G/SG/N/6/IDN/26  
 
24 June 2014  
(14-3648)  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 
INDONESIA  
(Coated Paper and Paperboard, not including Banknotes Paper) 
The following communication, dated 24 June 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of Indonesia hereby wishes to notify the Committee on Safeguards that the Indonesian Safeguards Committee 
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia /KPPI), hereinafter referred as "the Investigating 
Authority", has initiated a safeguard investigation on the imports of the Subject Goods.   
On 26 May 2014, an application for a safeguard measures was received by the Investigating 
Authority from PT. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tb k. dan PT. Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills, 
hereinafter referred as "the Applicant", ag ainst importation of the Subject Goods.  
 
After examining the properly documented application, the Investigating Authority concluded that 
there was a sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a safeguard investigation.  
1. The date of initiation 
 The investigation initiated on 20 June 2014. 
 
2. Subject goods
1 
 Subject goods under investigation are:  
Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other inorganic 
substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface ‑coloured, 
surface‑decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, of a 
kind used for writing, printing or other graphi c purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a 
mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which not more than 10% by weight of the total 
fibre content consists of such fibres, not including banknotes paper, under HS. codes 
4810.13.11.00, 4810.13.19.00, 4810.13.91.90, 4810.13.99.90, 4810.14.11.00, 4810.14.19.00, 4810.14.91.90, 4810.14.99.90, 4810.19.11.00, 4810.19.19.90, 4810.19.91.90 and 
4810.19.99.90. 
 
                                               
1 The current scope of Subject Good s is for guidance purposes only and may be subject of change in 
light of the findings of the investigation. G/SG/N/6/IDN/26 
 
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  3. Reasons for initiation of investigation procedure 
 
i. Information provided to the Investigating Authority 
The Investigating Authority initiated a safeguard investigation following an evaluation of the 
application documents filed by the Applicant, which constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the subject goods in Indonesia.  
ii. Increase in imports 
The data submitted by the Applicant showed that there was an increase in the volume of imports 
of the subject goods under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Applicant. The volume of imports of the subject goods had increased significantly by 51% in 2011 
compared to the volume of imports in 2010. Th e volume of imports increased further by 54% 
in 2012 compared to the volume of imports in 2011, and continued to increased by 44% in 2013 compared to the volume of imports in 2012. 
 
iii. Serious injury or threat of serious injury 
The information currently available to the Investigating Authority includes data in relation to 
certain economic indicators specified in Arti cle 4 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards. The 
application documents showed a negative developm ent on production, the share of the domestic 
market, capacity utilization, profits and losses, level of employment, and inventory.  
4. Further information 
 Those having substantial interests and wishing to be considered as interested parties in this 
investigation should submit a written request within a period of 15 working days in Indonesia from 
the date of initiation, to this address:  
THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE 
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia /KPPI) 
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5, Building I, 5
th floor, Jakarta 10110 
Telephone / Facsimile: (62-21) 385 7758 
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
All submissions and requests made by interested pa rties must be sent both in written letter and in 
electronic format, and must indicate the name , address, e-mail address, telephone and fax 
numbers of the interested party.  
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