G/SG/N/8/IND/26  
G/SG/N/10/IND/17  
G/SG/N/11/IND/12  
 
3 June 2014  
(14-3212)  Page: 1/3  
 Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON PRELIMINARY FINDING  
A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT THEREOF  
CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS  
  
NOTIFICATION OF A PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE A MEASURE 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
INDIA 
(Saturated Fatty Alcohols) 
The following communication, dated 2 June 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India. 
 
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(In continuation to WTO Document No. G/SG/N/6/IND/34 dated 20 February 2014.) 
 1  EVIDENCE OF SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORT 
The import of subject product has shown an increa sing trend in the past. The increase in import 
was recent enough and sharp enough. The import has gone up in relative terms also. The import data shows that the import has increased sharply from 60% in 2010-11 to 247% in 2013-14. 
 
2  PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT (PUC) INVOLVED 
"Saturated Fatty Alcohols with carbon chain leng th of C8, C10, C12, C 14,C16 and C18 including 
single blends and unblended (Not including branched isomers) which includes blends a 
combination of carbon chain lengths C12-C 14, C12-C16, C12-C18 and C14-C16 (commonly 
categorized as C12-C14)".  
3  PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF  THE DETERMINATION MADE 
Director General Safeguards, the competent authority, has concluded in the Preliminary Findings 
that increase in imports of the subject product is the cause of serious injury and threat of serious 
injury to the domestic industry. The DG Safeguard in its determination of injury, inter alia, 
concluded that :  
 There was an increase in import in absolute and relative term and that the increase in 
import was recent enough and sharp enough;  
 The loss of market share is attributed to increased imports;  
 The low price increased imports has affected the sale of domestic industry, in  spite of 
high domestic demand;  G/SG/N/8/IND/26 • G/SG/N/10/IND/17 • G/SG/N/11/IND/12 
 
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   The capacity utilization of domestic industry has decreased;  
 The increasing price difference between the impo rt and domestic selling price is reducing 
the profitability of the domestic industry. 
4  PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE 
DG Safeguards, the competent authority, has co nfirmed that considering the average cost of 
production by the domestic industry, after allo wing a reasonable return on capital employed, 
provisional safeguard duty be imposed at the rate of 20% (twenty percent) ad valorem for 
200 days, which is considered to be the minimum required to protect the interest of domestic 
industry.  5  SPECIFY THE PROPOSED DATE OF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROPOSED SAFEGUARD 
MEASURE 
The DG Safeguards has recommended to the Central Government for imposition of Provisional 
Safeguard Duty on 26 May 2014. 
 
6  SPECIFY THE EXPECTED DURATION OF THE PROPOSED SAFEGUARD MEASURES, IF ANY, DECISION ON THE DURATION OF THE MEASURE HAS BEEN MADE 
The recommendation of DG Safeguards is as per information in Sl.No.4 above.  
 7  OFFER OF CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 
The Government of India offers consultations on the proposed safeguard measures.  
 
8  OTHER INFORMATION 
Provisional Safeguard Duty findings were pub lished in the Gazette of India on 26 May 2014. 
Details of the Preliminary Findings are available in the Public domain i.e. dgsafeguards@nic.in . 
 
9  PROPOSED DATE OF IMPOSITION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
The safeguard measure will be applicable from the date  of issue of notification in this regard by the 
department of revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. G/SG/N/8/IND/26 • G/SG/N/10/IND/17 • G/SG/N/11/IND/12 
 
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  NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS OF NON-APPLICATION OF 
SAFEGUAR MEASURE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER 
ARTICLE 9.1 (FOOTNOTE 2) OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
 
1  SPECIFY THE MEASURE 
DG Safeguards, the competent authority, has recommended imposition of provisional safeguard 
duty at the rate of 20% (twenty percent) ad valorem which is considered to be the minimum 
required to protect the interest of domestic  industry, is hereby recommended for 200 days . 
 
2  SPECIFY THE PRODUC T SUBJECT TO MEASURE 
"Saturated Fatty Alcohols with carbon chain leng th of C8, C10, C12, C 14,C16 and C18 including 
single blends and unblended (Not including branched isomers) which includes blends a 
combination of carbon chain lengths C12-C 14, C12-C16, C12-C18 and C14-C16 (commonly 
categorized as C12-C14)". 
 
3  SPECIFY THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE MEASUR E IS NOT APPLIED 
UNDER ARTICLE 9.1 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS, AND THE IMPORT SHARE OF THE COUNTRIES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 
As the imports from developing nations except Ma laysia, Thailand and Indonesia do not exceed 3% 
individually and 9% collectively, the import of product under consideration originating from 
developing nations except Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia may not attract Safeguard Duty.   
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