G/SG/N/10/TUR/13/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/14/TUR/10  
 
16 July 2014  
(14-4122)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF THE INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7.2 
REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
TURKEY 
(Polyethylene terephthalate) 
The following communication, dated 14 July 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Turkey. 
 
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Enclosed is a notification of the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 7.2 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards regarding the extension of the safeguard measure in imports of Polyethylene terephthalate. 
 
1. The date of the initiation of the investigation  
The Communiqué on the initiation of an investigation was published in the Official Gazette on 
8 July 2014.  2. Precise description of the product involved 
 
The product under investigation is "Polyethylene terephthalate, having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher" hereinafter referre d to as "the product concerned". 
The product concerned is currently classified as 3907.60.20 within the Turkish Customs Tariff 
Schedule.  
3. Reference to the WTO document contai ning 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/13, 
G/SG/N/10/TUR/13, G/SG/N/11/TUR/16"  dated 24 June 2011. 
 4. The reasons for the initiation of the 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 in the web page below. 
 http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayf a=D0D70EF8-0AFC- 1B22-4248444EAF546EF1  
 
5. Deadlines for exporters and other interest ed 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 20 days after the initiation of the investigation are accepted as interested parties in the investigation. 
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  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", available at 
http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr /ithgozetim/index.cfm , within the period of 30 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 on the web page cited in Article 4. The date and venue of the hearing and other announcements regarding the investigation will  also 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 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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