G/SG/N/6/TUR/25/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/14/TUR/12  
 
4 February  2022 
(22-0859) 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  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.2  
TURKEY 
(Yarn of nylon or other polyamides ) 
The following communication, dated and received on 3 February 2022, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Turkey.  
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Republic of Turkey hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards, pursuant to Article 7.2 and 12.1(a) 
of the  Agreement on Safeguards, the initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of yarn of 
nylon or other polyamides.  
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 26  January  2022. The related Communiqué was published  in the 
Official Gazette on the same date.  
2. The product subject to the investigation  
The product under investigation is "yarn of nylon or other polyamides " hereinafter referred to as 
"the product concerned ". 
The product concerned is currently classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the 
customs tariff codes 5402.31, 5402.32.00.00.00, 5402.45, 5402.51, and 5402.61.  
3. Reference to the WTO docum ent containing the most recent Article  12.1(c) 
notification  
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article s 12.1(b), 12.1(c) and 9 notification is  
G/SG/N/8/TUR/17 – G/SG/N/10/TUR/17 – G/SG/N/11/TUR/24 dated 23 October 2019.  
4. The reasons for the initiation of investigation  
The investigation was initiated upon an evaluation of a safeguard petition from the domestic industry 
and on the basis of the evidence and the information contained therein.  
The information currently available indicates that the  domestic industry is still in the process of 
adjustment. Taking into account certain economic indicators with regard to imports and the domestic 
industry, an investigation has been initiated in order to further analyse the level of adjustment and 
the nece ssity of extending the measure.  G/SG/N/6/TUR/25/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/14/TUR/12  
 
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  The non -confidential summary of the application is available at the internet address below.  
https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret -politikasi -savunma -araclari/korunma -
onlemleri/sorusturmalar/devam -eden-sorusturmalar -ongoing -investigations  
5. Further information  
The interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigation page:  
https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret -politikasi -savunma -araclari/korunma -
onlemleri/sorusturmalar/devam -eden-sorusturmalar -ongoing -investigations  
The interested parties are required to fill in the questionnaires within 30 (thirty) days from the date 
of publication of the Communiqué and forward it to the  General Directorate. Interested parties may 
ask for technical assistance from the investigating authority while filling out the questionnaires.  
The companies and institutions established in Turkey shall send the questionnaires and their official 
views fro m their official registered electronic mail -KEP address to the registered electronic mail -KEP 
address of the Ministry.  
The address for electronic mail: ticaretbakanligi@hs01.kep.tr  
Those who want to be in terested parties as companies, institutions and establishments abroad shall 
send their answers to the questionnaires and their official views to the Ministry's e -mail address 
below.  
Directorate General E -mail address: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
Interested parties may state, in the application form, their request to be heard by the investigating 
authority. The date and venue of the hearing and other information regarding the investigation will 
also be announced inter net address cited in Article  3. 
The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is:  
 Ministry of Trade  
 Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards  
 Söğütözü Mah. 2176. Avenue,  No: 63 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY  
 Tel: +90 312 2 04 9293, 9952, 9575, 8364  
 Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
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