G/L/1028  
G/SG/N/12/TUR/4  
 
12 June 2013  
(13-3049)  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 
The following communication, dated 11 June 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey.  
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Sa feguards, and in accordance with the agreed 
format for notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), th e 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 subjec t to the measure, the WTO document that 
notified the safeguard measure, and the Memb er imposing the measure in relation to 
which the Member is proposing suspension of  concessions and other obligations referred 
to in Article 8.2 
The measures imposed by Ukraine in the form of special duty on imports of motor cars (of a 
cylinder capacity exceeding 1000 cm³ but not ex ceeding 1500 cm³ 6.46%; of a cylinder capacity 
exceeding 1500 cm³ but not exceeding 2200 cm³ 12.95%), for a period of three years and 
30 days after its publication on Ukraine's Official Journal dated 14 March 2013.  
 
The measure has been notified in G/SG/N/8/UKR/3-G/SG/N/10/UKR/3-G/SG/N/11/UKR/1 (25 March 2013) and its subsequent supplement in G/SG/N/10/UKR/3/Suppl.1. 
 
3. Describe the proposed suspension of conc essions and other obligations referred to 
in Article 8.2, and the proposed date fr om which it will come into effect 
The proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions and other obligations under 
GATT 1994 to the trade of 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.  
Without prejudice to the effective exercise of its right to suspend substantially equivalent 
concessions or other obligations referred to in Arti cle 8.2, the Government of Turkey reserves its 
right to effectuate the proposed suspension from 12 July 2013.  G/L/1028 • G/SG/N/12/TUR/4 
 
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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 
 
0802.31 Walnuts in shell, fresh or dried     23% 
 0802.32 Walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled or peeled   23% 
 
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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).  
 
 
Affected Products Turkish Exports $ Ukraine's Increase 
in Duty 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 cm
3 
and 2200 cm3 39,230,649 12.95% 5,080,369 
Total 55,213,320  6,112,850 
 
 
2.  To maintain the equivalent level of concessions and other obligation under GATT 1994, as regards selected products listed in Annex I, Turk ey's proposed suspension of concession would 
affect US$26.7 million of Turkish imports originating in Ukraine and would result in US$6.1 million 
of duty collected.  
 
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