G/SG/N/6/TUR/2 9 
8 November 2023 
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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  
TÜRKIYE 
Wire rods  
The following communication, dated and received on 8 November 2023, 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 wire rods.  
 
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
 
The investigation was initiated on 3 November 2023. 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 hereinafter referred to as "wire rods ". Wire rods are currently 
classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the customs tariff codes 72.13 and 72.27 
which are listed in Annex to this Notice. Those HS codes are  given for information purposes only.  
 
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 the evidence and the information contained therein.  
 
The information currently available indicates that there is an absolute and relative increase in imports 
of wire rods and the economic indicators of the applicant companies such as production, domestic 
sales, capacity utilization rates and profit ability have significantly deteriorated.  
 
The non -confidential summary of the application is available at the internet address below:  
https://ticaret.gov.tr/data/6544a08f13b876b1c00eab90/%C4%B0MZALI%20G%C4%B0ZL%C4%B
0%20OLMAYAN%20N%C3%9CSHA%20(F%C4%B0LMA%C5%9E%C4%B0N).pdf  
 
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/devam -eden-sorusturmalar -ongoing -investigations/teblig -no2023 -6-
filmasin -tum-ulkeler  
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  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 autho rity while filling out the questionnaires.  
 
The companies and institutions established in Türkiye shall send the questionnaires and their official 
views from their official registered electronic mail -KEP address to the registered electronic mail -KEP 
addres s 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 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  on the 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/TÜRKİYE  
 Tel: +90 312 204 99 53  
 Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr   
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  ANNEX  
Customs Tariff 
Statistics 
Position  Product Name  
7213.10.00.00.00  Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling 
process  
7213.20.00.00.11  Bars and rods for manufacturing of bolts and nuts  
7213.20.00.00.12  Bars and rods for manufacturing of electrodes  
7213.20.00.00.13  Bars and  rods for manufacturing of wire and nails  
7213.20.00.00.19  Other  
7213.91.10.00.00  Of a type used for concrete reinforcement  
7213.91.20.00.00  Of a type used for tyre cord  
7213.91.41.00.11  Bars and rods for manufacturing of bolts and nuts  
7213.91.41.00.12  Bars and rods for manufacturing of electrodes  
7213.91.41.00.13  Bars and rods for manufacturing of wire and nails  
7213.91.41.00.19  Other  
7213.91.49.00.11  Bars and rods for manufacturing of bolts and nuts  
7213.91.49.00.12  Bars and rods f or manufacturing of electrodes  
7213.91.49.00.13  Bars and rods for manufacturing of wire and nails  
7213.91.49.00.19  Other  
7213.91.70.10.11  Bars and rods for manufacturing of bolts and nuts  
7213.91.70.10.12  Bars and rods for manufacturing of electrodes  
7213.91.70.10.13  Bars and rods for manufacturing of wire and nails  
7213.91.70.10.19  Other  
7213.91.70.90.00  Other  
7213.91.90.00.00  Containing by weight more than 0,75 % of carbon  
7213.99.10.00.11  Bars and rods for manufacturing of bolts and nuts  
7213.99.10.00.13  Bars and rods for manufacturing of wire and nails  
7213.99.10.00.19  Other  
7213.99.90.10.11  Bars and rods for manufacturing of bolts and nuts  
7213.99.90.10.13  Bars and rods for manufacturing of wire and nails  
7213.99.90.10.19  Other  
7213.99.90.90.00  Other  
7227.10.00.00.00  Of highspeed steel  
7227.20.00.00.00  Of silicomanganese steel  
7227.90.10.00.00  Containing by weight 0,0008% or more of boron with any other element less thanthe 
minimum content referred to in note1f) to this chapter  
7227.90.50.00.00  Containing by weight 0,9% or more but not more than 1,15% of carbon, 0,5% or 
morebut not more than 2% of chromium and, if present, not more than 0,5% of 
molybdenum  
7227.90.95.00.00  Other  
 
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