G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.3  
G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.2  
 
27 February 2015  
(15-1143)  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 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 
UKRAINE  
(Motor Cars) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 25 February 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Ukraine.  
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The Government of Ukraine would like to inform about the adoption on 12 February 2015 of the 
decision of Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade No. SP-328/2015/4442-06 
"On amendments to the decision of the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade 
No. SP-275/2012/4423-08 of 28.04.2012 "On the applic ation of safeguard measures on imports of 
cars in Ukraine regardless of their country of origin and export".  1  THE DATE WHEN THE MEASURE CEASED TO APPLY 
From 14.02.2015 (from the date of its publicat ion). The decision No. SP-328/2015/4442-06 was 
published in Uryadovyi Currier No. 27 of 14 February 2015.  
2  PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED 
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (category 
M1 – vehicles with no less than 4 wheels and no more than 8 sitting places except driver sitting 
place), with spark-ignition internal combustion engine and crank gear of a cylinder capacity 
exceeding 1 000 cm3 but not exceeding 2 200 cm3, new, classified under UKTZED1 codes 8703 22 
10 00 and 8703 23 19 10 with hybrid power system (electric motor-driven wheels). 
 
                                               
1 UKTZED is the Ukrainian Foreign Economic Activi ty Commodity Classification, based on Harmonized 
System 2012. G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.3 • G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.2 
 
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  3  A REFERENCE TO THE WTO DOCUMENT  CONTAINING THE ARTICLE 12.4 OR 
ARTICLE 12.1(C) NOTIFICATION OF TH E ORIGINAL MEASURE, WHICHEVER IS 
APPLICABLE 
G/SG/N/8/UKR/3-G/SG/N/10/UKR/3-G/SG/N/11/UKR/1 of 25 March 2013. 
 
4  REASON WHY THE MEASURE CEASED TO APPLY 
After reviewing the information from the State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine, 
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and position of domestic producers the 
Commission has established the following: 
 non-application of special measures concerning import into Ukraine of certain types of cars 
with hybrid propulsion will not have negative impact on the domestic producers; 
 Ukraine's national interests require non-application of special measures concerning import 
into Ukraine of certain types of cars with hybrid propulsion. 
 G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.3 • G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.2 
 
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  Unofficial translation 
 
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
NOTICE 
On amendments to the decision of the Interd epartmental Commission on International Trade 
№ SP-275/2012/4423-08 of 28.04.2012 "On the applicat ion of safeguard measures on imports of 
cars in Ukraine regardless of their country of origin and export". 
 
Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (hereinafter – Commission) considered information of the State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and position of domestic producers on the necessity to review 
the Commission's decision № SP-275/2012/4423-08 of 28.04.2012 "On the application of 
safeguard measures on imports of cars in Ukraine regardless the country of origin and exports".  
After reviewing these materials the Commi ssion has established the following: 
  non-application of special measures concerning import into Ukraine of certain types of cars 
with hybrid propulsion will not have negative impact on the domestic producers; 
 Ukraine's national interests require non-application of special measures concerning import into 
Ukraine of certain types of ca rs with hybrid propulsion. 
 
Taking into account abovementioned and pursuant to  the provisions of the Article 19 of the Law of 
Ukraine "On the application of safeguard measures on imports to Ukraine", the Commission adopted the decision № SP-328/2015/4442-06 of 12.02.2015 amending it's decision of 
28.04.2012 № SP-275/2012/4423-08 "On the application of safeguard measures on imports of 
cars in Ukraine regardless of their country of origin and export" as follows:  
Special measures are not applied on imports into Ukraine of motor cars and other motor vehicles 
principally designed for the transport of persons (category M1 – vehicles with no less than 4 wheels and no more than 8 sitting places except dr iver sitting place), with spark-ignition internal 
combustion engine and crank gear of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 000 cm
3 but not exceeding 
2 200 cm3, new, classified under UKTZED codes 8703 22 10 00 and 8703 23 19 10 with hybrid 
power system (electric motor-driven wheels).  
Commission's Decision № SP-328/2015/4442-06 of 12.02.2015 shall take effect from the date of 
its publication.  
 
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