G/SG/N/6/KGZ/6, G/SG/N/8/KGZ/4  
G/SG/N/10/KGZ/4, G/SG/N/11/KGZ/2  
 
7 January 2016  
(16-0126)  Page: 1/4  
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 
 
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 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2,  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
(Tableware and Kitchenware of Porcelain) 
The following communication, dated 23 December 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
 
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Hereby the Kyrgyz Republic notifies the Committ ee on Safeguards that in accordance with the 
Treaty of Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Eurasian Economic Union, signed on 
23 December 2014 and took effect starting from 12 August 2015 (hereinafter – Accession Treaty), 
the application of safeguard measures by the Eura s ian Ec ono mic  Un ion wi l l b e  e xte nde d  to the 
Kyrgyz Republic. 
 
Pursuant to the Accession Treaty, the Board of th e Eurasian Economic Commission took a decision 
to amend the measures currently applied by the Repu blic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the 
Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to reflect this development. The decision of the 
Eurasian Economic Commission N 69 dated 30 June 2015 was published on the official website of 
the Eurasian Economic Commission on 1 July 2015.1 
 
The public notice regarding the safeguard measur e on tableware and kitchenware of porcelain at 
the time of its introduction in the Customs Unio n of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of 
Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation was published on the official website of the Eurasian 
Economic Commission on 28 August 2013 and is available at: 
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/ podm/notice/Lists/List /Attachments/37/notice_d
etermination_porcelain.pdf  
 
The relevant report of the Department for Internal Market Defence of the Eurasian Economic 
Commission can be downloaded from: http://eec.eaeunion.org/ru/act/trade/podm/quick_access/Documents/report_final_porcelain.pdf  
                                               
1 Available at: https://docs.eaeunion.org/en-us/Pages/DisplayDocument.aspx?s=e1f13d1d-5914-465c-
835f-2aa3762eddda&w=9260b414-defe-45cc-88a 3-eb5c73238076&l=8a412e96-924f-4b3c-8321-
0d5e767e5f91&EntityID=8004 . G/SG/N/6/KGZ/6 • G/SG/N/8/KGZ/4 • G/SG/N/10/KGZ/4 • G/SG/N/11/KGZ/2 
 
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  The Kyrgyz Republic and the Eurasian Economic Commission are prepared to hold consultations 
with Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned.  A. NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12. 1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
1.  Provide evidence, citing relevant data an d the applicable period of investigation of 
serious injury or threat thereo f caused by increased imports. 
 
Please see WTO documents previously notified by the Russian Federation, namely G/SG/N/8/RUS/2-G/SG/N/10/RUS/2. More detailed information can be found in the report of the Department for Internal Market Defence. 
 
2.  Provide information on whether there is  an absolute increase in imports or an 
increase in imports relative  to domestic production. 
 
Please see WTO documents previously notified  by the Russian Federation G/SG/N/8/RUS/2-
G/SG/N/10/RUS/2. More detailed information can be found in the report of the Department for 
Internal Market Defence. 
 3.  Provide precise description of the prod uct involved. Provide the Harmonized System 
numbers under which the product enters at least at a 6-digit HS level, and at a 
sub-national level (e.g. 8-digit HS, 9-digit HS or 10-digit HS) if practicable. (The 
HS codes will be provided fo r reference purposes only.) 
 
Tableware and kitchenware of porcelain is classi fied under the code 6911 10 000 0 of the Common 
Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union. The above code is provided for reference purposes only. More detailed information can be found in the report 
of the Department for Internal Market Defence. 
 4.  If the final measure replaces a provisiona l measure, or if a final measure is extended, 
a Member is encouraged to provide a writte n description of any pa rt of the imported 
product that will no longer be subject to  the measure and the Harmonized System 
numbers under which it enters at least at a 6-digit level, and at a sub-national level 
(e.g. 8-digit, 9-digit or 10-di git level) if practicable. 
 
Not applicable.  
5.  Provide precise descript ion of the proposed measure. 
 The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission t ook a decision to apply a safeguard measure in 
the form of a safeguard duty in amounts as specified in the following table. 
 
Period of 
application From 29 September 2014 to 
28 September 2015 From 29 September 2015 to 
28 September 2016 
Amount of duty 1035.3 US Dollars per 1 ton 591.6 US Dollars per 1 ton 
 
6.  Provide proposed date of introduction of the measure. 
 The measure shall become effective for the Kyrgyz Re public on the date of entry into force of the 
Accession Treaty. 
 7.  Provide expected duration of the measure.  
The measure is expected to be applied until 28 September 2016. 
 8.  For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date 
for the review (under Article 7.4) to be held  not later than the mid-term of the measure, 
if such a date for the review has already been scheduled.  
Not applicable. G/SG/N/6/KGZ/6 • G/SG/N/8/KGZ/4 • G/SG/N/10/KGZ/4 • G/SG/N/11/KGZ/2 
 
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  9.  If the expected duration is over one ye ar, provide expected timetable for progressive 
liberalization of the measure.  The measure is to be liberalized as follows. 
 
Period of 
application From 29 September 2014 to 
28 September 2015 From 29 September 2015 to 
28 September 2016 
Amount of duty 1035.3 US Dollars per 1 ton 591.6 US Dollars per 1 ton 
 
10.  If the notification relates only to a find ing of serious injury or threat thereof, and 
does not relate to a decision to apply or extend a safeguard measure, provide 
information regarding procedures for prior consultation with those Members having a 
substantial interest as export ers of the product concerned. 
 
Not applicable.  
11.  If the measure is being extended, also provide:  
 i. evidence that the industry concerned is  adjusting and that the safeguard measure 
continues to be necessary to pr event or remedy serious injury; 
 ii. reference to the WTO document that notifi ed the initial application of the measure; 
 
iii. duration of the measure from initial a pplication till the date at which it will be 
extended; and, 
 
iv. precise description of the measure in plac e prior to the date of extension (in this 
context, please note that th e last sentence of Article 7.4 states that: "A measure 
extended under paragraph 2 shall not be more  restrictive than it was at the end of 
the initial period, and should continue to be liberalized.") 
 Not applicable.  
12.  If the notification relates to a decision to apply or extend a safeguard measure, 
Members are encouraged to provide the following information:  
i. The major exporting Members of imports of the product involved. 
 ii. If there are any exporting Members to which the measure does not apply for any 
reason other than the application of Ar ticle 9.1, the names of such exporting 
Members and reasons for non-application of the measure. 
 The major exporting Members of the product to th e Kyrgyz Republic are China, Czech Republic, 
Italy, Turkey. 
 B. NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS 
1.  Specify the measure. 
 
The safeguard measure is specified in the Notifi cation submitted under Article 12.1(c) of the 
Agreement on Safeguards.  2.  Specify the product subject to the measure. 
 
The product subject to the safeguard measure is specified in the Notification submitted under Article 12.1(c) of the Agreement on Safeguards. 
 
3.  Specify the developing countries to which the measure is not applied under Article 9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and the import shares of these countries 
individually and collectively. G/SG/N/6/KGZ/6 • G/SG/N/8/KGZ/4 • G/SG/N/10/KGZ/4 • G/SG/N/11/KGZ/2 
 
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The measure shall not be applied to products originating in the developing countries – users of the Tariff Preferences System of the Eurasian Economic Union, except China.  
4.  Subsequently, if there is a change in th e list of developing countries exempted from 
the safeguard measure pursuant to  Article 9.1, please notify: 
 
i. the reference to the WTO document that  notified the Members about the initial 
action under footnote 2 to Article 9.1; 
 ii. if applicable, names of the countries wh ich are dropped from the list of developing 
countries to which the safeguard measure do es not apply pursuant to Article 9.1, 
the list of the countries remaining on the list, the individual and collective import shares of the developing countries remainin g on the list, and the date on which the 
safeguard measure applies to the countries dropped from the list; 
 iii. if applicable, names of the countries which are added to the list of developing 
countries to which the safeguard measure do es not apply pursuant to Article 9.1, 
the list of all the countries on the list, the individual and collective import shares of the developing countries on the list, and the date from which the safeguard measure does not apply to the countries which are added to the list. 
 
Not applicable.  
The address of the competent authority for correspondence is: 
 
Eurasian Economic Commission 
Department for Internal Market Defen сe 
3/5, Smolensky boulevard Moscow, 119121, Russia Tel. +7 (495) 6692400 ext. 1313, 4954 
Fax +7 (495) 6692400 ext. 1109 
E-mail: tradedefence@eecommission.org  
 
 
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