G/SG/N/6/TUR/28  
13 October  2021 
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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  
TURKEY 
Grinding balls and similar articles for mills  
The following communication, dated and received on 13 October 2021, 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 12.1(a) of the 
Agreem ent on Safeguards on initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of  Grinding balls and 
similar articles for mills.  
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 09/10/2021.  The related Communiqué with the number 2021/8 
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 "Grinding balls ". 
Grinding balls are currently classified in the Turkish Customs Ta riff Schedule under two customs 
tariff codes 7325.91.00.00.00 and 7326.11.00.00.00 . 
3. 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 th e evidence and the information contained therein.  
The information  currently available indicates that there has been an increase in imports of grinding 
balls in absolute terms.  
During the period analyzed, there has been a negative trend in certain economic indicators, such as 
domestic  sales, production and capa city utilisation of the producers of the like product . Overall, the 
information currently available shows that 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  G/SG/N/6/TUR/28  
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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 an d 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 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 email  address 
below.  
Directorate General Email  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 b e announced internet 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 . Sk. No: 63 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY  
 Tel: +90 312 204 99 52 
 Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
 Email : korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
 
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