RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/UKR/108
25 April 2002
(02-2374)
Working Party on the
Accession of UkraineOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE
Antidumping Investigations Completed to Date and Underway and
Special (Safeguard) Investigations Completed To Date and Underway
The Governmental Commission on Ukraine's accession to the WTO has submitted the
following information with the request that it be  circulated to members of the Working Party.
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Page 2Antidumping Investigations Completed to Date and Underway
Date of
Commencement  of
the Antidumping
InvestigationGoods in respect of which the
Antidumping Investigation
was begunCountry of Origin of
Goods in respect of
which the
Antidumping
Investigation was
begunResults of the Investigation and Measures takenDate and Duration of Application of
Antidumping Measures
11 February 2000- Artificial fur and articles
thereof (UCNFEA code –
4304)
- Pile knitted or crocheted
fabrics and terry fabrics(UCNFEA code - 6001)Belarus Based on the results of the investigation, final
antidumping measures were applied in the form
of an antidumping duty payment with respect to:
- artificial fur – 179.70 per cent;
- terry fabrics – 53.29 per centOn 23 February 2001, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on
International Trade No. AD-15/2001/52-54 final antidumping measures wereapplied.  The period of application ofantidumping measures expires in fiveyears.
5 August 1999.Electric filament lamps
(UCNFEA code – 8539 22 90
00)Russian Federation Based on the results of the investigation, final
antidumping measures were applied in the form
of an antidumping duty of 97.50 per cent.On 7 December 2000, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on
International Trade No. AD-11/2000/52-39А there were applied final
antidumping measures.  The period ofapplication of antidumping measuresexpires in five years.
7 November 2001.Fiberboard (UCNFEA code –
4411 11 00 00)Belarus The investigation is underway.  A provisional
antidumping duty of 49 per cent has been
applied.
7 September 2000.Varnishes and paints
(UCNFEA code – 3208 10100, 3208 90 910, 3209 10000)Russian Federation The investigation was finished without
application of antidumping measuresOn 5 June 2001, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission onInternational Trade No. AD-18/2001/52-55 the investigation was finished withoutapplication of antidumping measures.
7 November 2001.Crossing pieces (UCNFEA
code – 8608 00 10 00Russian Federation An investigation is underway.  A provisional
antidumping duty in the amount of 59.4 per cent
has been applied.
13 December 2001Ruberoid (UCNFEA code –
6807 10 1000Belarus An investigation is underway.  A provisional
antidumping duty of 74 per cent has beenapplied.WT/ACC/UKR/108
Page 3Special (Safeguard) Investigations Completed to date and Underway
Date of
Commencement  of the
Special InvestigationGoods in respect of which
the Special Investigation
was begunCountry of Origin of
Goods in respect of which
the Special Investigation
was begunResults of the Investigation and
Measures takenDate and Duration of Application of Special
Safeguard Measures
14 May 1999.- Artificial fur and
articles thereof
(UCNFEA code -4304 00 00)
- Pile knitted or
crocheted fabrics and
terry fabrics
(UCNFEA code -6001)Belarus, China, Russian
Federation, Hungarian
Republic.Based on the results of the
investigation, special measures were
applied through quotas. The annualamount of the special quota is 1,026tons.On 14 September 1999, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on International
Trade No. SP-8/1999 special measures wereapplied.  The period of application of specialmeasures expires on 21 May 2003.
14 May 1999.Electric filament  lamps
(UCNFEA code – 853922 90 00, 8539 10, 853929 98 00)Russian Federation,
Belarus, Hungary, PolandBased on the results of the
investigation, special measures areapplied through quotas. The annualamount of the special quota is 3.9
million units.On 5 August 1999, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on InternationalTrade No. 5/99 special measures were applied.On 7 November 2001 and 12 April 2002,
special decisions on liberalizing the special
measures through the annulment of the quotaregime with respect to individual electric lampswere passed.  The period of special measuresapplication expires on 21 May 2003.
5 August 1999.Motor cars (UCNFEA
code – 8703)Bulgaria, Belgium,
Denmark, Germany,Greece, Spain, France,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal,United Kingdom,Malaysia, Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania, Russian
Federation, Belarus,
Republic of Korea,Moldova, Poland,Romania, Slovak Republic,Turkey, Czech Republic,JapanBased on the results of the
investigation, no special measureswere applied.On 27 July 2000, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on InternationalTrade No. SP-3/52-41 the investigation ended
with a decision not to apply special measures.WT/ACC/UKR/108
Page 4Date of
Commencement  of the
Special InvestigationGoods in respect of which
the Special Investigation
was begunCountry of Origin of
Goods in respect of which
the Special Investigation
was begunResults of the Investigation and
Measures takenDate and Duration of Application of Special
Safeguard Measures
27 September 1999Plates, film, letters,
records, of polyuritan
(UCNFEA code – 8539
22 90 00)Russian Federation,
Belarus, Lithuania, Poland,
Czech Republic, HungaryBased on the results of the
investigation, special measures are
applied through quotas. The annual
amount of the special quota totals 292tons.On 2 March 2000, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on International
Trade No. SP-2/2000 special measures were
applied.  On 29 January 2002 the specialmeasures were liberalized, and the annual quotaincreased to 315.36 tones.  The period ofapplication of special measures expires on
3 October 2003.
31 August 2000.Refractory goods
(UCNFEA code – 6902
10 000)Russian Federation, Slovak
Republic and GermanyBased on the results of the
investigation, no special measures
were applied.On 5 June 2001, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on International
Trade No. SP-16/2001/52-43 the investigationended with a decision not to apply specialmeasures.
12 January 2001.Syringes, with or without
needles, of plastic(UCNFEA code – 9018
31 100)Russian Federation, Slovak
Republic, Belgium, Ireland,Poland, Germany and
SpainBased on the results of the
investigation special measures areapplied through quotas. The annual
amount of the special quota totals
810,395.5 kg.On 8 June 2001, by Decision of the
Interdepartmental Commission on InternationalTrade No. SP-17/2001/52-44 special measures
were applied.  The period of application of the
special measures expires in four years.
7 November 2001Baking soda (UCNFEA
code 2836 30 0000)Russian Federation The investigation is underway.   A
provisional special duty of 26 per centhas been applied.
13 December 2001Cement (UCNFEA code
2523 29 00)Russian Federation The investigation is underway.   A
provisional special duty of 41 per centhas been applied.
8 January 2002Cars (UCNFEA codes
8703 21 10 00, 8703 22
19 00)Russian Federation The investigation is underway.
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