. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/7/UKR/1 
4 December 2009 
 (09-6220) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
   
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON SAFEGUARDS BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL 
SAFEGUARD MEASURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 
 
UKRAINE 
 
(Sheet glass thermally polished (float-glass) unreinforced, transparent, 
 
colorless, with thickn ess more than 3,5 mm  
but not exceeding 4,5 mm ) 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 11 November 2009, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Ukraine.    
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 Pursuant to Article 12.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards and using the format adopted by the 
Committee on Safeguards (G/SG/1), Ukraine hereby gives notification before taking a provisional 
safeguard measure referred to in Article 6.  The initiation of a safeguards investigatory process was 
notified in the document G/SG/N/6/U KR/4, dated 4 September 2009.   
 
1. The product subject to the prop osed provisional safeguard measure 
 
 Sheet glass thermally polished (float-glass) unreinforced, transparent, colorless, with 
thickness more than 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4, 5 mm, classified under the classified under 
UKTZED codes 7005 29 35 00.
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2. The proposed provisional safeguard measure 
 
 Special duty – 31,25 per cent.    3. The proposed date of introduction of the provisional safeguard measure 
 
 The provisional safeguard measure is proposed to enter into force, with the publication of the 
decision of the Interdepartmental Commission of Fore ign Trade in the official newspaper "Uryadoviy 
Courier" no later than 13 November 2009.   
 
4. The expected duration of the provisional safeguard measure, if any decision on the 
duration of the measure has been made 
 
 200 days.   
                                                     
 
1 UKTZED is the Ukrainian Fore ign Economic Activity Commodity Classification, based on 
Harmonized System 2002.   G/SG/N/7/UKR/1 
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  5. Provide the basis for 
 
 (i) making a preliminary determination, as provided for in Article 6, that increased 
imports have caused or are threateni ng to cause serious injury;  and, 
  During the investigation period (second half of 2006 – first half of 2009) the growth of import 
of the product concerned is observed both in abso lute value and relatively to production of domestic 
industry and domestic consumption in Ukraine.  Si multaneously the deterioration of financial and 
business situation of the domestic industry is observed.  At that there is a preliminary finding concerning existence of cause-effect relation be tween increased import to Ukraine of the product 
concerned and injury to the domestic industry.   
 
 (ii) determining that there are critical circumstances where delay would cause 
damage which it would be difficult to repair.   
  During the investigation period the import of  the product concerned has steadily increased 
while the prices of imported product have been deflat ed.  Substantial growth of import to Ukraine of 
the product concerned by the lower price causes serious deterioration of  financial and business 
situation of the domestic industry and further – threat of full stop of domestic production.   
  
 
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