G/SG/N/6/TUR/18  
 
15 July 2014  
(14-4062)  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 REASON FOR IT 
TURKEY 
(Printing, Writing and Copying Papers) 
The following communication, dated 14 July 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey. 
 
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We enclose a notification pursuant to Article 12.1( a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, on initiation 
of a safeguard investigation against imports of paper. 
 
1  THE DATE WHEN THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED 
The Communiqué was published in the Official Gazette on 21 June 2014 with the number 29037. 
 
2  THE PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THE INVESTIGATION 
The product under investigation is "printing, writing and copying papers" which is classified in the 
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the following customs tariff codes. The product under 
investigation is hereinafter referred to as "the product concerned". 
  
Customs Tariff Code 
4802.55.15.10.00 
4802.55.25.10.00 
4802.55.30.10.00 
4802.55.90.10.00 
4802.56.20.20.00 
4802.56.80.10.00 
4802.57.00.10.00 
4802.58.10.10.00 
4802.58.90.10.00 
 
 3  THE REASONS FOR THE INIT IATION 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. 
 G/SG/N/6/TUR/18 
 
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  The non-confidential summary of the application is available in the internet address below: 
 http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayf a=CA27ADBF-ACD9-EABF-798CEE3076F1F4DD  
 
4  FURTHER INFORMATION 
Those who fill out and send an "Application Form fo r the Interested Party" (application form) to the 
competent authority 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 in 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://www.ekonomi.gov.tr/ithgozetim/index.cfm  webpage with the username and 
password provided by the investigating authority, within the period of 30 days after the initiation 
of the investigation. Interested 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 the 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  Inonu Bul. No:36 06510 Emek 
Ankara 
TURKEY 
 Tel:  +90 312 2047703/2047531  Fax: +90 312 212 87 65 
 URL: http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa= 77C5CD43-D8D3-8566- 45207C1F 2F2CFA49   
E-mail: korunma@ekonomi.gov.tr   
 
 
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