G/SG/N/6/UKR/20  
 
7 June 2021  
(21-4645) 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 REASONS FOR IT  
UKRAINE  
Ceramic tile s 
The following communication, dated  and received  on 4 June 2021, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of  Ukraine.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards and using the format adopted by the 
Committee on Safeguards (G/SG/N/6), Ukraine notifies on the initiation of a safeguard investigation, 
as follows:  
1  INVESTIGATION INITIATION DATE  
On June 1, 2021 the investigation process was initiated in accordance with the Decision of the 
Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade No. SP – 494/2021/4411 -03 of 24.05.2021 
"On initiation and conduction of safeguard investigation on imports to Ukraine of ceramic tiles 
regardless of country of origin and export".  
2  PRODUCT SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION  
Ceramic tile is classified under UKTZED code 6907.  
3  REASONS FOR THE INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION  
i) The investigation has been initiated pursuant to the petition of the domestic industry in 
particular by LLC "INTERKERAMA", PJSC "KHARKIV TILE PLANT", 
PJSC "ZEUS  CERAMICS".  
ii) The statement sets out sufficiently substantiated evidence on the basis of which it can be 
considered as having been submitted by the appropriate national producer.  
iii) The statement provides sufficient substantiated evidence on the basis of which, during 
2017 - 2020, imports in Ukraine ceramic tiles regardless of country of origin and e xport 
was carried out to such an extent and on such conditions that it could cause significant 
injury to the national producer.  G/SG/N/6/UKR/20  
 
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  4  THE CONTACT POINT FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND THE PREFERRED MEANS FOR 
CORRESPONDING  
Address for correspondence: Ministry of Econom y of Ukraine; M. Hrushevskogo str. 12/2, Kyiv,  
01008; phone: +38044 253 -93-94, +38044 253 -74-69, +38044 253 -63-71; 
fax: +38044  226-31-81; e -mail: meconomy@me.gov.ua . 
Information Contact Point: Phone: +38044 596 -68-04, 596 -67-43; 
e-mail: tradedefence@me.gov.ua , MBunchak@me.gov.ua  
5  DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND OTHER INTERESTED 
PARTIES TO PRESENT EVIDENCE  
Notice of the Decision of the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade 
No. SP - 494/2021/4411 -03 of 24.05.2021 is published in the official newspaper "Uryadoviy Courier" 
No. 103 of June 1, 2021 ( https://cutt.ly/rngKiAn ). 
Within 30 days from the notice publication the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine carries out registration 
of interested parties and considers the requirements for conducting of hearings. In investigation 
initiation enquiry it is neces sary to indicate: name, juridical address, fax and telephone number, 
e-mail and name of contact person, type of activity (producer, importer, exporter, etc.). The 
recommended form of request for registration as an interested party of an investigation is pr ovided 
in the annex to the notice.  
Within 45 days from the notice publication the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine considers the written 
comments on the initiation of investigation. Information should be provided in Ukrainian or in original 
language, accompa nied by the Ukrainian translation. In case the information is confidential, it is 
necessary to prepare and submit to the Ministry both confidential and non -confidential versions.  
 
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