WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/8/JOR/5 
G/SG/N/10/JOR/5 
G/SG/N/11/JOR/1 
1 September 2005 
 
 (05-3816) 
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 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
JORDAN 
 
(Insecticides put up in Jet Cans ) 
 
 
  The following communication, dated 29 August 2005,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Jordan.  
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  The Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom  of Jordan to the United Nations Office 
and other International Organiza tions in Geneva presents its compliments to the World Trade 
Organization/Safeguards Committee, and has the honour  to forward the enclosed notification under 
Article 12.1(b) of the Agreement on Safeguards on findi ng a serious injury or threat thereof caused by 
increased imports, and pursuant to Article 9, footnote 2, of the Agreement on Safeguards. G/SG/N/8/JOR/5 
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I. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT  THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS 
 In accordance with Article 12.1(b) of the Agre ement on Safeguards, Jordan hereby submits its 
notification on finding serious in jury caused by increased imports of (Insecticides put up in jet cans 
provided for under tariff heading 3808.101 of the Jordanian tariff code).  
1. Evidence of serious injury or th reat caused by increased imports 
 The following table demonstrates the relevant economic indicators investigated in the 
domestic industry, in compliance with the current National Production Protection Law: 
 
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Maximum capacity 
(in kg) 4,549,800.00 4,549,800.00 4,549,800.00 4,549,800.00 
Utilization rate of 
capacity (%) 4.6 3.5 3.5 4 
Change in domestic 
production % - (24.4) (24.6) (12.7) 
Unit price of 
domestic sales (Dinar/kg) 2.085 1.847 1.795 1.863 
Change in net profit 
(%) - (84.9) (78.5) (64.1) 
Change in domestic 
sales % - (24.44) (24.65) (12.62) 
Market share (%) 72.22 49.56 45.79 43.83 
Change in 
productivity % 
(Hour/productivity) - (24) (25) (13) 
 
• Market share significantly and serious d ecreased during POI, fa lling gradually and 
enormously from 72.22 per cent in 2001 to 43.83 per cent in 2004.  This decrease occurred as 
a result of the significant decrease in the volume of  sales of the local industry in favour of like 
imports. 
 
• Domestic industry's actual capacity maintained its level during POI, as the increase of imports 
disabled the domestic industry from increasing its actual capacity above the ultimate rate of 
4.6 per cent recorded in the year 2001, and in light of the profound expansion of market size during the POI, it is obvious that domestic industr y was not even able to slightly increase its 
capacity due to the huge flow of imports. 
 
• Production and sales gradually and significantly declined during the POI starting from the 
year 2002, as the decrease continued in 2003 and rose superficially in 2004 in light of the increase in market size by 43.96  per cent in the same year. 
 
• Productivity declined during the POI effective year 2002 by 24 per cent, as a result of the 
increase of imports.  This decline continued throughout the years 2003 and 2004 by 25 per 
cent and 13 per cent respectively. 
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• Domestic industry recorded sharp declines in net profit starting from year 2002 and continued 
in the following years until it reached 64.1 per cent in 2004. 
 
The overall assessment of the situation in the domest ic industry indicated that the domestic industry 
has suffered serious injury  
 
2. Information on whether there is an absolu te increase in imports or an increase in 
imports relative to domestic production 
 The following table discloses market share rates and the increase rates of total imports 
(absolute and relative) 
 
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Volume (in kilograms) 80,461.00 160,803.00 186,526.00 234,161.00 
Absolute increase (%) 0 99.9 131.8 191.0 
Relative increase (% ) 38.5 101.7 118.3 128.14 
 
 The above table shows that the imports had act ually increased, in absolute terms during POI, 
starting from the year 2002 when imports record ed an absolute increase of 99.9 per cent, and 
continued to surge enormously in the following y ears until it reached an increased rate of 191 per cent 
in the year 2004.  Indicating that the incr ease in imports was sudden, sharp, and recent. 
  Also, imports increased significantly in relative terms.  As the sudden increase started in the 
year 2002 when it recorded a rate of 101.7 per cent, and then continued to mount significantly during 
POI until it reached a rate of 128.14 per cent in the year 2004. 
 
3. Provide a precise description of the product involved 
 Product under investigation is (Insecticides put up  in jet cans) provided for in the Jordanian 
tariff system under tariff heading 38 08.101, excluding insect repellent. 
 4. Provide a precise description of the proposed measure 
 The proposed definitive safeguards measure is a specific surcharge of 382 Jordanian fills per 
kilogram subject to annual liberalization of 42 fills.  
5. Provide the expected duration of the measure 
The duration of the expected measure is 3 years. 
 
6. For a measure with the duration of more than  three years, provide the proposed date 
for this review (under Article 7.4) to hold not later than mid-term of the measure, if such a date for review has already been scheduled 
Not applicable. 
 
7. If the expected duration is over one year, pr ovide the expected timetable for progressive 
liberalization of the measure 
 Timetable of the measure shall be set upon approval of the Council of Ministers on the 
proposed measure according to the Jordanian legisl ations, and shall be notified to the Committee on 
Safeguards once the approval occurs. G/SG/N/8/JOR/5 
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II. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, F OOTNOTE 2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SAFEGUARDS 
1. Safeguard measures 
 The Safeguard measure is described in Jordan 's notification under Article 12.1(b) of the 
Safeguard Agreement.  
2. Product subject to the measure 
Product under investigation is (Insecticides put up in  jet cans) provided for in the Jordanian tariff 
system under tariff heading 3808.101, excluding insect repellent.  
3. Developing countries to which the measure is not applied under Article 9.1 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards 
The developing countries concerned as the following: 
 
Albania Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina 
Armenia 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh Barbados Belize 
Benin 
Bolivia Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso 
Burundi 
Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad 
Chile 
China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire 
Cuba 
Czech Republic Congo Djibouti Dominica 
Dominican Republic 
Ecuador El Salvador 
Fiji Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 
Gabon 
The Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada 
Guatemala 
Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras 
Hong Kong, China 
India Indonesia Israel Jamaica 
Kenya 
Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Lesotho Liechtenstein Macao, China 
Madagascar 
Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali 
Mauritania 
Mauritius Mexico 
Moldova Mongolia Morocco 
Mozambique 
Myanmar Namibia Nepal New Zealand 
Nicaragua 
Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama 
Papua New Guinea 
Paraguay Peru Philippines Qatar 
Romania 
Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the    Grenadines 
Senegal 
Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa 
Sri Lanka 
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  Swaziland Chinese Taipei Tanzania 
Thailand 
Togo Trinidad and Tobago 
Tunisia Turkey 
Uganda 
Uruguay Venezuela 
Zambia Zimbabwe 
 
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