G/SG/N/14/TUR/9/Suppl.1  
 
28 August 2013  
(13-4579)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT  
TO ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDING THE EXTENSION 
OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
TURKEY 
(Certain Electrical Appliances) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 26 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey.  
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 We enclose a notification on initiation of a review pursuant to Article 7.2 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards regarding the extension of the safeguard measure in imports of certain electrical 
appliances.  
1.  The date when the investigation was initiated 
 The Communiqué related to the initiation of an investigation was published in the Official Gazette on 22 August 2013. 
 
2.  Precise description of the product involved  
The products under investigation are hereinafte r referred to as "the products concerned". 
 The CN Codes under the Turkish Customs Tariff  Schedule and descriptions of the products 
concerned are listed in the table below.  
  
Product CN Codes Description of the Product 
Product 1 8509.40.00.00.11 Grinders 
8509.40.00.00.12 Mixers 
8509.40.00.00.13 Blenders 
8509.40.00.00.15 Complete sets 
8509.40.00.00.19 Others (Choppers) 
8509.80.00.00.11 Mincing appliances 
Product 2 8516.60.90.00.11 Toasters  
Product 3 8508.11.00.00.19  Others (Handheld vacuum cleaners 
Product 4 8516.31.00.00.19 Others (Hair dryers) 
 
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  3.  Reference to the WTO document cont aining the most recent Article 12.1(c) 
notification   The WTO Document containing the most recent Article 12.1(c) notification is G/SG/N/14/TUR/9-
G/SG/N/11/TUR/18 dated 9 May 2012. 
 4.  The reasons for the initiation of review 
 
The investigation was initiated upon an evaluation of a safeguard petition from the domestic industry and on the basis of the evidence an d the information contained therein. The non-
confidential summary of the application is available at the internet address below. 
 
http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=E1 E89C17-BCE1-E8ED-0 FDED5A4F4CBA03F  
 
5.  Deadlines for exporters and other interested  parties to submit comments in writing 
or in a hearing  
Those who fill out and send "Application Form for the Interested Party" to the competent authority 
within the period of 15 days after the initiation of the investigation are accepted as interested parties in the investigation.  
The competent authority shall provide with a username and a password to each interested party. 
The username of the interested party shall be the e-mail address specified in the "Application Form 
for the Interested Party". Logging in with the us ername and password, the interested parties are 
required to fill out "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party", that is going to be available at 
http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr /ithgozetim/index.cfm , within the period of 20 days after the initiation 
of the investigation. Interested parties may ask for the technical assistance of the competent 
authority during filling out "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party". 
 Interested parties may state, in the "Application Form for the Interested Party", their request to be heard by the competent authority. 
 
"Application Form for the Interested Party" and "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party" are available at the internet address cited in Articl e 4. Also, the date and venue of the hearing and 
other announcements regarding the investigation will be accessible on the same address. 
 The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:  
 
 Ministry of Economy  Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards  Tel: +90 312 204 77 03 / +90 312 204 75 31 
 Fax: +90 312 212 87 65 / +90 312 212 87 11 
 Web page: http://www.economy.gov.tr   
E-mail: korunma@economy.gov.tr   
 
 
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