WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TMB/N/471 
3 May 2004 
 (04-1947) 
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:   English 
   
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING 
 
Communication from Turkey 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 28 April 2004, from the Delegation of Turkey, is being 
circulated to WTO Members for their information. G/TMB/N/471 
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Permanent Mission of Turkey  
to the World Trade Organization 
 
Geneva, 28 April 2004 
 
 
Mr Chairman,    Please find enclosed information in res ponse to the request by the TMB under 
document G/TMB/30: 
  Regarding developments in allowing for con tinuous autonomous industrial adjustment and 
increased competition in the Member's market (Artic le 1.5), Turkish textile and clothing producers 
have come under intense imports pressure for the item s liberalized in the third stage of integration 
under the ATC.  In 2002, especially knitwear, preparati on and spinning of textile fibres, leather, fur, 
yarn, woven and the clothing industry as a whole have been negatively affected by the drastically increased imports as a result of the thir d stage of integration under the ATC. 
  Within the context of Article 2.1 of the AT C, the List which was formerly published under 
G/TMB/364/Add.1 and was reorganized under the title A nnex 1, shows the third stage integration list 
and related beneficiary Members.  With the accessi on of the People's Republic of China and Chinese 
Taipei, these Members have also been included in the implementation of the third stage of integration.  
This issue had been notified to the TMB a nd published under WTO document G/TMB/N/444.  
Regarding Article 3.3 of the ATC, there has not been any other change within the third stage. 
 
 In relation to Article 7.1, with special refere nce to Article 7.2, since 1996 with the formation 
of the Turkey-EU Industrial Custom s Union, Turkey started to implement a very low level of tariffs 
much below its legal and bound tariffs obligations.   Turkey has also been implementing its an ti-dumping and countervailing duty policies in 
accordance with GATT 1994 rules and Article 7.1(b) of  the ATC.  The Table in Annex 2 depicts the 
current implementation of anti-dumping measures regarding textiles and clothing products. 
  With regard to Article 4 of the ATC, the Tu rkish Council of Ministers has taken the necessary 
measures and issued the required regulations (Council  of Ministers Decision No. 95/6815) to protect 
the interest of the supplier countries within the cont ext of the changes in the categorization of textile 
and clothing products. 
   Yours sincerely,    (Signed) 
  Mehmet Görkay 
  Ambassador   Permanent Representative H.E. Mr András Szepesi Ambassador 
Chairman of the Textiles Monitoring Body 
World Trade Organization Geneva   G/TMB/N/471 
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Annex 1 
 
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AFFECTED BY TURKEY'S 
THIRD STAGE OF INTEGRATION 
 
 
Category 
 Product Description WT O Members affected 
10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted Hong Kong, China;  
Philippines;  Korea;  Thailand 
18 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, 
nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar 
articles, other than knitted or crocheted.  Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips,  petticoats, briefs, panties, 
nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, dressing gowns and 
similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted Hong Kong, China;  Macau, 
China;  Pakistan;  Korea 
21 Parkas;  anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, 
other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres;  upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than 
category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres Hong Kong, China;  Indonesia; 
Macau, China;  Philippines; Korea;  Sri Lanka;  Thailand 
24 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted. Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted Hong Kong, China;  India; 
Macau, China;  Korea;  Thailand 
27 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts Hong Kong, China;  India; 
Macau, China;  Korea 
32 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry 
towelling or terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) 
and tufted textile surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
textile fibres Hong Kong, China;  Korea 
33 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip 
or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3m 
wide.  Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from strip or the 
like Indonesia;  Korea 
36 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than those 
for tyres of category 114 Korea 
37 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres Korea 
68 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding 
babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, 
and babies' stockings, sock s and sockettes, other than 
knitted or crocheted, of category 88 Hong Kong, China;  Korea 
73 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres Hong Kong, China;   Macau, 
China;  Philippines;  Korea; 
Thailand 
124 (except 
5505.10) Synthetic staple fibres China 
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Annex 2 
 
PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES 
 
 
CN Code Commodity Country/Territory Communiqué 
No. Final measure 
date/No. of official Anti-dumping duty 
5503.20.00.00.00 Polyester synthetic 
staple fibres (not processed) Belarus (Review) 
Korea, Rep. of Indonesia 98/3 
 
2000/2 29.05.1998/23356 13.03.2000/23992 19% 
%11.9 - %24.6 %6.2 - %37.4 
5402.43 Polyester flat yarns  
Korea, Rep. of   
99/7  30.11.1999/23892m  
0% - 21.2% 
5402.33 Polyester textured yarn India 
Chinese Taipei Korea, Rep. of 2000/7 
2000/7 27.06.2000/24092 
28.06.2000/24093 %6.8 - %20.3 
%9.9 - %28.6 33.70% 
55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 Woven fabrics of 
synthetic and artificial staple fibres  
 China  
 
2001/2 
  15.02.2001/24319  
 87% 
5407.** Woven fabrics of 
synthetic filament yarn China 
Chinese Taipei 
Korea, Rep. of 
Malaysia Thailand  
 
 
2002/2   
 
13.02.2002/24670 %70.44 
%13.91 - %30.84 
%3.51 - %40 
%63.23 - %15.93 
%8.67 - %30.93 
6301.40 
6301.90 Acrylic mink blanket  
China   
2002/14  08.12.2002/24957  
4 $/kg. 
5806.32.90.00.00 Hook&Loop China 
Chinese Taipei  
2002/15  13.12.2002/24962 3.86 $/kg. 
1.83 $/kg. 
5503.20 Polyester synthetic 
staple fibres India 
Chinese Taipei Thailand  
2003/14  29.07.2003/25183 %16.5 - %23.9 
%6.4 - %20.1 %15.8 - %22.0 
*    Expiry Review **  Detailed CN Codes are listed in the relevant Communiqué. 
 
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