G/SG/N/6/ARM/1, G/SG/N/8/ARM/1  
G/SG/N/10/ARM/1, G/SG/N/11/ARM/1  
 
16 January 2015  
(15-0294)  Page: 1/4  
Committees on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF AN IN VESTIGATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7.2 
AND ARTICLE 12.1(A) REGARDING THE EXTENSION 
OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
 
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 
ARMENIA  
(Harvesters and modules thereof) 
The following communication, dated 29 December 2014,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Armenia.  
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Hereby the Republic of Armenia notifies the Commi ttee on Safeguards that in accordance with the 
Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Armeni a to the Eurasian Economic Union, signed on 
10 October 2014 (hereinafter – Accession Treaty), the application of safeguard measures by the 
Eurasian Economic Union will be extended to the Republic of Armenia. 
 Pursuant to the Accession Treaty, the Board of th e Eurasian Economic Commission took a decision 
to amend the measures currently applied by the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan 
and the Russian Federation to reflect this develo pment. The decision of the Eurasian Economic 
Commission was published on the official website of the Eurasian Economic Commission on 12 December 2014 and is available at:  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/docs/Do wnload.aspx?IsDlg=0&print=1&ID=5933. 
 The public notice regarding the safeguard measur e was published on the official website of the 
Eurasian Economic Commission on 16 Oc tober 2013 and is available at:  
http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/ podm/notice/Lists/List /Attachments/43/notice_d
etermination_harvesters.pdf   
The relevant report of the Department for Internal Market Defence of the Eurasian Economic 
Commission can be downloaded from:   http://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/ podm/eec_investi gations/Documents/report_fin
al_harvesters.pdf 
 The Republic of Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Commission are prepared to hold 
consultations with Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned. 
 G/SG/N/6/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/8/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/10/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/11/ARM/1 
 
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  A. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON 
TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  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 G/SG/N/8/RUS/1, 
G/SG/N/8/RUS/1/Corr.1. More detailed inform ation in this regard can be found in the 
abovementioned 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/1, 
G/SG/N/8/RUS/1/Corr.1. More detailed inform ation in this regard can be found in the 
abovementioned report of the Department for Internal Market Defence.  
3. Provide precise descriptio n of the product 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 for reference purposes only.) 
 Combine harvesters and modules thereof, consisting  at least of threshing and separating device, 
equipped or not equipped with the threshing dr um, cleaning systems and engine mounted on 
the support base or the frame and chassis, which envisages the installation of bridges, wheels or 
tracks classified under the following codes of the Single Commodity Nomenclature 
for Foreign Economic Activities of the Eurasi an Economic Union: 8433 51 000 1, 8433 51 000 9, 
8433 90 000 0. The above codes are provided on ly for information purpose. More detailed 
information in this regard can be found in the abovementioned report of the Department for Internal Market Defence. 
 
4. If the final measure replaces a provis ional measure, or if a final measure is 
extended, a Member is encouraged to provid e a written description of any part of the 
imported product that will no longer be subject to the measure and the Harmonized 
System numbers under which it enters at leas t at a 6-digit level, and at a sub-national 
level (e.g., 8-digit, 9-digit or 10-digit level) if practicable. 
 
Not applicable.  5. Provide precise description of the proposed measure. 
 
The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission t ook a decision to apply a safeguard measure in 
the form of an import quota in amounts as specified in the following table. 
 
Period of application Date of Armenia's 
Accession –  
31 December 2015 1 January 2016 –  
21 August 2016 
Total import quota, units 809 537 
Including the Republic of Armenia, units 11 11 
 
6. Provide proposed date of in troduction of the measure. 
 
The measure shall become effective for the Republic of Armenia upon 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 21 August 2016.  G/SG/N/6/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/8/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/10/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/11/ARM/1 
 
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  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. 
 9. If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for 
progressive liberalization of the measure. 
 The measure is to be liberalized as follows.  
Period of application Date of Armenia's 
Accession –  
31 December 2015 1 January 2016 –  
21 August 2016 
Total import quota, units 809 537 
Including the Republic of Armenia, units 11 11 
 
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:  (i) provide the deadlines for interested pa rties to comment or any other procedures 
relevant to the decision to apply the measures, and 
(ii) provide information regarding proced ures for prior consultation with those 
Members having a substantial interest as  exporters 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 noti fied the initial application of the measure; 
(iii) duration of the measure from initial application till the date at which it will be 
extended; 
and, 
(iv) precise description of the measure in pl ace 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 the Eurasian Economic Union are the 
European Union, the United States of America, China.  
 G/SG/N/6/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/8/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/10/ARM/1 • G/SG/N/11/ARM/1 
 
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  B. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOT NOTE 2 OF NON-APPLICATION OF THE 
SAFEGUARD MEASURE TO THE PRODUCT OR IGINATING IN CERTAIN DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES  
1. Specify the measure. 
 The measure is specified in the Notification subm itted under Article 12.1(c) of the Agreement on 
Safeguards. 
 2. Specify the product subject to the measure.  
The product subject to the 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. 
 
The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of the Eurasian Economic Union Tariff Preferences System except for China.  
 
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