G/L/1183  
G/SG/N/12/TUR/5  
 
3 August 2017  
(17-4217) Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE  12.5 OF THE AGREEMEN T ON SAFEGUARDS TO T HE 
COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN  GOODS OF PROPOSED SU SPENSION OF CONCESSI ONS 
AND OTHER OBLIGATION S REFERRED TO IN PAR AGRAPH  2 OF 
ARTICLE  8 OF THE AGREEMENT O N SAFEGUARDS  
TURKEY 
The following communi cation, dated  3 August 2017 , is being circulated at the reques t of the 
Delegation of Turkey . 
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Pursuant  to Article  12.5 of the Agreement  on Safeguards,  and in accordance  with the agreed  
format  for notifications  (G/SG/1,  1 July 1996),  the Government  of Turkey  provides  the immediate  
notification  to the Council  for Trade  in Goods  of proposed  suspension  of concessions  and other  
obligations  referred  to in paragraph  2 of Article  8. 
 
1. Which  Member  is proposing  suspension  of concessions  and other  obligations  
referred  to in Article  8.2? 
 
Turkey.  
 
2. Specify  the measure,  the product  subject  to the measure,  the WTO  document  that 
notified  the safeguard  measure,  and the Member  imposing  the measure  in relation  to 
which  the Member  is proposing  suspension  of concessions  and other  obligations  referred  
to in Article  8.2 
 
The extended  measure  imposed  by Thailand  in the form of a tariff increase  on imports  of non-alloy 
hot rolled  steel flat products  in coils and not in coils, for three  years  starting  from 7 June 2017 
until 6 June 2020.  
 
The extended  measure  has been notified in G/SG/N/8/THA/3/Suppl.2 -G/SG/N/10/THA/3/Suppl.2  
(dated  21 June 2017).  
 
3. Describe  the proposed  suspension  of concessions  and other  obligations  referred  
to in Article  8.2, and the proposed  date from  which  it will come  into effect  
 
The proposed  suspension  of substantially  equivalent  concessions  and other obligations  under  
GATT  1994 to the trade  of Thailand  takes  the form of an increase  in duty on selected  products  
originating  in Thailand,  as indicated  in Annex  I and calculated  as indicated  in Annex  II. 
 
Without  prejudice  to the effective  exercise  of its right to suspend  substantially  equivalent  
concessions  or other  obligations  referred  to in Article  8.2, the Government  of Turkey  reserves  its 
right to effectuate  the proposed  suspension  from 5 September  2017.   
 
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  ANNEX I  
The products  covered  are determined,  within  the Annex,  by HS codes  (6 digits)  only. 
 
 
HS codes  and Description       Additional  Duty  
 
8415.10  Air-conditioning  machines  (of a kind  
designed  to be fixed to a window,  wall, ceiling      9.27 % 
or floor, self-contained  or "split-system ") 
 
 
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  ANNEX II  
LEVEL OF SUBSTANTIAL LY EQUIVALENT CONCES SIONS OR OTHER OBLIG ATIONS  
1. Application  of the increased  duty of 21% on non-alloy hot rolled  steel flat products  in coils 
and not in coils by Thailand  safeg uard measures  would  result  in 6.5 million  US dollars  ($) of duty 
collection  by Thailand  with regard  to Turkish  exports  of the relevant  products  (based  on the export  
value  in 2013;  31 million  US dollars $).  
 
Affected  Products  Turkish  Exports  $ Thailand 's Increase  in 
Duty  Duty  Collected  
Non alloy hot rolled  steel 
flat products  in coils and 
not in coils 30,992,000  21% 6,508,320  
Total  30,992,000   6,508,320  
 
2.  To maintain  the equivalent  level of concessions  and other  obligation  under  GATT  1994,  as 
regards  selected  products  listed  in Annex  I, Turkey 's proposed  suspensio n of concession  would  
affect  70.1 million  US dollars  ($) (based  on the import  value  in 2013)  of Turkish  imports  
originating  in Thailand and would  result  in 6.5 million  US dollars  ($) of duty collected.  
 
 
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