exporters and other interested parties to 
present evidence and their view:  
 
(i) Deadlines and procedures for Members and expo rters to identify themselves as interested 
parties, if so required, to participate in the investigation: 
 
- Deadline for the identification of the interested parties: 18 September 2014. 
 - Deadline for providing written statements, information, etc. to NPPD: 27 October 2014. 
 
(ii) The date of an intended public hearing as provided for in Article 3.1  
According to the Jordanian legislation, public hearing will be held upon the request of any of the 
interested parties and all the parties will be informed and invited to participate.  
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