G/SG/N/8/IDN/4/Suppl.4  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/4/Suppl.4  
 
11 June 2014  
(14-3350)  Page: 1/3  
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 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
INDONESIA  
(Cotton Yarn Other Than Sewing Thread) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 6 June 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia.1 
 
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Pursuant to Article 7.2 and Article 12.1(c) of th e WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of 
Indonesia hereby notifies to extend the imposition  of a safeguard measure in the form of specific 
safeguard duty on the importation of Subject Good, for a period of 3 (three) years by the issuance 
of Minister of Finance’s Decree Number 96/PMK.011/2014 dated 28 May 2014, promulgated in the Berita Negara of the Republic of Indonesia Year 2014 Number 699 on 3 June 2014.  
General Background 
 On 20 March 2014, the Republic of Indonesia notified  on the findings of investigation in which it 
was concluded that the relevant safeguard measure needs to be extended, in particular to prevent 
or to remedy the recurrence of serious injury su ffered by the Applicant.  The extension of such 
Safeguard measure will also give the Applicant opportunity to continue and to complete the 
ongoing adjustment program in order to improve the competitiveness of domestic industry. 
(Ref. G/SG/N/8/IDN/4/Suppl.3-G/SG/N/10/IDN/4/Suppl.3).  It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia to exte nd the imposition of a safeguard measure in the 
form of a specific safeguard duty on the importat ion of the Subject Good, both in terms of amount 
and duration of such measure. 
 
Subject Good  
The Subject Goods is Cotton Yarn Other Than Sewing Thread under HS Codes 5205 and 5206. 
 
                                               
1 A copy of the original publication was submitted (in original language only) in electronic form. To 
consult this document, please contact Ms Budd ( hilary.budd@wto.org ) or Ms Naville ( delphine.naville@wto.org ) 
of the Rules Division. G/SG/N/8/IDN/4/Suppl.4 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/4/Suppl.4 
 
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  Description of the Safeguard Measure 
 With reference to the proposal from the Investigating Authority, and taking into account the need to effectuate the safeguard measure as proposed and the relevant requirements stipulated in the 
WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has decided to 
impose the following safeguard duty:  
Timetable of the Safeguard Duty 
Period Specific Duty 
6 June 2014 – 5 June 2015 Rp 28,065 per kilogram 
6 June 2015 – 5 June 2016 Rp 25,522 per kilogram 
6 June 2016 – 5 June 2017 Rp 22,979 per kilogram 
 
Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measure, and the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia reserves th e right to modify this list in light of changing 
import volumes.  
List of Developing Countries Excluded from the Measures 
No. Country No. Country 
1. Albania 45. Guinea-Bissau 
2. Angola 46. Guyana 
3. Antigua and Barbuda 47. Haiti 
4. Argentina 48. Honduras 
5. Armenia 49. Jamaica 
6. Bahrain 50. Jordan 
7. Bangladesh 51. Kenya 
8. Barbados 52. Kuwait 
9. Belize 53. Kyrgyz Republic 
10. Benin 54. Lao People’s Democratic Republic 
11. Bolivia 55. Lesotho 
12. Botswana 56. Lithuania 
13. Brazil 57. Macao, China 
14. Brunei Darussalam 58. Madagascar 
15. Bulgaria 59. Malawi 
16. Burkina Faso 60. Malaysia 
17. Burundi 61. Maldives 
18. Cambodia 62. Mali 
19. Cameroon 63. Mauritania 
20. Cape Verde 64. Mauritius 
21. Central African Republic 65. Mexico 
22. Chad 66. Moldova, Republic of 
23. Chile 67. Mongolia 
24. Colombia 68. Morocco 
25. Congo  69. Mozambique 
26. Costa Rica 70. Myanmar 
27. Cote d’Ivoire 71. Namibia 
28. Croatia 72. Nepal 
29. Cuba 73. Nicaragua 
30. Democratic Republic of the Congo 74. Niger 
31. Djibouti 75. Nigeria 
32. Dominica 76. Oman 
33. Dominican Republic 77. Pakistan 
34. Ecuador 78. Panama 
35. Egypt 79. Papua New Guinea 
36. El Salvador 80. Paraguay 
37. Fiji 81. Peru 
38. Gabon 82. Philippines G/SG/N/8/IDN/4/Suppl.4 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/4/Suppl.4 
 
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  No. Country No. Country 
39. Gambia 83. Qatar 
40. Georgia 84. Romania 
41. Ghana 85. Rwanda 
42. Grenada 86. Saint Kitts and Nevis 
43. Guatemala 87. Saint Lucia 
44. Guinea 88. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
89. Samoa 101. Tonga 
90. Saudi Arabia 102. Trinidad and Tobago 
91. Senegal 103. Tunisia 
92. Sierra Leone 104. Turkey 
93. Solomon Islands 105. Uganda 
94. South Africa 106. Ukraine 
95. Sri Lanka 107. United Arab Emirates 
96. Suriname 108. Uruguay 
97. Swaziland 109. Vanuatu 
98. Tanzania 110. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 
99. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 111. Zambia 
100. Togo 112. Zimbabwe 
 
It is requested that this notification under Arti cle 12.1 (c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards be 
brought to the notice of Members.  
THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE 
(KomitePengamananPerdagangan Indonesia /KPPI) 
Jl. M.I. RidwanRais No. 5, Building I, 5
th floor, Jakarta 10110 
Telephone / Facsimile: (62-21) 385 7758 
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
 
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