G/SG/N/6/TUR/26/Suppl.1  
29 April 2024 
(24-3446) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.2 AND 12.1 (A) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
TÜRKIYE  
Polyester Staple Fibres  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 29 April 2024, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Türkiye.  
 
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Republic of T ürkiye  hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards, pursuant to Article 7.2 and 12.1(a) 
of the Agreement on Safeguards , on initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of polyester 
staple fibres . 
1.   The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 19/04/2024. The related Communiqué with the number  2024/6 
was published in the Official Gazette on the same date.  
2.   The product subject to the investigation  
The product under investigation is hereinafter referred to as "Polyester staple fibres ". 
Polyester staple fibres are currently classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the 
customs tariff code 5503.20.00.00.00 . 
3.   Reference to the WTO document containing the most recent Article 12.1(c) 
notification  
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article 12. 1(b), 12.1(c) and 9 notification is 
G/SG/N/8/TUR/19  - G/SG/N/10/TUR/1 9 - G/SG/N/11/TUR/2 6 dated August 30, 2021 . 
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 t he domestic 
industry, an investigation has been initiated in order to further analyse the level of adjustment and 
the necessity of extending the measure.  G/SG/N/6/TUR/26/Suppl.1  
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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 . 
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 T ürkiye  shall send the questionnaires and their official 
views from their official registered electronic mail -KEP address to the registered electronic mail -KEP 
address of the Ministry.  
The address for electronic ma il: ticaretbakanligi@hs01.kep.tr  
Those who want to be interested parties as companies, institutions and establishments abroad shall 
send their answers to the questionnaire s 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 f orm, 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 internet address cited in Article 3.  
The address of the investigating authority for co rrespondence is:  
Ministry of Trade  
Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards  
Söğütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. No: 63 /1 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/T ÜRKİYE  
Tel: +90 312 204 99 08   
Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr   
 
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