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4 February 2021  
(21-0922) 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  
I and H Sections of Other Alloy Steel  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated  4 February 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Indonesia.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 7.2 and Article 12.1(a) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of 
Indonesia hereby wishes to notify the Committee on Safeg uards that the Indonesian Safeguards 
Committee (Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI) hereinafter referred as "the 
Investigating Authority" has initiated an investigation on the extension of Safeguard Measure on 
importation of I and H Sections of O ther Alloy Steel under HS. Code ex. 7228.70.10 and 
ex. 7228.70.90.  
1  THE DATE OF INITIATION OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION  
The investigation regarding the extension of the safeguards measure was initiated on 
2 February  2021.  
2  PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION  
I and H Sections of Other Alloy Steel under HS. Code ex. 7228.70.10 and ex. 7228.70.90 . 
3  REFERENCE TO THE WTO DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE MOST RECENT ARTICLE 12.1(B) 
AND ARTICLE 12.1(C) NOTIFICATION  
The WTO document containing the most recent Arti cle 12.1(b) and Article 12.1(c) notification is 
G/SG/N/8/IDN/17/Suppl.3  - G/SG/N/10/IDN/17/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/11/IDN/15/Suppl.1, dated 
17 January  2018.  
4  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 c an be found at the internet address 
below, following the link:  
http://kppi.kemendag.go.id/  G/SG/N/6/IDN/25/Suppl.4  
 
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  5  FURTHER INFORMATION  
Parties who have substantial interests and wish to be considered as interested parties in this 
invest igation, should submit a written request within a period of 15 days from the date of the 
initiation, and addressed to:  
INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE  
(KOMITE PENGAMANAN PERDAGANGAN INDONESIA - KPPI)  
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5, Building I, 5th floor, Jakart a 10110  
Telephone / Facsimile: (62 -21) 385 7758  
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
 
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