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  ANNEX G 
 
REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL  
 
 
 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS334/4 
7 February 2006 
 
 (06-0525) 
 Original:   English 
 
  
TURKEY – MEASURES AFFECTING THE IMPORTATION OF RICE 
 
Request for the Establishment of  a Panel by the United States
 
   The following communication, dated 6 February 2006, from the delegation of the United States to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement  Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of 
the DSU. 
 
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  On 2 November 2005, the United States request ed consultations with the Government of 
Turkey pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the 
Settlement of Disputes  ("DSU"), Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994  
("GATT 1994"), Article 6 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  ("Import Licensing 
Agreement"), Article 8 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures   ("TRIMs 
Agreement"), and Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture  ("Agriculture Agreement") with respect 
to Turkey's import restrictions on rice from the Un ited States.  The United States and Turkey held 
consultations on 1 December 2005.  Unfortunately, th ose consultations did not resolve the dispute. 
  Therefore, the United States respectfully requests,  pursuant to Article 6 of the DSU, Article 6 
of the Import Licensing Agreement, Article 8 of  the TRIMs Agreement, and Article 19 of the 
Agriculture Agreement, that the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") est ablish a panel to examine this 
matter. 
  Turkey maintains a number of restrictions on th e importation of rice.  Under its import regime 
for rice, Turkey requires an import license to import rice.  Turkey operates tariff-rate quotas ("TRQs") 
for rice imports requiring that, in order to import speci fied quantities of rice at reduced tariff levels, 
importers must purchase specified quantities of dom estic rice, including from the Turkish Grain 
Board ("TMO"), Turkish producers, or producer ass ociations ("domestic purchase requirements").  In 
addition, Turkey denies or fails to grant licenses to import rice at or below the bound rate of duty 
without domestic purchase, including at the over-quota rate of duty.   The United States understands that the means through which Turkey has maintained this 
restrictive import regime include:   
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  • Decree No. 96/7794 related to the General Ass essment of the Regime Regarding Technical 
Regulations and Standardization for Fo reign Trade (Official Gazette, No. 22541, 
1 February 1996, Repeated);  
 
• Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No. 2004/7135 related to the implementation of a 
tariff quota for certain types of paddy rice and rice types imports (Official Gazette, 
No. 25439, 20 April 2004); 
 
• A notification related to implementation of ta riff quotas for certain types of paddy and rice 
imports, from the Foreign Trade Undersec retariat (Official Gazette, No. 25445, 
27 April 2004); 
 
• Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No . 2004/7333 related to the management of quota 
and tariff contingent on import (Offici al Gazette, No. 25473, 26 May 2004); 
 
• Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No. 2004/7756 related to the implementation of a 
tariff contingent on the import of certain paddy rice and rice types (Official Gazette, No. 25566, 27 August 2004); 
 
• A notification about the implementation of a tari ff contingent on the import of certain paddy 
rice and rice types, from the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (Official Gazette, No. 25577, 
8 September 2004); 
 
• A communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade, Communiqué No. 2005/05 (Official 
Gazette, No. 25687, 31 December 2004); 
 
• A notification about the amendment of the notif ication related to the implementation of a 
tariff contingent on the import of certain paddy rice and rice types, from the Foreign Trade 
Undersecretariat (Official Gazette, No. 25767, 26 March 2005); 
 
• A notification about the amendment of the notif ication related to the implementation of a 
tariff contingent (customs duty) on the import of certain paddy rice and rice types, from the 
Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (Official Gazette, No. 25812, 11 May 2005);  
 
• Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No. 2005/9315 related to the implementation of a 
tariff contingent on the import of certain types of paddy rice and rice types (Official Gazette, No. 25935, 13 September 2005);  
 
• A notification related to the implementation of  a tariff contingent on the import of certain 
paddy rice and rice types, from the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (Official Gazette, 
No. 25943, 21 September 2005);  
 
• "Letters of Acceptance," including Letter of Acceptance 964 (10 September 2003), Letter of 
Acceptance 107 (23 January 2004), Letter of  Acceptance 905 (28 June 2004), and Letter of 
Acceptance 1795 (30 December 2004), in which the Minister of Agriculture accepts 
recommendations from the General Directorate of Protection and Control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to delay the star t date for the period in which import licenses 
may be granted; and 
 
• any amendments or extensions to these measures, and any related or implementing measures.    
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   The United States considers that these measures are inconsistent with Turkey's obligations 
under provisions of the GATT 1994, the Import Licensi ng Agreement, the TRIMs Agreement, and the 
Agriculture Agreement, specifically:  Denial of, or failure to grant, import licenses to  import rice at or below the bound rate of duty
 
 
(1) Article XI:1 of the GATT 1994 because Turkey's denial of, or failure to grant, import licenses 
for rice at or below the bound rate of duty c onstitutes a prohibition or restriction on imports 
other than in the form of duties, taxes, or other charges; 
 
(2) Article 4.2 of the Agriculture Agreement becau se Turkey's denial of, or failure to grant, 
import licenses for rice at or below the bound ra te of duty are "measures of the kind which 
have been required to be converted into ordi nary customs duties," such as quantitative import 
restrictions, discretionary import licensing, and non-tariff measures maintained through a 
state-trading enterprise, which Members may not resort to or maintain under that Agreement; 
 
(3) Articles 1.4(a) and (b) of the Import Licen sing Agreement and Articles X:1 and X:2 of the 
GATT 1994 because Turkey has not published its denial of, or failure to grant, import licenses at or below the bound rate of duty and,  thus, has neither provided an opportunity for 
governments and traders to become acquainted with it nor has it provided Members with the opportunity to provide written comments and to discuss those comments upon request; 
 
(4) Articles 3.3 and 3.5(e) and (f) of the Import Licensing Agreement because Turkey does not 
approve requests for import licenses at or be low the bound rate of duty; does not publish 
sufficient information for other Members and tr aders to know that import licenses will not be 
approved; does not specify a time frame within which import license applications that are 
submitted will be approved or rejected; does no t provide applicants with the reasons for 
rejection; and does not provide a process for app eal or review in the event of rejection;  
 Domestic purchase requirements and administration of TRQs for reduced duty imports of rice
 
 (5) Article 2.1 and paragraph 1( a) of Annex 1 of the TRIMs Agreement because Turkey imposes 
domestic purchase requirements; 
 (6) Article III:4 of the GATT 1994 because Tu rkey accords imported rice less favorable 
treatment than domestic rice through the imposition of domestic purchase requirements "affecting [its] internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution, or use"; 
 
(7) Article XI:1 of the GATT 1994 because Turk ey's domestic purchase requirements constitute 
restrictions on imports other than in the form of duties, taxes, or other charges; 
 (8) Article 4.2 of the Agriculture Agreemen t because the domestic purchase requirements are 
"measures of the kind which have been requi red to be converted into ordinary customs 
duties," such as quantitative import restrictions, discretionary import licensing, and non-tariff 
measures maintained through a state-trading ente rprise, which Members may not resort to or 
maintain under that Agreement; 
 (9) Articles 1.4(a) and (b) and 3.5(b) and (d) of the Import Licensing Agreement and Articles X:1 
and X:2 of the GATT 1994 because Turkey does not publish the correct amount of the TRQs 
to be applied; does not always publish the TRQs  to be applied, or changes to the TRQs, 
within the time periods specified in Artic le 1.4 and in such a manner as to enable 
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  with the opportunity to provide written comments and to discuss those comments upon 
request; 
 (10) Article 3.5(g) of the Import Licensing Agreement because the periods of import license 
validity under the TRQs are not of reasonable duration and are so short as to preclude 
imports;  
 (11) Article 3.5(h) of the Import Licensing Agre ement because Turkey administers its TRQs in 
such a way as to discourage the full utilization of quotas; 
 
Other Claims Relating to Turkey's Import Regime
 
 (12) Article XI:1 of the GATT 1994 because Turkey's domestic purchase requirements, in 
conjunction with its denial of, or failure to grant, import licenses for rice at or below the 
bound rate of duty, constitute restrictions on imports  other than in the form of duties, taxes, or 
other charges;  
 (13) Article 4.2 of the Agricu lture Agreement because Turkey's domestic purchase requirements, 
in conjunction with its denial of, or failure to  grant, import licenses for rice at or below the 
bound rate of duty, are "measures of the kind whic h have been required to be converted into 
ordinary customs duties," such as quantitativ e import restrictions, discretionary import 
licensing, and non-tariff measures maintained through a state-trading enterprise, which 
Members may not resort to or maintain under that Agreement; 
 (14) Articles X:3(a) and (b) of the GATT 1994 because Turkey does not administer its import 
regime in a "uniform, impartial and reasonabl e manner" and does not maintain tribunals or 
procedures for promptly reviewing and correc ting administrative actions relating to the 
importation of rice under Turkey's import regime;  
 (15) Article 1.2 of the Import Licensing Agre ement because the measures Turkey utilizes to 
implement its import licensing regime are not in conformity with the relevant provisions of 
the GATT 1994; 
 
(16) Article 1.3 of the Import Licensing Agreement because Turkey's import licensing regime is 
not administered in a fair and equitable manner;  
 (17) Article 1.5 of the Import Licensing Agreem ent because Turkey requires information and 
documentation upon application that are not strictly necessary for the proper functioning of its 
import licensing regime;  
 (18) Article 1.6 of the Import Licensing Agre ement because applicants are not provided a 
reasonable period of time for submitting applicati ons and because applicants have to approach 
more than one administrative body in connection with their applications;  
 
(19) Article 3.2 of the Import Licensing Agreement because Turkey's non-automatic import 
licensing regime has trade-distortive or trade-restrictive effects on imports and is more administratively burdensome th an absolutely necessary;  
 
(20) Article 3.5(a) of the Import Licensing Agreem ent because Turkey has failed to provide, upon 
the request of the United States, all relevant  information concerning the administration of 
Turkey's import licensing regime and the import licenses granted over a recent period; and 
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  (21)  Articles 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 of the Im port Licensing Agreement because Turkey has failed to 
notify its import licensing regime for rice. 
  Turkey's measures also appear to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to the United States directly or indirectly under the cited agreements. 
 
 Accordingly, the United States requests that a Panel be established w ith standard terms of 
reference as set out in Article 7.1 of the DSU.      WT/DS334/R 
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  ANNEX H 
 
WORKING PROCEDURES FOR THE PANEL 
 
 
1. The Panel will work according to the normal work ing procedures as set out in the DSU and its 
Appendix 3 as well as certain additional procedures, as follows: 
2. The panel shall meet in closed session.  The parti es to the dispute, and interested third parties, 
shall be present at the meetings only when invited by the Panel to appear before it. 
3. The deliberations of the Panel and the documents  submitted to it shall be kept confidential. 
Nothing in the DSU shall preclude a party to a dis pute from disclosing statements of its own positions 
to the public.  Members shall treat as confidentia l information submitted by another Member to the 
Panel which that Member has designated as confiden tial.  As provided in Article 18.2 of the DSU, 
where a party to a dispute submits a confidential ve rsion of its written submissions to the Panel, it 
shall also, upon request of a Member, provide a non-confidential summary of the information 
contained in its submissions that could be disclosed to the public. 
4. Before the first substantive meeting of the Pane l with the parties, the parties to the dispute 
shall transmit to the Panel written submissions in which they present the facts of the case and their 
arguments. 
5. At its first substantive meeting with the par ties, the Panel shall ask the United States to 
present its case.  Subsequently, and still at the same meeting, Turkey will be asked to present its point 
of view.  Third parties will be asked to present thei r views thereafter at the separate session of the 
same meeting set aside for that purpose. 
6. All third parties which have notified their inte rest in the dispute to the Dispute Settlement 
Body shall be invited in writing to present their vi ews during a session of the first substantive meeting 
of the panel set aside for that purpose.  All such third parties may be present during the entirety of this 
session. 
7. Formal rebuttals shall be made at a second substantive meeting of the Panel.  Turkey shall 
have the right to take the floor first to be follo wed by the United States.  The parties shall submit, 
prior to that meeting, written rebuttals to the Panel. 
8. The Panel may at any time put questions to the pa rties and ask them for explanations either in 
the course of a meeting with the parties or in writing.   In addition, the parties shall be permitted to ask 
questions to each other and to third parties.  Answer s to questions shall be submitted in writing by the 
date(s) specified by the Panel.  Thir d parties shall not be permitted to ask questions to the parties or to 
other third parties. 
9. The parties to the dispute and any third party invited to present its views in accordance with 
Article 10 of the DSU shall make available to the Panel and the other party a written version of their 
oral statements, preferably at the end of the meeti ng, and in any event not later than the day following 
the meeting.  Parties and third parties are encouraged  to provide the Panel and other participants in the 
meeting with a provisional written version of their oral  statements at the time the oral statement is 
presented. 
10. In the interest of full transparency, the presenta tions, rebuttals and statements referred to in 
paragraphs 5 to 9 of these working procedures shall be  made in the presence of the parties.  Moreover, 
each party's written submissions, including any co mments on the descriptive part of the report, WT/DS334/R 
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  responses to questions put by the Panel and comment s on responses made by other parties, shall be 
made available to the other party. 
11. Within seven (7) days following the submission of a written submission or oral statement to 
the Panel, the parties are invited to provide the Pa nel with an executive summary of the factual and 
arguments sections contained therein, as applicab le.  These executive summaries will be used only for 
the purpose of assisting the Panel in drafting a co ncise factual and arguments section of the Panel 
Report so as to facilitate timely translation and circul ation of the Panel report to the Members.  They 
shall not serve in any way as a substitute for the s ubmissions of the parties.  Each summary to be 
provided by each party shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length.  The third parties are also invited to 
submit an executive summary seven (7) days af ter the third-party session including in separate 
sections the summary of their written and oral subm issions, as applicable, and shall not exceed three 
(3) pages in length.  The Panel may, in light of  further developments, a llow the parties and third 
parties to submit longer summaries. 
12. Any request for a preliminary ruling, including rulings on jurisdictional issues, to be made by 
the Panel shall be submitted no later than in a part y's first written submission. If a party requests such 
ruling, the other party shall submit its respective response to such request within the time limit 
specified by the Panel. Exceptions to this proce dure will be granted upon a showing of good cause. 
13. Parties shall submit all factual evidence to the Panel no later than during the first substantive 
meeting, except with respect to  evidence necessary for purposes of re buttals, answers to questions or 
comments on answers provided by others.  Excepti ons to this procedure will be granted upon a 
showing of good cause. In such cases, the other party or parties shall be accorded a period of time for 
comment, as appropriate, on any new factual eviden ce submitted after the first substantive meeting. 
14. To facilitate the maintenance of the record of th e dispute, and for ease of reference to exhibits 
submitted by the parties, parties are requested to number their exhibits sequentially throughout the 
stages of the dispute.  For example, exhibits subm itted by Turkey could be numbered TR-1, TR-2, etc. 
If the last exhibit in connection with the first subm ission was numbered TR-5, the first exhibit of the 
next submission thus would be numbered TR-6. 
15. The parties to the dispute have the right to de termine the composition of their own delegation. 
The parties shall have the responsibility for all me mbers of their respective delegations and shall 
ensure that all members of their delegations act  in accordance with the rules of the DSU and the 
Working Procedures of this Panel, particularly in  regard to confidentiality of the proceedings.  
16. Parties shall provide a list of the participants in  their delegation before or at the beginning of 
each meeting to the Secretary to the Panel. 
17. The Panel will include in the descriptive part of  its report a brief summary of the facts and the 
procedural history of the case and attach thereto the parties' arguments as contained in their first written submissions, rebuttals, responses to ques tions, comments on responses to questions and 
written versions of their oral statements at meeti ngs with the Panel. The arguments made by third 
parties will be reflected in a separate portion of the descriptive part. 
18. Following issuance of the interim report, the parties shall have two (2) weeks to submit 
written requests to review precise aspects of the inte rim report and to request a further meeting with 
the Panel. The right to request such a meeting must be exercised no later than at that time. Following 
receipt of any written requests for review, in cases where no further meeting with the Panel is requested, the parties shall have the opportunity within  a time-period to be specified by the Panel to 
submit written comments on the other parties' writte n requests for review. Such comments shall be 
strictly limited to commenting the other parties' written requests for review.   WT/DS334/R 
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  19. The following procedures regarding service of documents will apply: 
(a) Each party and third party shall serve all of  its written submissions, written versions 
of oral statements, answers to questi ons and any integrated executive summary, 
directly on all other parties, and on third parties as appropriate and confirm that it has done so at the time it provides its submission to the Secretariat. 
(b) The parties and third parties should provide their submissions to the Secretariat by 
5:00 p.m., Geneva time, on the deadlines established by the Panel, unless a different time is set by the Panel. 
(c) The parties and third parties shall provide th e Secretariat with nine (9) paper copies of 
each of their written submissions. These copies should be filed with the Dispute 
Settlement Registrar, Mr. Ferdinand Ferra nco (Office 2150) by 5:00 p.m. on the due 
dates established by the Panel. Written copies of the oral statements shall be 
submitted to the Secretariat no later than 5: 00 p.m. on the day following the date of 
the presentation. 
(d) The parties and third parties shall also provide electronic copies of all their 
submissions to the Secretariat at the time they provide their submissions, if possible 
in a format compatible with that used by the Secretariat. If the electronic version is 
provided by e-mail, it should be addressed to DSRegistry@wto.org
, and copied to 
*****@wto.org,  *****@wto.org,  *****@wto.org  and *****@wto.org . If a 
CD-ROM is provided, it should be delivere d to Mr. Ferdinand Ferranco at the WTO 
Secretariat DS Registry. 
20. These working procedures may be modified by the Panel as appropriate, after having 
consulted the parties. 
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  ANNEX I 
 
LETTER FROM THE PANEL TO THE PARTIES, DATED 30 AUGUST 2006, 
REGARDING PAKISTAN'S PARTICIPATION AS A THIRD PARTY  
  
 The Panel thanks both Parties for their views re garding the participation of Pakistan as a third 
party in these proceedings.   The Panel has noted such views and has deci ded to accept as third parties all Members that 
have so far expressed that interest, including Pakistan. 
  The Panel has asked the WTO Secretariat to circulate a revised Panel composition document 
reflecting that the Members who have reserved their rights to participate in the Panel proceedings as 
third parties are: Argentina, Australia, China, Eg ypt, the European Communities, Korea, Pakistan and 
Thailand. 
  Further details regarding the Panel's decisi on on the matter will be included in full in the 
Panel's Report.   
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  ANNEX J 
 
LISTS OF EXHIBITS SUBMITTED BY THE PARTIES 
 
Contents Page 
Annex J-1  List of Exhibits submitted by the United States J-2  
Annex J-2 List of Exhibits submitted by Turkey J-6 
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  ANNEX J-1 
 
LIST OF EXHIBITS SUBMITTED BY THE UNITED STATES 
 
Exhibit Title of Exhibit 
US-1 Decree No. 96/7794 related to the General A ssessment of the Regime Regarding Technical 
Regulations and Standardization for Foreign Tr ade (Official Gazette, No. 22541, February 1, 
1996, Repeated) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-2 Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No . 2004/7135 related to the implementation of a 
tariff quota for certain types of paddy rice and rice types imports (Offici al Gazette, No. 25439, 
April 20, 2004) (English translation, foll owed by the original Turkish version) 
US-3 A notification related to implementation of tariff quotas for certain types of paddy and rice 
imports, from the Foreign Trade Undersecretaria t (Official Gazette, No. 25445, April 27, 2004) 
(English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-4 Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No. 2004/7333 related to the management of quota 
and tariff contingent on import (Official Gazette, No. 25473, May 26, 2004) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-5 Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No . 2004/7756 related to the implementation of a 
tariff contingent on the import of certain paddy rice and rice types (Official Gazette, No. 25566, 
August 27, 2004) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-6 A notification about the implementation of a tariff contingent on the import of certain paddy rice 
and rice types, from the Foreign Trade Undersecr etariat (Official Gazette, No. 25577, September 
8, 2004) (English translation, followe d by the original Turkish version) 
US-7 A communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade, Communiqué No. 2005/05 (Official 
Gazette, No. 25687, December 31, 2004) (English translation, fo llowed by the original Turkish 
version) 
US-8 A notification about the amendment of the notification related to the implementation of a tariff 
contingent on the import of certain paddy rice and rice types, from the Foreign Trade 
Undersecretariat (Official Gazette, No. 25767, March 26, 2005) (English translation, followed 
by the original Turkish version) 
US-9 A notification about the amendment of the notification related to the implementation of a tariff 
contingent (customs duty) on the import of certain paddy rice and rice types, from the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (Official Gazette, No . 25812, May 11, 2005) (English translation, 
followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-10 Decision of the board of ministers: Decree No . 2005/9315 related to the implementation of a 
tariff contingent on the import of certain types of paddy rice and rice types (Official Gazette, No. 25935, September 13, 2005) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-11 A notification related to the implementation of a tariff contingent on the import of certain paddy 
rice and rice types, from the Foreign Trade U ndersecretariat (Official Gazette, No. 25943, 
September 21, 2005) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-12 Letter of Acceptance 107 (January 23, 2004) (English translation, followed by the original 
Turkish version) 
US-13 Letter of Acceptance 905 (June 28, 2004) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish 
version) 
US-14 Letter of Acceptance 1795 (Decembe r 30, 2004) (English translation, followe d by the original 
Turkish version) 
US-15 Schedule XXXVII – Turkey.  Part I – Most Favoured-Nation Tariff.  Section I – Agricultural 
Products.  Section 1 – A Tariffs 
US-16 2005 Tariff Schedule, Offi cial Gazette (29 December 2005)  WT/DS334/R 
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  Exhibit Title of Exhibit 
US-17 Effective Tariff Rates, Offi cial Gazette (31 December 2005) 
US-18 Annex VI-A to "A communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade" 
US-19 Certificate of Control form, Republic of Turk ey, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 
(English translation) 
US-20 "TMO is given priority to import rice to prevent extra high prices," GNToruner , 13 July 2006 
(English translation) 
US-21 "Clean the rice from the stones," Milliyet , 7 April 2006 (English summary, followed by the 
original Turkish version) 
US-22 Letter from Provincial Agriculture Directorate, Republic of Turkey, to Mehmetoglu Domestic 
and Foreign Trade A.S., B.12.4.ILM.0.06.00.061868/9338, 1 May 2006 (English translation, 
followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-23 Letter from Torunlar to MARA re: request for a Certificate of Control (22 January 2004) 
US-24 Referans , 31 March 2006, pps. 1 and 9 (English translation) 
US-25 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , Volume I, p. 1578 
US-26 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , Volume I, p. 1324 
US-27 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , Volume I, p. 1588 
US-28 Rejection letter from MARA to Torunlar re: Torunlar's 29 August 2003 application for a 
Certificate of Control (10 September 2003) (E nglish translation, followed by the original 
Turkish version) 
US-29 Rejection letter from MARA to Torunlar re: Torunlar's 23 October 2003 application for a 
Certificate of Control (3 November 2003) (Englis h translation, followed by the original Turkish 
version) 
US-30 Motion for Stay, filed by Torunlar in the 1st Administrative Court of Ankara (English translation, 
followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-31 MARA's Response to Torunlar's Motion for Stay (E nglish translation, followed by the original 
Turkish version) 
US-32 Additional submission of Torunlar in the 1st Administrative Court proceedings (English 
translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-33 Rejection letter from MARA to Torunlar re: To runlar's 20 January 2004 application for a 
Certificate of Control (9 September 2004) (Englis h translation, followed by the original Turkish 
version) 
US-34 Letter from Torunlar to MARA, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture re: MARA's denial of 
Torunlar's applications for a Ce rtificate of Control (12 Decemb er 2005) (English translation, 
followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-35 Letter from Turkish Minister Kurzad Tuzmen to US Trade Representative Rob Portman re: 
Turkey's commitment to begi n issuing Certificates of Control (24 March 2006) 
US-36 Letter of Acceptance 390 (24 March 2006) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish 
version) 
US-37 Letter of Acceptance 603 (14 March 2006) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish 
version) 
US-38 Rice – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice) 
US-39 1st letter of complaint from Mehmetoglu to MARA re: request for a Certificate of Control (25 
April 2006) (English translation) 
US-40 Letter from MARA to Mehmetoglu re: request fo r a Certificate of Control (27 April 2006) 
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  Exhibit Title of Exhibit 
US-41 2nd letter of complaint from Mehmetoglu to MARA  re: request for a Certificate of Control 
(27 April 2006) (English translation) 
US-42 3rd letter of complaint from Mehmetoglu to MARA  re: request for a Certificate of Control 
(28 April 2006) (English translation) 
US-43 General Assessment of the Regime Regarding Technical Regulations and Standardisation for 
Foreign Trade (27 May 2005) (English translation) 
US-44 Letter from ETM to MARA re: MARA's denial of the issuance of a Ce rtificate of Control 
(undated) (English translation) 
US-45 USDA Production, Supply and Distribution Online 
(www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/psdHome.aspx) 
US-46 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , Volume II, p. 2372 
US-47 Rice import data – Turkey: World Trade Atlas 
US-48 Turkey Grain and Feed Annual 2005: USDA Fo reign Agricultural Service GAIN Report (GAIN 
Report Number TU5006, 6 March 2005) 
US-49 TMO Sale Price for Importers Fulfilling Domestic  Purchase Requirement by Purchasing Rice 
from TMO: Conversion Table 
US-50 "The Turkish Grain Board Paddy Rice Stocks Are Opened For Sale," www.tmo.gov.tr , 6 
February 2005 (English translation) 
US-51 Information required on Turkish import forms – Certificate of Control and Import License under 
the TRQ 
US-52 Costs of imported rice under MFN rates and TRQ with purchases from TMO and domestic 
producers 
US-53 Monthly Turkish Import Data for Paddy, Brown, and Milled Rice 
US-54 Prices for Milled Rice in the Turkish Market 
US-55 Average Landed CIF Prices, By Month and Type of Rice 
US-56 Turkish Grain Bo ard Announced Prices 
US-57 The Creed Rice Market Report, December 21, 2005 
US-58 Decision regarding Tariff Quot a Imposition on Import of Certain Agricultural Products of 
European Community Origin (O fficial Gazette, No. 23225, Janu ary 9, 1998), amended by a 
Board of Ministers Decision of  December 13, 2001 (Official G azette, No. 24626,  December 30, 
2001) (English translation) 
US-59 Annual Turkish Control Certificates  Compared to Actual Turkish Imports 
US-60 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , Volume II, p. 2557 
US-61 The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , Volume I, p. 577 
US-62 Blank Turkish Customs Form (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-63 Helin court decision (11th Administrative Court of Ankara), 18  April 2006 (English translation, 
followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-64 Brief filed by Asena Import Export Construction and Trade Ltd. Company in the 9th 
Administrative Court of Ankara, 8 November 2005 (2005/2262) (English translation, followed 
by the original Turkish version) 
US-65 Brief filed by Pirtas Construction and Trade Ltd. Company in the 8th Administrative Court of 
Ankara, 8 November 2005 (2005/2291) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-66 Brief filed by Zarifler Construction and Tourism, Inc. in the 4th Administrative Court of Ankara, 
8 November 2005 (2005/2371) (English translatio n, followed by the original Turkish version)  WT/DS334/R 
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  Exhibit Title of Exhibit 
US-67 Brief filed by Etra Civil Engineering Ltd. Inc. in the 9th Administrative Court of Ankara, 
12 December 2005 (2006/339) (English translation,  followed by the orig inal Turkish version) 
US-68 Import of Rice, Undersecretariat of Customs, no. 20421 (10 August 2006) (English translation, 
followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-69 USDA Export Sales Report (rice section) 
US-70 US Paddy Rice – 1006.10 
US-71 US calculation of Certificat es of Control granted at MFN to non-EC (outside TRQ and FTAs) 
US-72 Power Point presentation on the website of Turkey's Secretariat General for EU Affairs - 
Turkey-Macedonia agreement 
US-73 Global Trade Information Services: Internet homepage and sources of data  
US-74 U.S. Department of Agriculture: Data on Annual US Rice Production and Annual and Monthly 
Data on Total US Rice Exports and Total US Rice Exports to Turkey (2003-2006) 
US-75 Referans , "So-called protection of rice has left the producers on their own" December 5, 2006 
(English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-76 Correspondence from the S. Umman Hamidogullari, Assistant General Director of Customs, 
Undersecretariat of Customs – Di rectorate General of Customs, Republic of Turkey, Office of 
the Prime Minister, to All Head Directorates for Customs and Enforcement, 10.19.2006/27082, 
in reference to the Correspondence dated 10.08.2006, Numbered 20421 regarding the 
Importation of Rice (English translation, fo llowed by the original Turkish version) 
US-77 Hurriyet , "Paddy Imports: Ministry of Agriculture's Explanation Regarding Paddy.  The 
Minister of Agriculture, Mehdi Eker, kept his promise by publishing an explanation regarding 
paddy production and import policies, through the Office of Press and Public Relations," 
December 15, 2006  (English tr anslation, followed by the original Turkish version)  
US-78 A communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade, Communiqué No. 2004/05 (Official 
Gazette, No. 25333, December 31, 2003) (English translation, fo llowed by the original Turkish 
version) (English translation, followed by the original Turkish version) 
US-79 Certificate of Control (issued to Torunlar on August 15, 2003) 
US-80 Andy Aaronson and Nathan Childs, "Developing Supply and Utilization Tables for the US Rice 
Market," Rice Situation and Outlook /RCS-2000/November 2000. 
US-81 Annual and Monthly Turkish Import Data for Paddy, Brown, and Milled Rice (2003-2006) 
US-81rev Annual and Monthly Turkish Import Data for Paddy, Brown, and Milled Rice (2003-2006) 
(revised) 
US-82 Turkish Import Data for Paddy Rice and Paddy Ri ce for Sowing (Turkey's State Institute of 
Statistics) 
US-83 Letters from Turkish Producer Groups to the US Embassy in Ankara regarding the WTO panel 
proceedings in this dispute. 
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  ANNEX J-2 
 
LIST OF EXHIBITS SUBMITTED BY TURKEY 
 
Exhibit Title of Exhibit 
TR-1 Communiqué of Standardization for Foreign Trade (No: 2006/5) 
TR-2 Ministerial Decree on the Regime Regarding Technical Regulations and Standardisation for 
Foreign Trade (2005/9454) 
TR-3 Annex VI-A of Communiqué No: 2006/05  
TR-4 Certificate of Control 
TR-5 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Ministry of Health, Turkish Food Codex 
Communiqué of Rice, No: 2001/10 
TR-6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Ministry of Health, Turkish Food Codex 
Communiqué of Paddy Rice, No: 2002/11 
TR-7 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Ministry of Health, Turkish Food Codex 
Communiqué of Rice, No: 2002/12 
TR-8 Breakdown of Imports of Rice, Paddy and Brown Rice by Countries 
TR-9 Decree on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of Some Species of Paddy Rice and 
Rice, Decree No: 2005/9315 OG: 13/9/2005 - 25935  
TR-10 Import License Form for the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade 
TR-11 Decree on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of Some Species of Paddy Rice and 
Rice, Decree No: 2004/7135 OG: 20/4/2004 - 25439 
TR-12 Communiqué on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of Some Species of Paddy Rice 
and Rice, OG: 27/4/2004 - 25445 
TR-13 Communiqué on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of Some Species of Paddy Rice 
and Rice, OG: 21/9/2005 - 25943 
TR-14 Decree on the Safeguard Measures and Surve illance for Imports and the Administration of Quotas 
and Tariff Quotas  
TR-15 Decree No: 2004/7333 On the Administration of Quotas and Tariff Quotas (Official Gazette 
No: 25473 of 26 May 2004) 
TR-16 Decree on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of Some Species of Paddy Rice and 
Rice, Decree No: 2004/7756 OG: 27/8/2004 - 25566 
TR-17 Communiqué on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of Some Species of Paddy Rice 
and Rice, OG: 8/9/2004 - 25577 
TR-18 Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of 
Some Species of Paddy Rice and Rice, OG: 26/3/2005 - 25767   
TR-19 Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Application of Tariff Quota for the Importation of 
Some Species of Paddy Rice an d Rice, OG: 11/5/2005 - 25812 
TR-20 Approved Control Certificates Between 2003 and 21.09.2006 
TR-21 Communiqué on the Issuance  of Control Certification at the Importation of Foodstuffs and 
Packaging Materials that come into Contact w ith Foodstuffs and on Control Procedures as 
Importation Stage (Communiqué No: 31)  
TR-22 Communiqué of Standardization for Foreign Trade (No: 2005/5)  
TR-23 Turkey's yearly import figures for milled rice (2001 to Sept. 2006) 
TR-24 Turkey's production and consumption figures for milled rice in Turkey (2001 to 2005)  WT/DS334/R 
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  Exhibit Title of Exhibit 
TR-25 Turkey's rice import figures, by month and organized by country of origin, types of rice, years, 
quantity and value (2003 to Aug-Sept 2006) 
TR-26 Turkey's import data according to type of rice and country of origin (2003) 
TR-27 List of quantities and unit price of domestic purchases made by (unspecified) companies, with 
average price for 2005 (2005) 
TR-28 Turkey's monthly CIF prices for rice, as declared by importers (2003 to Aug-Sept 2006) 
TR-29 TMO prices: - Yearly declared and received pu rchase price for long gr ain paddy rice (2002 to 
2006)- Monthly selling price for paddy rice (Jan 2004 to Sept 2006)- Monthly wholesale selling price for milled rice (Jan 2003 to Sept 2006) 
TR-30 Yearly quantities of purchases of paddy rice an d sales of paddy and milled rice (2003 to Oct-Nov 
2006) 
TR-31 EC Council Decision No. 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 25 February 1998 on the 
trade regime for agricultural products. Official Journal of the European Communities, 20.3.98, 
L 86/15- Protocol 2 concerning the preferential regi me applicable to the importation into Turkey of 
agricultural products originating in the Community- Annex: Arrangements applicable to the 
importation into Turkey of agricultural products originating in the Community 
TR-32 Schema of the import procedures applicable to imports at MFN and TRQ rates (New version 
provided with replies to questions after SSM) 
TR-33 Approved Certificates of Control, according to available data compiled by MARA (2003 to 
9 November 2006) 
TR-34 Regulation on National Farmers' Registration System (by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Affairs). Official Gazette, 16 April 2005, No. 25778. 
TR-35 Table on rejected and approved Certificates of Control (2003 to 2006)(New version provided with 
replies to questions after SSM) 
TR-36 Table of denied applications of Certificates of Control and reasons for denial (2003 to July 2006) 
TR-37 Average monthly exchange rate of New Turkish Lira per 1 US Dollar (2003 to November 2006) 
TR-38 Approved Certificates of Control for: 
–  Torunlar (2001, 2002, 2003 to 9 November 2006) –  EMT (2003 to 9 November  2006) 
–  Mehmetoglu (2001 to 2002, 2003 to 9 November 2006) 
TR-39 Import figures for Torunlar, Mehmetoglu and ETM – general imports and imports from the US 
(2000 to 2006) 
TR-40 Legal text: Turkish Grain Bo ard [Agricultural Products Office,  Inc.] Articles of Incorporation 
TR-41 Certificates of Control for rice approved in-quota and over-quota (MFN and FTA) (2003 to 
9 November 2006) 
TR-42 Costs of Imported Rice under Different Scenarios  
TR-43 Charts of Rice Equivalent Imports and CIF Landed Prices (1997 to 2006) 
TR-44 Communiqué of Standardization for Foreign Trade (No: 2007/21)