. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/6/UKR/3 
25 March 2009 
 (09-1478) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND  
THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
UKRAINE 
 
(Liquid Chlorine
) 
   The following communication, dated 20 March 2009, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Ukraine. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the WTO agr eement on Safeguard, Ukraine hereby notifies the 
Committee on Safeguards about initiation of a safeguard investigation.   
 
1. Date when the investigation was initiated 
 On 17 March 2009 in accordance with the deci sion of the Inter-departmental Commission of 
Foreign Trade from 6 March 2009 N°SP – 202/2009/4402-26 the investigation was brought into an 
action in relation to import to Ukraine of liquid chlori ne regardless of country of origin and export.   
 
2. Product subject to investigation 
Product subject to investigation is Liquid Chlorine and can be classified under UKTZED
1 
code heading 28 0110 0000 .   
 
3. Reasons for the initiation of investigation 
 The special investigation was brought into an action on the basis of statement of Joint stock 
company "DniproAZOT" and State enterprise "Khimp rom" (farther - Declarant) "On initiation of 
special investigation in relation to import to Ukra ine of liquid chlorine (farther – Statement)".   
 
 The Decision of Inter-departmental Commission of Foreign Trade was adopted on the basis of 
further information, that is listed in Statement over a period from II half year 2005 to I half year 2008, 
namely:    1. The presence of increasing imports of liquid chlori ne into the customs territory of Ukraine, in 
particular the growth rate of imports amounted to 815.86 per cent.   
 
                                                     
 
1 UKTZED is the Ukrainian Fore ign Economic Activity Commodity Classification, based on 
Harmonized System 2002.   G/SG/N/6/UKR/3 
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  2. The presence of significant harm to nationa l commodity producers by growing imports:   
  a) Decline rates of production volume of liquid chlorine, which is manufactured by 
Declarant, amounted to 34.96 per cent, 
 
b) Decline rates of sales volume of liquid chlo rine, which is manufactured by Declarant, 
on domestic market of Ukraine amounted to 18.11 per cent,  
c) Decline rates of employment at the enterprises of Declarant amounted to 
34.48 per cent, 
d) Production of liquid chlorine by Declarant became unprofitable.   
3. The statement of Declarant contains the information that worsening of indicators of 
Declarant's economic activity was the result of in creased imports to Ukraine of liquid chlorine:   
 
a) With a growth rate of consumption of liquid chlorine in Ukraine by 59.95 per cent, 
growth rate of imports' share in consumpti on of liquid chlorine in Ukraine amounted 
to 472.54 per cent. Decline rates of Declarant's share in consumption of liquid 
chlorine in Ukraine amounted to 48.8 per cent.   
 
b) Growth rates of imports' price of liquid ch lorine to Ukraine were lower than growth 
rates of liquid chlorine prices which is produced and distributed by Declarant in Ukraine.  In connection with this, price of  imports of liquid chlorine to Ukraine was 
reduced regarding the price of liquid chlorine  produced by Declarant, what influenced 
on possibility of Declarant to raise pric es on liquid chlorine of own production in 
Ukraine.   
  
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