G/SG/N/6/TUR/ 32 
8 April  2024 
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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 
Ethyl Acetate  
The following communication, dated and received on 8 April 2024, 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 
Agreeme nt on Safeguards on initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of ethyl acetate.  
 
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
 
The investigation was initiated on 6 April 2024. 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 "ethyl acetate ". Ethyl acetate is 
currently classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the customs tariff code of 
2915.31.00.00.00.  
 
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 inform ation currently available indicates that there is an absolute and relative increase in imports 
of ethyl acetate and the economic indicators of the applicant companies such as production, domestic 
sales, capacity utilization rates and profitability have sig nificantly deteriorated.  
 
The non -confidential summary of the application is available at the internet address below:  
 
https://ticare t.gov.tr/data/6610f70313b876cad0dba7de/Adokim%20Gizli%20Olmayan%20N%C3
%BCsha%2005.04.2024.pdf  
 
4. Further information  
 
The interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigation page:  
 
https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret -politikasi -savunm a-araclari/korunma -
onlemleri/sorusturmalar/devam -eden-sorusturmalar -ongoing -investigations/teblig -no-2024-4-etil-
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  The interested parties are required to fill in the questionnaires within 30 (thirty) day s 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 authority while filling out the questionnaires.  
 
The companies and institutions establish ed 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: 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 ven ue 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 33, 99 53  
 Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
 
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