G/SG/N/6/TUR/ 30 
17 January  2024 
(24-0383) 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  
TÜRKIYE 
Knitted or crocheted fabrics  
The following communication, dated and received on 17 January  2024, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Türkiye. 
 
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Republic of Türkiye hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards, pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the 
Agreement on Safeguards on initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of knitted or crocheted 
fabrics.  
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 12 January 2024. The related  Communiqué with the 
number  2024/2  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 "knitted or crocheted fabrics ". 
Knitted or crocheted fabrics  are currently classified in the Chapter 60 of the Turkish Customs Tariff 
Schedule  and include all the products in the aforementioned chapter.  
3. The reasons for the initiation of investigation  
The investigation was initiated upon an evalu ation 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 there has been an increase in imports of knitted 
or crocheted fabrics in abs olute terms.  
During the period analysed, there has been a negative trend in certain economic indicators, such as 
domestic sales, production and capacity utilisation of the producers of the like product. Overall, the 
information currently available shows th at there has been a deterioration in the situation of the 
domestic industry.  
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  
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  4. 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 mail: ticaretbakanligi@hs01.kep.tr  
Those who want to be interested parties as companies, institutions and establishments abroad shall 
send their answers to the questionnaires and their official views to the Ministry's e -mail ad dress 
below.  
Directorate General E -mail address: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
Interested parties may state, in the a pplication 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 internet address cited in Article 3.  
The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is:  
 Ministry of Trade  
 Directorate Gene ral for Imports, Department of Safeguards  
 Söğütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. No: 63 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY  
 Tel: +90 312 204 99 40  
 Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
 
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