G/SG/N/8/RUS/1/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/RUS/1  
G/SG/N/11/RUS/1/Suppl.2  
 
19 June 2013  
(13-3184)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY 
OR THREAT THEREOF CAUSED 
BY INCREASED IMPORTS 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON SAFEGUARDS ON TAKING A DECISION 
TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
 (Harvesters and modules thereof) 
The following communication dated 17 June 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Russian Federation.  
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With reference to the Notification of the Russian Federation under Article 12.1(b) of the Agreement 
on Safeguards on finding a serious injury or threat thereof caused by increased imports (WTO document G/SG/N/8/RUS/1), hereby the Russian Federation notifies the Committee on Safeguards 
that in course of the safeguard investigation with regard to the imports of combine harvesters and 
modules thereof into the single customs territory of the Customs Union the Department for Internal Market Defence of the Eurasian Economic Commission (hereinafter 'the Department') has made a conclusion on the appropriate remedy. 
 
In line with the provisions of Article 12.1(b), 12.1(c) and 12.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, 
the Russian Federation notifies the Committee on Safeguards of the proposed measure.  
 
The Department proposes to apply a safeguard measure in the form of a safeguard duty initially at the rate of 26.7% ad valorem of the customs value of the product being imported into the single 
customs territory of the Customs Union. 
 The measure is expected to become effective 30 calendar days from the date of the official publication of the decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission on application of the measure. 
 
The proposed period of application of the safeguar d measure including the period of application of 
the provisional safeguard measure as notified by the WTO documents 
G/SG/N/7/RUS/1/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/11/RUS/1/Suppl.1 (from 25 February 2013 till 5 July 2013) is 
3 years.  G/SG/N/8/RUS/1/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/RUS/1 • G/SG/N/11/RUS/1/Suppl.2 
 
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  The safeguard measure is proposed to be liberalized as follows. 
 
Period of application From the date of 
entering into force of 
the decision of the 
Eurasian Economic 
Commission on 
application of the 
measure until  
14 March 2014 From 15 March 2014   
until 14 March 2015 From 15 March 2015  
until 14 March 2016 
Rate of duty, 
% of the customs value of 
the product being imported 
into the single customs 
territory of the Customs 
Union 26.7 26.2 25.7 
 
The proposed measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – 
users of the Customs Union Tariff Preferences System except for the People's Republic of China. 
Shares of imports from these countries except for the People's Republic of China individually do not exceed 3% and collectively do not account for more than 9%. 
 
Consistent with Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Russian Federation is prepared 
to hold consultations with those Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned, with a view to, inter alia , reviewing the information provided in this document and the 
WTO document G/SG/N/8/RUS/1, exchanging views on the measure and reaching an 
understanding on ways to achieve the objective set out in paragraph 1 of Article 8. 
 
The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:  Eurasian Economic Commission Department for Internal Market Defen сe 
3/5, Smolensky boulevard 
Moscow, 119121, Russia Tel. +7 (495) 6692400 ext. 1316, 1272, 1291 
Fax +7 (495) 6692400 ext. 1109 
E-mail: tradedefence@eecommission.org  
 
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