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18 November 2020 
(20-8304) Page: 1/2 
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  
INDONESIA  
Expansible Polystyrene (EPS)  
The following communication, dated 18 November  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Indonesia . 
 
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1  THE DATE OF INITIATION OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION  
The investigation initiated on 1 8 November  2020.  
2  PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION  
Expansible Polystyrene (EPS) in the form of Granules , under  Harmonized System  (HS.) code 
3903.11.10 . 
3  REASONS FOR INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE  
i. The Investigating Authority initiated a safeguard investigation following an evaluation of 
the application documents filed by the Applicant, which constitutes a major proportion of 
the total domestic production of the subject goods in Indonesia.  
ii. The non -confidential summary of the application can be found at the internet address 
below, following the link:  
http://kppi.kemendag.go.id  
4  POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE INVESTIGATION  
The contact information of the Investigating Authority for correspondence is:  
THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE  
Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indo nesia (KPPI) 
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5, Building I, 5th floor, Jakarta 10110  
Telephone / Facsimile:  (62-21) 385 7758  
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
5  DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND VIEWS BY INTERESTED 
PARTIES  
i. Those having substantial interest  and wishing to be considered as interested parties in this 
investigation should submit written request within a period of 15 days in Indonesia from 
the date of initiation to the Investigating Authority. All submissions and request made by G/SG/N/6/IDN/38  
 
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  interested parties must be sent both in written letter and in electronic format, and must 
indicate the name, address, e -mail address, telephone and fax number of the interested 
parties.  
ii. In Accordance with article 3.1 WTO  Agreement on Safeguard, the Government of the 
Republic of Indonesia will conduct a hearing in order to provide opportunities for those 
Members who having a substantial interest to present their evidence and views, Hearing is 
scheduled to be held on Wednes day, 9 December 2020 at 10.00 -12.00 am.  
All interested parties, who wish to participate in the hearing and all written evidence and 
views, submitted to the Investigating Authority not later than 6 December 2020. 
Registration on the day of the hearing (9 D ecember 2020) will start at 09.00 am and only 
authorized representatives will have access to the hearing.  
 
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