. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/8/UKR/2/Suppl.1 
G/SG/N/10/UKR/2/Suppl.1 25 November 2010 
 
(10-6341) 
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 
 
UKRAINE 
 
(Matches
) 
 
Supplement  
   The following communication, dated 22 November 2010, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Ukraine.  
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  Ukraine hereby gives notification of the result of  a mid-term review referred to in Article 7.4 
of the Agreement on Safeguards (See for details documents G/SG/N/6/UKR/2 of 18 December 2008, 
G/SG/N/8/UKR/2–G/SG/N/10/UKR/2 of  23 October 2009) as follows:  
 
1. The measure and the product subject to th e measure for which the mid-term review was 
conducted, and reference to the WTO document  that notified the safeguard measure 
subject to the review 
 
 In accordance with the Decision of the Interd epartmental Commission on International Trade 
(further - Commission) of 29 September 2009 No. SP - 215/2009/4402-25 there have been applied the 
special measures as to import in Ukraine regardless of  country of origin and export of the goods that 
have the following description:  "Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604, classified in accordance with the Ukrainian classification of  goods in foreign economic activity by the 
code 3605 00 00 00". 
  The special measures have been applied by in troducing special duty at the rate of 11.3%. 
  The special measures have been applied for a three year period from 6 November 2009 till 
6 November 2012. 
  The special measures have b een notified in the document 
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  2. The dates of initiation and conclusion of the review 
 
 The review was concluded on 25 October 2010 and its results came into force on 
6 November 2010. 
 
3.  The results of the review 
 
 On 25 October 2010 the Commission has approved the decision No. SP - 224/2010/4403-25 
concerning the review of the applied special measur es.  As result of this revision there have been 
introduced the following changes of the measures: th e special measures are applied in the forms of 
quotas for imports of the product into Ukraine.   The special measures are applied for a tw o year period - from 6 November 2010 to 
5 November 2012.  
 
 First year period begins on 6 November 2010 and lasts till 5 November 2011.  Second year 
period begins on 6 November 2011  and lasts till 5 November 2012. 
  Annual special quota for imports of the product into Ukraine amounts to 10 285 tons.   
 A phased liberalization of the applied special  measures is stipulated through increasing the 
annual volume of the special quota by 5 per cent - to 10 799 tones for the second-year period.   
  Annual amounts of the special quota were allocated as follows:    
Country of export*  First year period quota, tons 
(06.11.2010 - 05.11.2011) Second year period quota, tons 
(06.11.2011 - 05.11.2012)  
Russian Federation 7 328 7 694 
Republic of Belarus 2 656 2 789 
Other countries 301 316 
 *The exporting country is a country of origin of goods.  
  Quoting of the product imports to Ukraine is ca rried out through the issuance by the Ministry 
of Economy of Ukraine of special licenses.     Customs clearance is done on the basis of a sp ecial license issued according to the order of 
the Ministry of Economy and European Integration of Ukraine from 1 August 2002 No. 232 
(registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 21 August 2002 No. 685/6973).    Import of the product must be accompanied by submitting the special license and the certificate of origin.   
 
4. Concluding the above mentioned, the follo wing should be taken into consideration 
 
 In the result of the revision approved by the Commission decision of 25 October 2010 
No. SP - 224/2010/4403-25, the special measure has not  been withdrawn.  The special measures as to 
import in Ukraine will be applied from 6 November  2010 regardless of origin and export of product 
that comply with the mentioned above quotas. 
 
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