WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/166/TUR 
7 March 2008 
 (08-0996) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
TURKEY 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July-31 December  2007 from 
Turkey
.  
  G/ADP/N/166/TUR 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  TURKEY  
 
ANNEX I 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 July-31 December  2007  
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation Provisional 
measures Definitive duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No injury Case 
withdrawn Other Country/ 
customs 
territory Product 
Date Date 
dumping 
margin Date, 
dumping 
margin Date, 
dumping 
margin Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Dumped 
imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption % of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis of 
determina- 
tion 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Certain refractory  bricks 29/08/2006  01/09/2007 
145 USD/Kg         FA 
Synthetic polyester 
staple fiber 08/07/2006  01/09/2007 
0.08 USD/kg         FA 
Electronically 
operated wall clocks 31/11/2006 
(R)  24/10/2007 
2.10 
USD/Piece          
Textured yarn of 
nylon or other 
polyamides 24/10/2007            
Laminated flooring 31/10/2007            
Polyester  textured 
yarn 04/12/2007            
Hook & loops 04/12/2007 
(R)            
Acrylic mink 
blanket 04/12/2007 
(R)            China 
Pencils with leads of 
graphite and leads of 
crayons 04/12/2007 
(R)            
Indonesia Polyester textured 
yarn  04/12/2007            
Malaysia Polyester textured 
yarn 04/12/2007            
Saudi Arabia Synthetic polyester 
staple fiber  08/07/2006  01/09/2007 
0.11 USD/Kg         FA 
Chinese 
Taipei Hook & loops 04/12/2007 
(R)            
Thailand Polyester textured 
yarn 04/12/2007            
 
  
   G/ADP/N/166/TUR
 Page 3Abbreviations  
R - Expiry Review inv. C - Anti-circumvention inv. 
HM - Domestic Market Price       
TM     -     Third Country Market Price
 
FA - Facts Available 
CV - Constructed Value            
  
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  ANNEX II 
 
 
FINAL ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
(1 July-31 December 2007) 
 
 
1. Definitive Measures 
 
Country/Customs Territory Pr oduct Date of Imposition 
Electrically operated wall clocks (*) 24.10.2007 
Certain refractory bricks 01.09.2007 China, P.R. 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres 01.09.2007 
Saudi Arabia Polyester synthetic staple fibres 01.09.2007 
 
*Expiry Review 
** Anti-Circumvention measure 
 
 
2. Provisional Measures 
 
Country/Customs Territory Pr oduct Date of Imposition 
- - - 
 
 
ANNEX III 
 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES IN FORCE 
(As of 31 December 2007) 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Measure Date of 
Imposition 
Belarus Polyester synthetic staple fibres AD Duty 29/05/1998 
Brazil Fittings AD Duty 27/04/2000 
Belgium Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Bulgaria Fittings AD Duty 07/09/2006 
Certain refillable pocket flint lighters AD Duty 29/05/1998 
Fittings AD Duty 27/04/2000 
Woven fabrics of synthetic and artificial staple fibres AD Duty 15/02/2001 
Wall clocks (battery, accumulator or main powered) AD Duty 07/11/2001 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn AD Duty 13/02/2002 
Non-refillable pocket lighters (gas fuelled, with 
electrical ignition system) and parts of lighters AD Duty 08/05/2002 
Acrylic mink blanket AD Duty 08/12/2002 
Hook & loop AD Duty 13/12/2002 
Pencils with leads of graphite and pencils with lead 
of crayons encased in a rigid sheath AD Duty 14/01/2003 
Bicycle tyres and bicycle tubes AD Duty 30/04/2003 
Motorcycle tyres and motorcycle tubes AD Duty 30/04/2003 
Chain (Stud -link and other welded link) AD Duty 20/12/2003 
Certain door locks and padlocks, locks and cylinder 
for door locks AD Duty 31/07/2003 China, P.R. 
Tempered glass lid/cover AD Duty 20/12/2003  G/ADP/N/166/TUR 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product Measure Date of 
Imposition 
Furniture hinge, mounting plate and drawer slide AD Duty 07/02/2004 
Ball point pens propelling or sliding pencils AD Duty 02/03/2004 
Baby carriages parts AD Duty 01/08/2004 
Metallized yarn AD Duty 24/09/2004 
Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes)  AD Duty 01/12/2004 
Certain textile fabrics, impregnated, coated covered or laminated with polyurethane AD Duty 05/02/2005 
Tools for drilling and milling AD Duty 04/02/2005 
Slide fasteners AD Duty 12/03/2005 
Colour TV receivers with integral picture tube AD Duty 28/07/2005 
New pneumatic tyres, of rubber AD Duty 20/08/2005 
Skid chain or motor vehicles of iron or steel  AD Duty 20/08/2005 
Universal Ac/Dc motors of an output exceeding 
37,5 w AD Duty 04/05/2006 
Pentaerythritol AD Duty 01/07/2005 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Pre finished engineered laminated flooring AD Duty 08/07/2006 
Wall type split air conditioners AD Duty 26/07/2006 
Granite AD Duty 14/09/2006 
Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood, each 
ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness AD Duty 20/10/2006 
 
Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes) Anti-circum. 30/12/2006 
Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-
section (V-belts) AD Duty 31/03/2007 
Certain refractory bricks AD Duty 01/09/2007 China, P.R. (cont'd) 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres AD Duty 01/09/2007 
Finland Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Germany Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Greece Polyvinyl chloride  AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Hungary Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres AD Duty 29/07/2003 
Polyester textured yarn AD Duty 27/06/2000 
Bicycle tyres and bicycle tubes AD Duty 30/04/2003 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms  AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Fittings AD Duty 07/09/2006 
Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-
section (V-belts) AD Duty 31/03/2007 India 
Metallized yarn AD Duty 24/09/2004 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres (not processed) AD Duty 13/03/2000 
Pre finished engineered laminated flooring AD Duty 08/07/2006 
Fittings AD Duty 07/09/2006 Indonesia 
 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Israel Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Italy Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Metallized yarn AD Duty 24/09/2004 
Polyester flat yarns AD Duty 30/11/1999 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres  AD Duty 13/03/2000 
Polyester textured yarn AD Duty 28/06/2000 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn AD Duty 13/02/2002 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms  AD Duty 27/01/2006 Korea, Rep. of 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn Anti-Circum. 02/06/2006 G/ADP/N/166/TUR 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product Measure Date of 
Imposition 
Vulcanised rubber thread and cord AD Duty 29/01/2004 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn AD Duty 13/02/2002 Malaysia 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms  AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Moldova Steel billets, rolled or obtained by continuous casting AD Duty 06/05/1995 
Netherlands Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Philippines  Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn Anti-Circum. 18/11/2006 
Romania Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Copper wire rod of which the maximum cross-
sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm AD Duty 09/11/2005 
Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes)  AD Duty 01/12/2004 
Steel billets, rolled or obtained by continuous casting AD Duty 06/05/1995 Russian Federation 
Ropes and cables (including locked coil ropes) Anti-Circum. 30/12/2006 
Saudi Arabia Polyester synthetic staple fibres AD Duty 01/09/2007 
Serbia Montenegro Fittings AD Duty 07/09/2006 
Sri Lanka  Bicycle tyres and bi cycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 
Polyester textured yarn AD Duty 28/06/2000 
Hook &loop AD Duty 13/12/2002 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres AD Duty 29/07/2003 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn AD Duty 13/02/2002 
Bicycle tyres and bicycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 
Motorcycle tyres and motorcycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 
Metallized yarn AD Duty 24/09/2004 Chinese Taipei 
 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms  AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Bicycle tyres and bicycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 
Motorcycle tyres and motorcycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 
Polyethylene terephthalate in primary forms  AD Duty 27/01/2006 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn AD Duty 13/02/2002 
Polyester synthetic staple fibres AD Duty 29/07/2003 
Fittings AD Duty 07/09/2006 Thailand 
Pencils with leads of graphite and pencils with lead 
of crayons encased in a rigid sheath** Anti-Circum. 14/04/2007 
 
Pentaerythritol AD Duty 04/09/2003 
Steel billets, rolled or obtained by continuous casting AD Duty 06/05/1995 Ukraine Copper wire rod of which the maximum cross-
sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm AD Duty 08/06/2006 
United States Polyvinyl chloride AD Duty 06/02/2003 
Bicycle tyres and bicycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 
Motorcycle tyres and motorcycle tubes AD Duty 27/09/2004 Vietnam Endless transmission belts  of trapezoidal cross-
section (V-belts) AD Duty 31/03/2007 
 
 
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  ANNEX IV 
 
INVESTIGATIONS IN PROGRESS 
(As of 31 December 2007) 
 
Country/Customs Territory Comm odity Date of Initiation 
 
Woven Fabrics of Synthetic Filament Yarn* 11/02/2007 
Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable; and refillable with electrical ignition system 
(made up of plastic body/tank) and plastic gas 
tank (including gas or not)* 05/05/2007 
Textured yarn of nylon or other polyamides 24/10/2007 
Laminated flooring 31/10/2007 
Polyester textured yarn  04/12/2007 
Hooks & loops 04/12/2007 
Acrylic mink blanket 04/12/2007 China, P.R 
Pencils with leads of graphite and leads of 
crayons 04/12/2007 
Furniture hinge, mounting plate and similar 
fixtures** 13/05/2007 
Indonesia 
Polyester textured yarn 04/12/2007 
Korea, Rep. of Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn* 11/02/2007 
Furniture hinge, mounting plate and similar 
fixtures** 13/05/2007 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn* 11/02/2007 Malaysia 
Polyester textured yarn 04/12/2007 
Moldova Steel billets, rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting* 13/10/2006 
Russian Fed. Steel billets, rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting* 13/10/2006 
Furniture hinge, mounting plate and similar 
fixtures** 13/05/2007 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn* 11/02/2007 Chinese Taipei 
Hooks & loops 04/12/2007 
Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn* 11/02/2007 Thailand Polyester textured yarn 04/12/2007 
Ukraine Steel billets, rolled or obtained by continuous 
casting* 13/10/2006 
Vietnam Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable; 
and refillable with electrical ignition system 
(made up of plastic body/tank) and Plastic gas 
tank(including gas or not)** 13/05/2007 
*Expiry Review  
** Anti-circumvention investigations 
 
ANNEX V 
 
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES EXPIRED AS OF JUNE 2007 DUE TO SUNSET CLAUSE 
(As of 31 December  2007) 
 
Country/Customs Territory Comm odity Date of Initiation 
 
- - - 
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