./.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/7/JAM/1 
25 February 2004 
 (04-0806) 
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 
 
JAMAICA 
 
(Ordinary Grey Portland Cement) 
 
  The following communication, dated 16 February 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Jamaica. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 12.4 of the Agreemen t on Safeguards, and in accordance with the 
notification format adopted by the Committee on Sa feguards in document G/SG/l of 1 July 1996, the 
Government of Jamaica hereby announces that the Antidumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC) 
recommended that a provisional safeguard measure be  applied to imports of cement.  The imposition 
of the provisional safeguard measure will be e ffected on Monday, 16 February 2004 pursuant to the 
Provisional Collection of Tax (Customs Tariff (Revision)) Order, 2004.   
 
1. Description of the products subject to the proposed provisional measure 
 
 Ordinary Portland Grey Cement classifi ed under Harmonized Tariff Schedule Codes: 
2523.20, 2523.29 and 2523.291; 
 2. Proposed provisional measure 
 
 The safeguard measure recommended by the Antidumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC) consists of ad valorem tariff surcharges, which will be applied in the following manner: 
 
 25.83 per cent for imports of Ordinary Por tland Grey Cement tariff items: 2523.20, 2523.29 
and 2523.291; 
 
3. Date set for the introduction of  the provisional safeguard measure 
  The measure will take effect on Monday 16 February 2004  
 
4. Envisaged duration of the provisional safeguard measure 
 
 The provisional safeguard measure will be applied for a maximum period of 200 days. 
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 5. Bases for the preliminary determination of an increase in imports that has caused or 
threatens to cause serious injury 
 
 The Antidumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC) found that the volume of imports of these products has increased in both absolute and re lative terms to domestic production.  There was a 
100 per cent increase in imports in 1999 compared to 1998 and imports for the first 9 months of 2003 
were 111 per cent higher than the corresponding period in  2002.  In relative terms, for the first nine 
months of 2003 these imports would go from represen ting 21 per cent for the corresponding period in 
2002 to 41 per cent of domestic production.  The Antidumping and Subsidies Commission concluded 
that the significant increase in imports has caused a threat of serious injury to the domestic industry 
that cannot be attributed to any of the other factors examined.  
 
6. Bases for determining the existence of critical circumstances where delay would cause 
damage which it would be difficult to repair 
  The Antidumping and Subsidies Commission ( ADSC) found that according to information 
analysed in the first instance, cr itical circumstances are present in which any delay in introducing the 
provisional safeguard measure would cause damage for the domestic industry, which it would be 
difficult to repair.  This conclusion reflects the a dverse impact, which the imports would have on, for 
example, producer prices, market share, production and inventory levels.  As a result, producers would sustain financial losses, which they would find  impossible to recoup.  
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