G/L/1028/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/12/TUR/4/Suppl.1  
 
4 August 2014  
(14-4489)  Page: 1/3  
Council for Trade in Goods 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS TO THE 
COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS OF PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF CONCESSIONS  
AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF  
ARTICLE 8 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
TURKEY 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 31 July 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey. 
 
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In response to Ukraine's recent decision to liberalize its safeguard measure on motor cars which has been announced in its WTO notification dated 31 March 2014 (G/SG/N/8/UKR/3/Suppl.1-
G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.2-G/SG/N/11/UKR/1/Suppl.1),  Turkey decides to liberalize accordingly its 
proposed suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
Hereby, it is significant to note that pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards, timetable for progressive liberalization is to be included in the notification proposing to 
apply the safeguard measure. However, Ukraine' s notification dated 25 March 2013 lacked this 
information. Although the safeguard measure on motor cars has already been in force since then, 
a liberalization schedule has yet to be announced until 31 March 2014.  
The proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions and other obligations under GATT 
1994 in the trade with Ukraine takes the form of an increase in duty on selected products 
originating in Ukraine, as indicated in Annex I and calculated as indicated in Annex II of Turkey's related notification dated 12 June 2013 (G/SG/N/12/TUR/4). In this regard, Turkey revises 
Annex I and Annex II in accordance with Ukraine's recent liberalization. 
 The decision to liberalize the proposed suspension takes effect on 17 July 2014.  
 G/L/1028/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/12/TUR/4/Suppl.1 
 
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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 1st Stage of 
Liberalization 
(Starting on 
17 July 2014) 2nd Stage of 
Liberalization 
(Starting on 
14 April 2015)  
0802.31 Walnuts in shell, fresh  or dried 23% 15.2% 7.6% 
0802.32 Walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled or peeled 23% 15.2% 7.6% 
 
 G/L/1028/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/12/TUR/4/Suppl.1 
 
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  ANNEX II 
Level of substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations 
 1. Application of the increased duty of 6.46% and 12.95% on motor cars by Ukraine safeguard 
measures would result in US$6.1 million of duty collection by Ukraine with regard to Turkish 
exports of the relevant products based on the export value in 2012 (US$55.2 million).  
Application of the increased duty of 4.31% an d 8.63% on motor cars by Ukraine safeguard 
measures would result in US$4.0 million of duty collection by Ukraine with regard to Turkish 
exports of the relevant products (base year taken as 2012).   
Application of the increased duty of 2.15% an d 4.32% on motor cars by Ukraine safeguard 
measures would result in US$2.0 million of duty collection by Ukraine with regard to Turkish 
exports of the relevant products (base year taken as 2012).  
 
 
Affected Products Turkish 
Exports* ($) Ukraine's Increase 
in Duty Estimated Duty 
Collected 
Motor Cars with a cylinder capacity of between 1000 cm3 and 1500 cm3 15,982,671 6.46% 1,032,481 
Motor Cars with a cylinder capacity of 
between 1500 cm3 and 2200 cm3 39,230,649 12.95% 5,080,369 
Total 55,213,320  6,112,850 
(*2012 as base year) 
1st Stage of Liberalization 
Turkish 
Exports* ($)  Ukraine's Increase 
in Duty  Estimated Duty 
Collected  Affected Products 
Motor Cars with a cylinder capacity of 
between 1000 cm3 and 1500 cm3 15,982,671 4.31% 688,853 
Motor Cars with a cylinder capacity of 
between 1500 cm3 and 2200 cm3 39,230,649 8.63% 3,385,605 
Total 55,213,320  4,074,458 
2nd Stage of Liberalization 
Turkish 
Exports* ($)  Ukraine's Increase 
in Duty  Estimated Duty 
Collected  Affected Products 
Motor Cars with a cylinder capacity of 
between 1000 cm3 and 1500 cm3 15,982,671 2.15% 343,627 
Motor Cars with a cylinder capacity of 
between 1500 cm3 and 2200 cm3 39,230,649 4.32% 1,694,764 
Total 55,213,320  2,038,391 
 
2. To maintain the equivalent level of concessions and other obligation under GATT 1994, 
concerning the selected products listed in Annex I, Turkey's proposed suspension of concession 
would affect US$26.7 million of Turkish imports origin ating in Ukraine and would result in initially 
US$6.1 million of duty collected. Following liberalization, it would result in US$4.0 million of duty collected (estimated for first stage) and US$2.0 mil lion of duty collected (estimated for the second 
stage). 
 
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