Multilateral liberalization negotiations at the World Trade Organization is
currently discussing the issue of protecting domestic producers from import surge
through the scheme of Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM). SSM negotiations
currently discussing the method of determining the value of SSM trigger.
The results of this study found that the three-month Moving Average Methodby
not using pro-rating-is the best method of determining SSM trigger value for
Indonesia. However, data limitations led Indonesia to only be able to monitor changes
in price for 5.67% of total agricultural products are traded. Therefore, it is necessary
to establish institutions that are authorized to analyze the impact of changes in prices
and imports, where the results will be used as a determinant when the SSM is
implemented.
Buletin Ilmiah Perdagangan,Vol. 4 No.1, Juli 2010