G/SG/N/6/UKR/14  
9 September  2019 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE  12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIA TION OF AN INVESTIGA TION AND  
THE REASONS FOR IT  
UKRAINE  
(Certain nitrogen fertilizers ) 
The following communication, dated  5 September 2019 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine . 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, Ukraine submits a  notification of the 
initiation of a safeguards investigatory process, as follows:  
 
1. Specify t he date when the investigation was initiated  
 
On 28 August  2019 the investigation process was initiated in accordance with the Decision of the 
Interdepartmental Commission of Foreign Trade  of 21 August  2019 № SP – 425/2019/4411 -03 "On 
initiation and conduction of safeguard investigation on import in Ukraine of certain nitrogen fertilizers 
(including : ammonium nitrate and lime -ammonium nitrate, urea and urea -ammonia mixture), 
regardless of country of origin and export ". 
 
2. Provide th e precise desc ription of the product involved  
 
(1) Solid fertilizers and other mineral or chemical products, nitrogen (not in aqueous solution) : 
ammonium nitrate (ammonium nitrate), impurities, ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or 
other inorganic sub stances other than fertilizers and mixtures of fertilizers and other products based 
on ammonium nitrate (ammonium nitrate) containing two or more nutrients, in which the total mass 
fraction of nitrate and ammonium nitrogen in terms of nitrogen in the dry m atter is not less than 
28 wt. %, irrespective of their intended use, imported into Ukraine and  classified in accordance with 
UKTZED  (UKTZED is the Ukrainian Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Classification, based on 
Harmonized System 2012)  in headings 31 02 and 3105;  
(2) Urea, including in aqueous solution, and a mixture of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous 
or ammonia solution, imported into Ukraine and classified in accordance with UKTZED under 
codes  3102 10 and 3102 80 00 00 respectively.  
 
3. Provide the reasons for the initiatio n of investigation  
 
(i) The investigation has been initiated pursuant to the petition of the domestic industry , 
in particular by PJSC "Azot", PJSC "Rivneazot", PJSC "Severodonetsk Association Azot", 
LLC "Status -Trade" and J SC "DniproAzot . 
(ii) The statement sets out sufficiently substantiated evidence on the basis of which it can 
be considered as having been submitted by th e appropriate national producer.  G/SG/N/6/UKR/14  
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  (iii) The statement provides sufficient substantiated evidence on the basis  of which, during 
2016 - Q1 2019, imports in Ukraine of certain nitrogen fertilizers (in particular : 
ammonium nitrate and limestone -ammonium nitrate, urea and urea -ammonia mixture) 
regardless of country of origin and export w ere carried out to such an exte nt and on 
such conditions that it could cause significant injury  to the national producer.  
4. Provide a point of contact for the investigation and identify the preferred means for 
corresponding  
 
Address for correspondence : Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine ; 
M. Hrushevskoh o str. 12/2, Kyiv, 01008 ; Phone: +38044 253 -93-94, +38044 253-74-69, 
+38044  253-63-71; Fax: +38044 226 -31-81; email: meconomy@me.gov.ua . 
 
Information Contact Point : P hone: + 38044 596 -67-36, 596-67-48; 
email : tradedefence@me.gov.ua , suhanov@me.gov.ua ; zaiets@me.gov.ua ; demtsiura@me.gov.ua . 
 
5. Provide the deadlines and procedures for importers, exporters and other interested 
parties to present evidence  
 
Notice of the Decision of the Interdepartmental Commission of Foreign Trade of 21 August  2019 
№ SP - 425/2019/4411 -03 is published in "Uryadoviy  Courier " as of 2 8 August  2019, No 1 63. 
(http://bit.ly/2NCGHxe ). 
 
Within 30 days from the notice publication , the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of 
Ukraine carries out registration of interested parties and  considers the requirements for conducting 
of hearings . In investigation initiation enquiry it is necessary to indicate : name, juridical address, 
fax and telephone number, email  and name of contact person, type of activity (producer, importer, 
exporter, etc.) . The recommended form of request for registration as an interested party of an 
investigation is provided in the annex to the notice . 
 
Within 60 days from the notice publicat ion, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of 
Ukraine considers the written comments on the initiation of investigation . Information should be 
provided in Ukrainian or in original language, accompanied by the Ukrainian translation . If case the 
information is confidential, it is necessary to prepare and submit to the Ministry both confidential 
and non -confidential versions.  
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