G/SG/N/6/TUR/27/Suppl.1  
 
16 May 2023 
(23-3417) 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  
Polyethylene Terephthalate Chips  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated  and received  16 May 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 7.2 and 12.1(a) 
of the Agreement on Safeguards, the initiati on of a safeguard investigation on imports of 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Chips.  
 
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 11 May 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 "Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Chips".  
 
PET Chips are currently classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the customs 
tariff code 3907.69.00.00.00.  
 
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/18  - G/SG/N/10/TUR/18  - G/SG/N/11/TUR/25 dated 16 November 2020.  
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 avail able 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 necessity of extending the measure.  
 
The non -confidential summary of the application is available at the internet address below.  
 G/SG/N/6/TUR/27/Suppl.1  
 
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  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://t icaret.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 publicatio n 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 Türkiye 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: ticaret bakanligi@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 regardin g the 
investigation will also be announced in internet address cited in Article 4.  
 
The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is:  
 
 Ministry of Trade  
 Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards  
 Söğütözü District, 2176. Avenue, No: 63 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/TÜRKİYE  
 Tel:  +90 312 204 9940, 9908, 9639, 9575  
 Fax:  +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr   
 
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