G/SG/N/6/TUR/12/Suppl.1  
 
9 January 2014  
(14-0077)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDING 
THE EXTENSION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
TURKEY 
(Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers) 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 20 December 2013,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Turkey.   
 
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We enclose a notification on initiation of a review pursuant to Article 7.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards regarding the extension of the safe guard measure in imports of Travel Goods, 
Handbags and Similar Containers. 
 1  THE DATE WHEN THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED 
The Communiqué related to the initiation of an investigation was published in the Official Gazette 
on 14 December 2013.  2  PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED 
The products under investigation are hereinafte r referred to as "the products concerned". 
The CN Codes under the Turkish Customs Tariff  Schedule and descriptions of the products 
concerned are listed in the table below.   
 
(A) 
Suitcases and similar 
goods (B) 
Handbags, wallets and similar goods (C) 
Other containers (B1) Plastic or textile 
ones (B2) Others 
4202.11.90 
4202.12.50 4202.12.99 4202.19.10 4202.19.90 
 4202.12.11 
4202.12.19 4202.12.91 4202.22.10 4202.22.90 
4202.32.10 
4202.32.90 4202.92.11 4202.92.91 4202.11.10 
4202.21.00 4202.29.00 4202.31.00 4202.39.00 
4202.91.10 
 4202.91.80 
4202.92.15 4202.92.19 4202.92.98 4202.99.00 
 
 
 
3  REFERENCE TO THE WTO DOCUMENT  CONTAINING THE MOST RECENT 
ARTICLE 12.1(C) NOTIFICATION 
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article 12.1 (c) notification is 
G/SG/N/8/TUR/9/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/10/TUR /9/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/11/TUR/9/Suppl.1 
dated 8 November 2011. 
 G/SG/N/6/TUR/12/Suppl.1 
 
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  4  THE REASONS FOR THE INITIATION OF REVIEW 
The investigation was initiated upon an evaluation of a safeguard petition from the domestic 
industry and on the basis of the evidence an d the information contained therein. The non-
confidential summary of the application is available at the web page below. 
 
http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayf a=1B08513F-AB63-D1BC -CFA69B6F6F75D1EA  
 
5  DEADLINES FOR EXPORTERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT 
COMMENTS IN WRITING OR IN A HEARING 
Those who fill out and send "Application Form for the Interested Party" to the competent authority 
within the period of 15 days after the initiation of the investigation are accepted as interested 
parties in the investigation. 
 The competent authority shall provide with a username and a password to each interested party. 
The username of the interested party shall be the e-mail address specified in the "Application Form 
for the Interested Party". Logging in with the us ername and password, the interested parties are 
required to fill out "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party", that is going to be available at 
http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr /ithgozetim/index.cfm , within the period of 20 days after the initiation 
of the investigation. Interested parties may ask for the technical assistance of the competent 
authority during filling out "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party".  
Interested parties may state, in the "Application Form for the Interested Party", their request to be 
heard by the competent authority.  
"Application Form for the Interested Party" and "Online Questionnaire for the Interested Party" are 
available at the web page cited in Article 4. Also, the date and venue of the hearing and other announcements regarding the investigation will be accessible on the same web page. 
 
The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:   
Ministry of Economy 
Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards 
Tel: +90 312 204 77 17 / +90 312 204 77 03 Fax: +90 312 212 87 65 / +90 312 212 87 11 
Web page: http://www.tpsa.gov.tr   
E-mail: korunma@economy.gov.tr   
 
 
 
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