. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/6/JAM/1 
25 February 2004 
 (04-0808) 
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 
 
JAMAICA 
 
(Ordinary Portland Grey Cement) 
 
  The following communication, dated 23 February 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Jamaica. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreemen t on Safeguards and using the format adopted by 
the Committee on Safeguards (G/SG/N/6), Jamaica here by notifies that its competent authorities have 
initiated a safeguard proceeding, as follows:  1. Date investigation was initiated
 
 
 16 October 2003. 
 2. Products subject to investigation
 
  Ordinary Portland Grey Cement (HS code 2523. 20, 2523.29 and 2523.291 [excluding oil-well 
cement]). 
 
3. Reasons for initiating the investigation
 
  The Anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission initia ted an investigation on the basis of the 
application filed by the domestic industry.  The Co mmission is satisfied that the application contains 
sufficient evidence of a threat of  injury to the domestic industry resulting from increased imports of 
Ordinary Portland Grey Cement, absolute or relative to domestic produc tion and consumption. 
  The evidence provided shows a 100 per cent increase in imports in 1999 compared to 1998, representing an 11 per cent increase of the share of th e domestic market when compared to 1998.  In 
2001 there was a reduction in imports, however, there has been an increase in  imports since that 
period to the first half of 2003.  Imports for the first seven months to July 2003 were 107 per cent 
higher than the corresponding period in 2002.  The evidence also shows that imports for the first 
seven months of 2003 were only 2 per cent below imports for 2002.  If this trend continues the 
imports for 2003 are likely to be twice that of 2002.  Imports of the product for the first half of 2003, 
as a percentage of domestic production, represents  a 114 per cent increase over the same period in 
2002. 
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  The decision to initiate the investigation was published in the Jamaica Gazette, dated 
23 October 2003.  
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