G/SG/N/8/IDN/19/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/19/Suppl.1  
 
21 September 2015  
(15-4827)  Page: 1/4  
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  
(Coated Paper and Paperboard, not including Cast Coated Paper and 
Banknotes Paper)  
The following communication, dated 17 September 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia. 
 
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 Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic 
of Indonesia hereby notifies the issuance of Minister of Finance's Regulation 
Number 165/PMK.010/2015 dated 31 August 2015, promulgated in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year 2015 Nu mber 1308 on 1 Septem ber 2015 regarding the 
imposition of a safeguard measure on the importation of Coated Paper and Paperboard, not 
including Cast Coated Paper, for a period of 3 (three) years started on 7 September 2015. 
 1  GENERAL BACKGROUND 
On 11 June 2015 The Republic of Indonesia notifi ed the findings of safeguard investigation in 
which it was concluded that there was strong evidence that the increased of volume of imports have caused threat of serious injury to the domestic industry concerned in this investigation 
(G/SG/N/8/IDN/19-G/SG/N/10/IDN/19). 
 It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the Government of the Republic of Indonesi a the imposition of a safeguard measure on 
the importation of the product involved. 
 2  DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED 
a. There was an adjustment on the description of the subject goods that proposed to the 
imposition of a safeguard measure based on the result of public interest.  
b. Referring to the document G/SG/N/8/IDN/19-G/SG/N/10/IDN/19, the description of the 
subject goods are as follows: 
"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, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, or 
printed, of kind used for self-recording apparatus,  not including thermo-sensitive paper, in rolls or 
rectangular (including square) sheets of any size ,  i n  u n f o l d e d  c o n d i t i o n ,  w i t h  g r a m m a g e  o f  
80 gsm (g/m²) to 400 gsm (g/m²), not containi ng fibers obtained by a mechanical or G/SG/N/8/IDN/19/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/19/Suppl.1 
 
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  chemi-mechanical process or of which not more th an 10% by weight of the total fibers content 
consists of such fibers, not including cast coat ed paper and banknotes paper, under Harmonized 
System (HS) Codes: Ex. 4810.13.11.00, Ex. 4810.13.19.00, Ex. 4810.13.91.90, Ex. 4810.13.99.90, Ex. 4810.14.11.00, Ex. 4810.14.19.00, Ex. 4810.14.91.90, 
Ex. 4810.14.99.90, Ex. 4810.19.11.00, Ex. 4810.19.19.90, Ex. 4810.19.91.90 and 
Ex. 4810.19.99.90.  
c. As mentioned on point a. above, the subject goods in point b. has been adjust based on 
scope of product and HS. Codes imposed by th e measure. Therefore, the description of 
the subject goods imposed by the measure are as follows: 
"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, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, or 
printed, of kind used for self-recording apparatus,  not including thermo-sensitive paper, in rolls or 
rectangular (including square) sheets of any size, in unfolded condition, with grammage of 80 
gsm (g/m²) to 400 gsm (g/m²), not containing fibers obtained by a mechanical or chemi-
mechanical process or of which not more than 10% by weight of the total fibers content consists 
of such fibers, not including cast coated paper, under Harmonized System (HS) Codes:  
Ex. 4810.13.11.00, Ex. 4810.13.19.00, Ex. 4810.13.91.90, Ex. 4810.13.99.90, Ex. 4810.14.11.00, Ex. 4810.14.19.00, Ex. 4810.14.91.90, Ex. 4810.14.99.90, Ex. 4810.19.11.00, Ex. 4810.19.19.90, Ex. 4810.19.91.90 and Ex. 4810.19.99.90. 
 
3  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE 
a. With reference to the proposal of the Investigating Authority, and taking into account the 
need to impose the safeguard measure based on the relevant requirements stipulated in 
the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Govern ment of the Republic of Indonesia has 
decided to impose the following safeguard duty: 
TIMETABLE OF THE SAFEGUARD DUTY 
Period  Safeguard  Duty  
7 September 2015 – 6 September 2016 9% 
7 September 2016 – 6 September 2017 7% 
7 September 2017 – 6 September 2018 5% 
 
b. Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measure, and 
the Government of the Republic of Indonesia rese rves the right to modify this list in light 
of changing import volumes. G/SG/N/8/IDN/19/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/19/Suppl.1 
 
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  LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCLUDED FROM THE MEASURES 
No. Countries No Countries 
1 Albania 40 Grenada  
2 Angola  41 Guatemala  
3 Antigua and Barbuda  42 Guinea  
4 Argentina  43 Guinea-Bissau  
5 Armenia  44 Guyana  
6 Bahrain, Kingdom of  45 Haiti  
7 Bangladesh  46 Honduras  
8 Barbados  47 India  
9 Belize  48 In donesia (Batam) 
10 Benin  49 Israel  
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  50 Jamaica  
12 Botswana  51 Jordan  
13 Brazil  52 Kenya  
14 Brunei Darussalam  53 Kuwait, the State of  
15 Burkina Faso  54 Kyrgyz Republic  
16 Burundi 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic  
17 Cabo Verde  56 Lesotho  
18 Cambodia  57 Liechtenstein  
19 Cameroon  58 Macao, China  
20 Central African Republic  59 Madagascar  
21 Chad  60 Malawi  
22 Chile  61 Malaysia  
23 Colombia  62 Maldives  
24 Congo  63 Mali  
25 Costa Rica  64 Mauritania  
26 Côte d'Ivoire  65 Mauritius  
27 Cuba  66 Mexico  
28 Democratic Republic of the Congo  67 Moldova, Republic of  
29 Djibouti  68 Mongolia  
30 Dominica  69 Montenegro  
31 Dominican Republic  70 Morocco  
32 Ecuador  71 Mozambique  
33 Egypt  72 Myanmar  
34 El Salvador  73 Namibia  
35 Fiji  74 Nepal  
36 Gabon  75 Nicaragua  
37 The Gambia   76 Niger  
38 Georgia  77 Nigeria  
39 Ghana  78 Oman  G/SG/N/8/IDN/19/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/19/Suppl.1 
 
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  No. Countries No Countries 
79 Pakistan  100 Chinese Taipei 
80 Panama  101 Tajikistan 
81 Papua New Guinea  102 Tanzania 
82 Paraguay  103 Thailand 
83 Peru  104 The Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  
84 Philippines  105 Togo  
85 Qatar  106 Tonga  
86 Russian Federation  107 Trinidad and Tobago  
87 Rwanda  108 Tunisia  
88 Saint Kitts and Nevis  109 Turkey  
89 Saint Lucia  110 Uganda  
90 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  111 Ukraine  
91 Samoa  112 United Arab Emirates  
92 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  113 Uruguay  
93 Senegal  114 Vanuatu 
94 Sierra Leone  115 Venezuela,  Bolivarian Republic of  
95 Solomon Islands  116 Viet Nam  
96 South Africa  117 Yemen  
97 Sri Lanka 118 Zambia  
98 Suriname 119 Zimbabwe  
99 Swaziland  100 Chinese Taipei 
79 Pakistan  101 Tajikistan 
79 Pakistan  102 Tanzania 
80 Panama  103 Thailand 
81 Papua New Guinea  104 The Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  
82 Paraguay  105 Togo  
83 Peru  106 Tonga  
84 Philippines  107 Trinidad and Tobago  
85 Qatar  108 Tunisia  
86 Russian Federation  109 Turkey  
87 Rwanda  110 Uganda  
88 Saint Kitts and Nevis  111 Ukraine  
89 Saint Lucia  112 United Arab Emirates  
90 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  113 Uruguay  
91 Samoa  114 Vanuatu 
92 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  115 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
93 Senegal  116 Viet Nam  
94 Sierra Leone  117 Yemen  
95 Solomon Islands  118 Zambia  
96 South Africa  119 Zimbabwe  
97 Sri Lanka 101 Tajikistan 
98 Suriname 102 Tanzania 
99 Swaziland    
 
It is requested that this notification under Ar ticle 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards 
be brought to the notice of Members. 
 
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