G/SG/N/8/IDN/15/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/15/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/IDN/13  
 
12 May 2014  
(14-2874)  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 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 
INDONESIA  
(Wheat Flour) 
 
The following communication dated 7 May 2014, 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 Republic of Indonesia 
hereby notifies on the imposition of a safeguard measure in the form of quota on the importation 
of Subject Good, for a period of 7 (seven) months by the issuance of Minister of Trade’s Decree 
Number 23/M-DAG/PER/4/2014 dated 28 April 2014, promulgated in the Berita Negara of 
The Republic of Indonesia Year 2014 Number 579 on 29 April 2014. 
 1  BACKGROUND 
On 5 June 2013 The Republic of Indonesia notified on the findings of investigation in which it was 
concluded that there was strong evidence that th e increased of volume of imports of the Subject 
Good have caused serious injury to the domestic industry concerned (Ref. G/SG/N/8/IDN/15-G/SG/N/10/IDN/15). 
 
It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia the imposition of a safeguard measure on the 
importation of Subject Good. 
 2  SUBJECT GOOD 
Wheat Flour under HS Code 1101.00.10. 
 
3  DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
1. With reference to the proposal from the Investigating Authority, and taking into account the 
need to effectuate the safeguard measure as proposed and the relevant requirements stipulated in 
the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has decided to impose safeguard measure in the form of quota as follow: 
 G/SG/N/8/IDN/15/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/15/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/13 
 
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  Table 1: Safeguard Measure in the Form of Quota  
Country Quota Allocation 
Turkey 251,450 Ton 
Sri Lanka 136,754 Ton 
Ukraine 22,057 Ton 
Others* 30,880 Ton 
TOTAL 441,141 Ton 
 
* List of other countries described in Table 2. 
 
 
Table 2: List of Countries Imposed by Safe guard Measures other th an Turkey, Sri Lanka, 
Ukraine 
No Country No Country 
1 Australia  18 Japan    
2 Austria   19 Liechtenstein    
3 Belgium   20 Luxembourg    
4 Canada   21 Malta    
5 Cyprus  22 Netherlands    
6 Czech Republic   23 New Zealand    
7 Denmark   24 Norway    
8 Estonia   25 Poland    
9 European Union (formerly European Communities)   26 Portugal    
10 Finland   27 Russian Federation    
11 France   28 Slovak Republic    
12 Germany   29 Slovenia    
13 Greece   30 Spain   
14 Hungary   31 Sweden   
15 Iceland  32 Switzerland   
16 Ireland  33 United Kingdom   
17 Italy   34 United States of America   
 
2. The duration of safeguard measure is from 4 May 2014 to 4 December 2014.  
3. In accordance with article 12.3 of the Agr eement on Safeguards, the Investigating Authority 
have provide adequate opportunity for prior consultation with members having a substantial interest on the subject good. 
 
4. The Subject Good originates from developing  countries with a market share which does not 
exceed 3 per cent, provided that developing co untry Members with less than 3 per cent import 
share collectively account for not more than 9 per ce nt of total imports, shall be excluded from the 
imposition of the safeguard measure. 
 G/SG/N/8/IDN/15/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/15/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/13 
 
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  5. Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measure. 
 
List of Developing Countries  Excluded from the Measure 
No Country No Country 
1 Albania 58 Kyrgyz Republic 
2 Angola 59 Latvia 
3 Antigua, and Barbuda 60 Lesotho 
4 Argentina 61 Lithuania 
5 Armenia 62 Macao, China 
6 Bahrain, Kingdom of 63 Madagascar 
7 Bangladesh 64 Malawi  
8 Barbados 65 Malaysia 
9 Belize 66 Maldives 
10 Benin 67 Mali 
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  68 Mauritania 
12 Botswana 69 Mauritius 
13 Brazil 70 Mexico 
14 Brunei Darussalam 71 Moldova 
15 Bulgaria 72 Mongolia 
16 Burkina Faso  73 Morocco 
17 Burundi 74 Mozambique 
18 Cambodia 75 Myanmar 
19 Cameroon 76 Namibia 
20 Cape Verde 77 Nepal 
21 Central African Republic 78 Nicaragua 
22 Chad 79 Niger 
23 Chile 80 Nigeria 
24 China 81 Oman 
25 Chinese Taipei 82 Pakistan 
26 Colombia 83 Panama 
27 Congo 84 Papua New Guinea 
28 Costa Rica 85 Paraguay 
29 Côte d'Ivoire 86 Peru 
30 Croatia 87 Philippines 
31 Cuba 88 Qatar 
32 Djibouti 89 Romania 
33 Dominica 90 Rwanda 
34 Dominican Republic 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 
35 Ecuador 92 Saint Lucia 
36 Egypt 93 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 
37 El Salvador 94 Saudi Arabia 
38 Fiji 95 Senegal 
39 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)  96 Sierra Leone 
40 Gabon 97 Singapore G/SG/N/8/IDN/15/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/15/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/13 
 
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  No Country No Country 
41 Gambia 98 Solomon Islands 
42 Georgia 99 South Africa 
43 Ghana 100  Suriname 
44 Grenada 101  Swaziland 
45 Guatemala 102  Tanzania 
46 Guinea 103  Thailand 
47 Guinea Bissau 104  Togo 
48 Guyana 105  Tonga 
49 Haiti 106  Trinidad and Tobago 
50 Honduras 107  Tunisia 
51 India 108  Uganda 
52 Israel 109  United Arab Emirates 
53 Jamaica 110  Uruguay 
54 Jordan 111  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
55 Kenya 112  Vietnam 
56 Korea, Republic of 113  Zambia 
57 Kuwait 114  Zimbabwe 
 
It is requested that this notification under Arti cle 12.1 (c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards be 
brought to the notice of Members. 
  
THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE 
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI) 
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5, Building I, 5
th floor, Jakarta 10110 
Telephone / Facsimile: (62-21) 385 7758 
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
 
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