G/SG/N/6/IDN/27  
 
17 July 2015  
(15-3685)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND 
THE REASON FOR IT 
INDONESIA  
(Dextrose Monohydrate) 
The following communication, dated 15 July 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of Indonesia hereby wishes to notify the Committee on Safeguards that the Indonesian Safeguards Committee 
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI),  hereinafter referred as "the Investigating 
Authority", has initiated a safeguard investigation on the imports of the subject good.   
On 19 June 2015, an application for a safeguard measures was received by the Investigating 
Authority from PT. Sorini Agro Asia Corporindo Tb k, hereinafter referred as "the Applicant", against 
importation of the subject good.   
After examining the properly documented application, the Investigating Authority concluded that 
there was a sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a safeguard investigation.  
1. The date of initiation 
 The investigation initiated on 14 July 2015. 
 
2. Subject good
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 Glucose, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, 
not including dextrose monohydrate pharmaceutic al grade, dextrose monohydrate pyrogen free, 
maltodextrine, and dextrose anhydrous, under HS. Codes Ex. 1702.30.10.00.  
3. Reasons for initiation of investigation procedure 
 
i. Information provided to the Investigating Authority 
The Investigating Authority initiated a safeguard investigation following an evaluation of the 
application documents filed by the Applicant, which constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of the subject good in Indonesia.  
ii. Increase in imports 
                                               
1 The current scope of Subject Good is for guidance pu rposes only and may be subject of change in light 
of the findings of the investigation. G/SG/N/6/IDN/27 
 
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  The data submitted by the Applicant showed that there was an increase in the volume of imports 
of the subject good under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the 
Applicant.  
The volume of imports of the subject good ha d increased significantly by 1,502.5% from 
1,485 Tons in 2012 to 23,788 Tons in 2013. Then in 2014, the volume of imports decreased by 35.04% from 23,788 Tons in 2013 to 15,453 Tons in 2014.  
 
Imports relative to domestic production have also increased significantly from 2012 to 2014 with the trend of 274%.  
The biggest shares of import in 2014 are People's Republic of China (88.5%), France (6.2%), and 
Italy (4.3%).  
iii. Serious injury or threat of serious injury 
The information which is currently available to the Investigating Authority includes data in the 
relation to certain economic indicators specified in Article 4 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards. 
The application documents showed a negative development on production, domestic sales, 
productivity, capacity utilization, profits and lo sses, level of employment, and the share of the 
domestic market taken by increased imports.  
4. Further information 
 Those having substantial interests and wishing to be considered as interested parties in this 
investigation should submit a written request within a period of 22 days from the date of initiation, 
to this address:  
THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE 
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI) 
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5, Building I, 5th floor, Jakarta 10110 
Telephone / Facsimile: (62-21) 385 7758, Web: https://kppi.kemendag.go.id  
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
All submissions and requests made by interested pa rties must be sent both in written letter and in 
electronic format, and must indicate the name , address, e-mail address, telephone and fax 
numbers of the interested party.  
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