G/SG/N/6/ARM/2, G/SG/N/8/ARM/2  
G/SG/N/10/ARM/2, G/SG/N/11/ARM/2  
 
16 January 2015  
(15-0293)  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  
(Tableware and Kitchenware of Porcelain) 
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 (hereinafter – the Cu stoms Union) to reflect this development. 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/ Download.aspx?IsDlg=0&print=1&ID=5933. 
 The public notice regarding the safeguard measur e on tableware and kitchenware of porcelain at 
the time of its introduction in the Customs Union 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://www.eurasiancommission.org/ru/act/trade/ podm/eec_investi gations/Documents/report_fin
al_porcelain.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/2 • G/SG/N/8/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/10/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/11/ARM/2 
 
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  1  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, 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 le ast 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 practi cable. (The HS codes 
will be provided for reference purposes only.)  
Tableware and kitchenware of porcelain is classified under the code 6911 10 000 0 of the Single 
Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activities of the Eurasian Economic Union. The above code is provided only for information purpose. 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- digit 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 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 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/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/8/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/10/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/11/ARM/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 the last senten ce 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 co ntinue 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 Articl e 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 Eurasian Economic Union are China, Ukraine, 
Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. G/SG/N/6/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/8/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/10/ARM/2 • G/SG/N/11/ARM/2 
 
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  2  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, F OOTNOTE 2 OF NON-APPLICATION OF THE 
SAFEGUARD MEASURE TO THE PRODUCT OR IGINATING IN CERTAIN DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES 
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  
The measure shall not be applied to the product originating in the developing countries – users of 
the Tariff Preferences System of the Eurasian Economic Union, except China.   
 
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