G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.1  
 
31 March 2014  
(14-1978)  Page: 1/3  
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 
UKRAINE  
(Motor Cars) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 28 March 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Ukraine.  
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According to the Law of Ukraine "On the application of safeguard measures on imports into 
Ukraine" (hereinafter - the Law) Interdepar tmental Commission on International Trade 
(hereinafter - the Commission) considered materi als submitted by the Ministry of Economic 
Development and Trade of Ukraine on the need to liberalize safeguard measures on imports into 
Ukraine of cars regardless the country of origin and export.  As a result of this review, in accordance with Article 18 of the Law, the Commission took a decision 
on 12 February 2014: 
 - to liberalize the safeguard measures taken by the Commission on 28 April 2012 
№ SP-275/2012/4423-08 "On the application of safeguard measures on imports to Ukraine of cars 
regardless of the country of origin and export";  
- to establish special duty for imports into Ukraine of goods in respect of which safeguard 
measures are applied, depending on the working vo lume of the engine cylinder, at the levels as 
follows:  
of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cm
3 but not exceeding 1,500 cm3, classified under UKTZED1 
code 8703 22 10 00:  
- in 12 months from the day of applying the measure – 4.31%; 
- in 24 months from the day of applying the measure – 2.15%;  
                                               
1 UKTZED is the Ukrainian Foreign Economic Activi ty Commodity Classification, based on Harmonized 
System 2012. G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.1 
 
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  of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 cm3 but not exceeding 2,200 cm3, classified under UKTZED1 
code 8703 23 19 10:  - in 12 months from the day of applying the measure – 8.63%; 
- in 24 months from the day of applying the measure – 4.32%. 
 The Decision № SP-306/2014/4423-06 of the Commission of 12 February 2014 comes into force 
from the date of its publication.  
 The Notice concerning Decision of the Commission № SP-306/2014/4423-06 of 12 February 2014 
was published on 28 March 2014 in the official newspaper "Uryadovyi Currier" № 57, p. 14, 
available in Ukrainian. 
 
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NOTIFICATION 
 
With reference to notifications under Article 12.1 (b) and (c) 
G/SG/N/8/UKR/3-G/SG/N/10/UKR/3-G/SG/N/11/UKR/1 of 25 March 2013 and 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.1  of 22 May 2013 hereby Ukraine notifies the Committee on Safeguards 
that on 12 February 2014 the Interdepartmental Commission of Foreign Trade has adopted Decision № SP-306/2014/4423-06 what provides for progressive liberalization of the measure as 
follows: 
 1. The expected timetable for progressive liberalization of the measure. 
On 12 February 2014, the Interdepartmental Comm ission on Foreign Trade (hereinafter - the 
Commission) decided, according to Article 18 of  the Law of Ukraine "On the application of 
safeguard measures on imports into Ukraine", an d after considering materials submitted by the 
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine on the need to liberalize the safeguard 
measure applied on imports of motor cars into Ukraine regardless the country of origin and export.  As a result of this review, in accordance with Article 18 of the Law, to liberalize the safeguard 
measure applied by the Commission on 28 April 2012 according to 
Decision № SP 275/2012/4423-08 "On the application of safeguard measures on imports to 
Ukraine of cars regardless of the country of origin and export"; 
 
-  to establish special duty for imports into Ukraine of goods in respect of which special measures are applied, depending on the working volume of the engine cylinder, at the levels as follows: 
 
-  of a cylinder capacity exceedin g 1,000 cm3 but not exceeding 1,500 cm
3, classified under 
UKTZED code 8703 22 10 00:  
-  in 12 months from the day of applying the measure – 4.31%; 
-  in 24 months from the day of applying the measure – 2.15%; 
 
-  of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 cm
3 but not exceeding 2,200 cm3, classified under 
UKTZED code 8703 23 19 10:  
-  in 12 months from the day of applying the measure – 8.63%; 
-  in 24 months from the day of applying the measure – 4.32%. 
 The Decision № SP-306/2014/4423-06 of the Commission of 12 February 2014 comes into force 
from the date of its publication.  
 2. Date of introduction of liberalization schedule 
28 March 2014. G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.1 
 
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  3. The Notice concerning Decision of the Commission as of 12 February 2014 
№ SP-306/2014/4423-06 was published on 28 March 2014 in the official newspaper 
"Uryadovyi Currier" № 57, p.14, available (in Ukrainian) at 
http://www.ukurier.gov.ua/uk/articles/mizhvidom cha-komisiya-z-mizhnarodnoyi-torgivli-opr/  and 
is attached in electronic form. 
 
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