G/SG/N/6/TUR/ 16/Suppl.1  
23 June 2017 
(17-3356) Page: 1/2 
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  
(EXTENSION OF A MEASURE)  
TURKEY 
Supplement  
(Polyethylene terephthalate ) 
The following communication, dated 22 June 2 017, is being cir culated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey.  
 
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Republic of Turkey hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards, pursuant to Article 7.2 
and 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards on initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports 
of polyethylene terephthalate.  
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 17 June 2017. The related Communiqué was published in the 
Official Gazette on the same date.  
2. The product subject to the investigation  
The produc t under investigation is "polyethylene terephthalate, having a viscosity number 
of 78 ml/g or higher ".  
 
Polyethylene terephthalate  is currently classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the 
customs tariff code 3907.61.00.00.00.   
3. Reference to  the WTO document containing the most recent Article 12.1(c) 
notification  
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article 12.(b), 12.1(c) and 9 notification 
is "G/SG/N/8/TUR/13/Suppl.1 -G/SG/N/10/TUR/13/Suppl.2 -G/SG/N/11/TUR/16/Suppl.1"  dated 
8 October 2014.  
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 av ailable indicates that the domestic industry is still in the process of 
adjustment and that import prices continue to cruise below domestic prices of the domestic 
industry.  G/SG/N/6/TUR/16/Suppl.1  
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  The non -confidential summary of the application is available at the internet addres s below.  
 http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr/portal/url/buk  
5. Further information  
Those who fill out and send "Application Form for the Interested Party " (application form) to the 
competent authorit y within the period of 20 days after the promulgation of the related 
Communiqué are accepted as interested parties in the investigation. The application form is 
available at the internet address cited in Article 3.  
The investigating authority shall provide  a username and a password to each interested party. The 
username shall be the e -mail address specified in the application form. The interested parties are 
required to fill out the "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party " (online questionnaire) by 
logging in to http://ithkorunma.ekonomi.gov.tr  webpage with the username and password 
provided by the investigating authority, within the period of 30 days after the initiation of the 
investigation. Intereste d parties may ask for technical assistance from the investigating authority 
while filling out the online questionnaire.  
Interested parties may state, in the application form, their request to be heard by the investigating 
authority. The date and venue of t he hearing and other information regarding the investigation will 
also be announced internet address cited in Article 3.  
The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is:  
 Ministry of Economy  
 Directorate General for Imports, Department of  Safeguards  
 Söğütözü District, 2176. Avenue, No: 63 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY  
 Tel: +90 312 204 99 44 / +90 312 204 99 43  
 Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ekonomi.gov.tr  
 
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