WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
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G/SG/N/7/TUR/11 G/SG/N/11/TUR/11/Suppl.1 
8 November 2011 
 
(11-5701) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL  
SAFEGUARD MEASURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
TURKEY 
 
(Certain Electrical Appliances) 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 25 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Turkey.   
 
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  We enclose a notification pursuant to Article  12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, on 
initiation of a safeguard investigation to review th e safeguard measure that is being applied against 
imports of certain electrical appliances;  a notifi cation pursuant to Article 12.4 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards, before taking a provisional safeguard  measure against imports of certain electrical 
appliances;  and a notification pursuant to Article 9, footnote 2 of the Agreement on Safeguards, on 
taking a decision not to apply the measure to prod ucts originating in developing countries.   
 
A. N
OTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1( A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION 
OF AN INVESTIGATION (EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING MEASURE ) AND THE REASONS FOR IT  
1. The date when the investigation was initiated 
The Communiqué related to the initiation of an  investigation was published in the Official 
Gazette on 12 October 2011.  2. The product subject to the investigation 
The products under investigation are hereinafte r referred to as "the products concerned". 
The Harmonized System (HS) Codes with in Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule and 
descriptions of the products concerne d are listed in the table below.   
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  Product HS Code Description of the Product 
Product 1 8509.40.00.00.11 Grinders 
8509.40.00.00.12 Mixers 
8509.40.00.00.13 Blenders 
8509.40.00.00.15 Complete sets 
8509.40.00.00.19 Others 
8509.80.00.00.11 Mincing appliances 
Product 2 8516.60.90.00.11 Toasters 
Product 3 8516.31.00.00.19* Others 
Product 4 8508.11.00.00.19 Others 
 
 * Turkish Customs Tariff Code of the concerned product was 8516.31.90.00.00 in the application, but 
it has changed in 2011.  The concerned product is now classified under 8516.31.00.00.19. 
 
3. WTO documents 
 The initial application of the existing safeguard measure was notified in the 
document numbered G/SG/N/8/TUR/10-G/SG/N/9 /TUR/4-G/SG/N/10/TUR/10-G/SG/N/11/TUR/11 
dated 22 August 2008. 
 
4. The reasons for the initiation of investigation 
The investigation was initiated upon an evalua tion of a safeguard petition from the domestic 
industry and on the basis of the evidence and the information contained therein.  
The information currently available indicates th at imports of the product concerned dropped 
significantly in 2009 with the imposition of the safegua rd measure, and then imports began to increase 
again in 2010.  Although the ma rket share of imports has dec lined significantly following the 
imposition of the safeguard measure, it still constitut es a major share of the domestic market.  On the 
other hand, while the domestic industry is still in an  adjustment process, the latest trends imply that 
the market share of imports is on the rise.  
 
Import figures and economic indicators of the domestic industry are provided in the following 
sections. 
 
5. Further information 
Those who fill out and send "Application Form fo r the Interested Party" to the competent 
authority within the period of 20 days after the promulgation of the related Communiqué are accepted 
as interested parties in the investigation. 
 
The competent authority shall provide a "userna me" and a "password" to each interested 
party.  The username of the interested party sha ll be the e-mail address specified in the "Application 
Form for the Interested Party".  Logging in with th e username and password, the interested parties are 
required to fill out "Online Questionnaire fo r the Interested Party", available at 
http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr/ithgozetim/index.cfm, within the period of 30 days after the promulgation 
of the related Communiqué.  Interested parties ar e free to ask for the technical assistance to the 
competent authority during filling out "Onlin e Questionnaire for the Interested Party". 
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  Interested parties may state, in the "Applicati on Form for the Interested Party", their request 
to be heard by the competent authority. 
 
"Application Form for the Interested Party" is available in the web address below.  Also, the 
date and venue of the hearing a nd other announcements regarding the investigation is accessible on 
the same address.  
 http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa =A231B55C-D8D3-8566- 4520C970FEB9CE71  
 
The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:  
 
 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy 
 Directorate General for Impor ts, Department of Safeguards 
 İnönü Bulvar ı, No:36 
 06510 Emek/Ankara TURKEY  Tel:  +90 (312) 204 75 31 / +90 (312) 204 77 03 
 Fax:  +90 (312) 212 87 65  
 Web page:  http://www.economy.gov.tr 
E-mail:  korunma@economy.gov.tr  
 
B. NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.4  BEFORE TAKING A PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
1. The products subject to the propo sed provisional safeguard measure 
The product subject to the proposed provisional safeguard measure are certain electrical 
appliances.  The Harmonized System (HS) Cod es within Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule and 
descriptions of the products concerne d are listed in the table below.   
 
Product HS Code Description of the Product 
Product 1 8509.40.00.00.11 Grinders 
8509.40.00.00.12 Mixers 
8509.40.00.00.13 Blenders 
8509.40.00.00.15 Complete sets 
8509.40.00.00.19 Others 
8509.80.00.00.11 Mincing appliances 
Product 2 8516.60.90.00.11 Toasters 
Product 3 8516.31.00.00.19* Others 
Product 4 8508.11.00.00.19 Others 
 
* Turkish Customs Tariff Code of the concerned product was 8516.31.90.00.00 in the application, but 
it has changed in 2011.  The concerned product is now classified under 8516.31.00.00.19. 
 
2. The proposed provisional safeguard measure 
 It is proposed to impose provisional safeguard m easure in the form of additional duty as listed 
in the table below for a period of maximum 200 days.  
 
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  HS Code  Description of the 
Product  Additional Duty 
(USD per piece)  
8508.11.00.00.19 Others 4,75 
8509.40.00.00.11 Grinders 3,75 
8509.40.00.00.12 Mixers 3,75 
8509.40.00.00.13 Blenders 3,75 
8509.40.00.00.15 Complete sets 5,70 
8509.40.00.00.19 Others 3,75 
8509.80.00.00.11 Mincing appliances 5,70 
8516.31.00.00.19 Others 3,75 
8516.60.90.00.11 Toasters 4,75 
 
3. Entry into force of the proposed  provisional safeguard measure 
 The provisional safeguard measure is proposed  to enter into for ce from 1 November 2011, 
with the publication of the approval of the Council of Ministers in the Official Gazette.  
 
4. The expected duration of the provisional safeguard measure 
 The decision whether or not to extend the exis ting safeguard measure will be made at the end 
of the investigation.  Therefore the provisiona l safeguard measure shall be applied during the 
investigation period.  In any case, the provisional saf eguard measure shall last for maximum 200 days. 
 
5. The basis for: 
(i) Making a preliminary determination, as pr ovided for in Article 6, that increased 
imports have caused or are th reatening to cause serious injury 
 The evidence relating to the serious injury suffered by the domestic industry as a result of 
the increase in imports of the products  concerned had been notified with 
the document G/SG/N/8/TUR/10-G/SG/N/9/TUR /4-G/SG/N/10/TUR/10-G/SG/N/11/TUR/11 dated 
22 August 2008.  Accordingly, a safeguard measure ag ainst imports of "certain electrical appliances" 
for a period of 3 years was put into force on 1 N ovember 2008.  Information on the changes in the 
level of imports and certain economic indicators of  the domestic industry that were recorded during 
the period the safeguard measure has been applied is provided below.  
 
 CHANGE IN IMPORTS 
 
Imports 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1 
(Excluding 8509.80.00.00.11) 
(Thousand Pieces) 2,018 2,209 2,221 1,868 455 603 
8509.80.00.00.11 
(Tons) 213 528 1,390 174 114 120 
Product 2 
(Thousand Pieces) 449 538 834 840 394 331 
Product 3 
(Thousand Pieces) 1,584 1,483 1,798 1,836 445 693 
Product 4 
(Thousand Pieces) 401 494 558 714 210 327  G/SG/N/6/TUR/13/Suppl.1 
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  After the imposition of the safeguard measure in 2008, in each category, the imports have 
declined dramatically.  However, the imports incr eased in each category except Product 2 in 2010.    
 
Imports / Production % 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1 (Excluding 8509.80.00.00.11)* 139 123 134 133 35 35 
Product 2 244 131 175 192 77 52 
Product 3 1.199 1.888 3.619 4.745 238 97 
Product 4 285 444 544 912 264 191 
 
* Domestic production figures of 8509.80.00.00.11 "Minci ng appliances" were given in pieces whereas 
imports figures are in tons.   
 
The ratio of imports to domestic  production declined dramatically  after the safeguard measure 
imposed in 2008, but it continues to remain relatively high. 
 
Market share of imports % 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1  81 78 83 81 40 39 
Product 2 75 68 72 78 54 75 
Product 3 92 95 97 98 71 51 
Product 4 81 86 89 93 76 68 
 
Following the imposition of the safeguard measu re, market share of imports gradually 
declined except Product 2.  In 2010, the shar e of imports declined to its lowest level.  
  ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY 
 
A preliminary analysis to assess the impacts of the existing safeguards on the situation of the 
domestic industry was carried out.  In this analys is, data submitted by a major association which its 
members constitute major proportion of domestic production, were utilized.  
 
(i) Consumption 
Consumption 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1 
(Excluding 
8509.80.00.00.11)* 
(Thousand Pieces) 2.488 2.828 2.674 2.315 1.123 1.563 
Product 2 
(Thousand Pieces) 600 851 1.220 1.124 810 815 
Product 3 
(Thousand Pieces) 1.713 1.569 1.850 1.876 628 1.349 
Product 4 
(Thousand Pieces) 494 577 629 766 275 483 
* Domestic sales figures of 8509 .80.00.00.11 "Mincing appliances " were given in pieces whereas 
imports figures are in tons.   
 
 The consumption of the goods in each category declined in 2009.  This decline stemmed from 
the safeguard measure and the impacts of financ ial crisis that hit the world in 2009.   G/SG/N/6/TUR/13/Suppl.1 
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  (ii) Production 
Domestic Production 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1 
(Thousand Pieces) 1.472 1.806 1.674 1.428 1.327 1.755 
Product 2 
(Thousand Pieces) 184 410 476 437 514 637 
Product 3 
(Thousand Pieces) 132 79 50 39 187 715 
Product 4 
(Thousand Pieces) 140 111 103 78 79 171 
 
 The production in each category increased gra dually after the imposition of the safeguard 
measure except the decrease in Product 1 in 2009. 
 
(iii) Capacity and Capacity Utilization Rate (CUR) 
Capacity  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010(6) 2011(6)
Product 1 
(Thousand Pieces) 1.924 2.163 3.145 3.145 3.470 3.870 1.935 1.935 
Product 2 
(Thousand Pieces) 250 500 550 700 700 830 415 508 
Product 3 
(Thousand Pieces) 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.400 1.840 920 1.275 
Product 4 
(Thousand Pieces) 196 200 200 200 200 200 100 100 
 
Capacity Utilization Rate  
(%) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010(6) 2011(6)
Product 1 77 83 53 45 38 45 44 46 
Product 2 74 82 87 62 73 77 72 86 
Product 3 11 6 4 3 13 39 29 51 
Product 4 72 56 51 39 40 85 68 67 
 
 Following the imposition of the safeguard measu re, the domestic industry has increased its 
production capacity.  Despite an increase in capaci ty utilization rate, domestic producers used less 
than half of their capacity in Product 1 and Product 3 in 2010. 
 
(iv) Domestic Sales 
Domestic Sales 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1 
(Thousand Pieces) 489 636 474 464 689 986 
Product 2 
(Thousand Pieces) 151 314 386 284 416 484 
Product 3 
(Thousand Pieces) 129 85 52 40 183 655 
Product 4 
(Thousand Pieces) 94 83 70 51 65 156  G/SG/N/6/TUR/13/Suppl.1 
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  Following the imposition of the safeguard measure in 2008, domestic sales increased 
gradually.   
 
(v) End of Period Inventories 
Inventories (Pieces) 2 005 2006 2007 2 008 2009 2010 
Product 1 56,425 62,140 32,955 35,548 23,524 144,569 
Product 2 8,944 14,032 13,341 79,405 29,864 77,623 
Product 3 14,212 7,570 5,732 4,272 6,968 44,643 
Product 4 7,264 3,296 2,097 2,285 4,088 1,494 
 
 Inventories of domestic industry increased be tween 2009 and 2010 except for Product 4.   
 
(vi) Employment 
Employment (Persons) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1  345 408 406 398 384 427 
Product 2 82 184 178 178 247 282 
Product 3 49 42 36 33 47 107 
Product 4 32 25 23 20 20 37 
Total 508 659 643 629 698 853 
 
The employment figures of the domestic industr y increased by 35,6 per cent between 2008 –
 2010.  
 
(vii) Productivity 
Productivity 
(Piece/Person) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1  4,267 4,426 4,124 3,587 3,455 4,109 
Product 2 2,243 2,226 2,674 2,456 2,081 2,261 
Product 3 2,697 1,870 1,380 1,172 3,970 6,683 
Product 4 4,385 4,444 4,463 3,915 3,975 4,621 
 
 Labor productivity of domestic industry has increased significantly in 2010.    
(viii) Profits 
Profitability 
(%) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
Product 1  1 0 -2 -2 0 1 
Product 2 2 1 5 5 4 7 
Product 3 18 6 7 -15 7 9 
Product 4 26 20 9 7 -5 16 
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   Profitability of the domestic indus try increased from 2009 to 2010. 
 
CONCLUSION 
 
 The assessment of the data available from dome stic industry reveals that economic indicators 
have improved after the implementation of the safe guard measure.  However this improvement in the 
economic indicators and adaptation of the domestic producers to the competitiveness of the industry 
has interrupted by the financial crisis that hit th e world, which has caused significant decrease in the 
domestic demand.  Therefore, it can be alleged that  domestic industry did not benefit to some extent 
because of the imposition of the safeguard measur e due to the financial crisis in 2009.   
 
 The findings of the preliminary determination show that the domestic industry managed to 
implement an extensive adjustment plan.  After imposition of the safeguard measure, domestic 
industry has made new investments and introduced  new models.  However the adaptation and the 
rehabilitation process of the domestic industry has not completed yet.    (ii) Determining the existence of critical circumstances where delay would cause damage 
which it would be difficult to repair 
 
The safeguard measure that is currently bein g applied against imports of the products 
concerned entered into force on 1 November 2008 an d will come to an end on 31 October 2011.  
 
 It was determined, in the preliminary analys is that, import data of 2009 and 2010 reflect the 
impact of the safeguard measure.  In general, do mestic industry increased its market share in 2009 
and 2010.  Moreover, preliminary figures reveal that certain figures relating to domestic industry 
show positive trend during the period that the saf eguard measure has been implemented.   
 
However, by 2010 imports began to increase again by around 30 per cent.  On the other hand, 
whereas economic indicators of the domestic industry slightly improved, imported products continue 
to have a major share in the domestic market within the years of 2009 and 2010 during which the 
safeguard measure was in force.   
 
Therefore, bearing in mind that a sudden and significant increase in the imports of the 
products concerned after the end of the 3-year period  could negatively affect the recovery period of 
the domestic industry and cause serious injury which it would be difficult to repair, the provisional 
safeguard measure is proposed to apply as security. 
 
6. Offer of consultations under Article 12.4 
Consistent with Article 12.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Turkey is ready to consult on 
the provisional safeguard measure with those Memb ers having a substantial interest as exporters of 
the products concerned. 
 
C. N
OTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2 UPON TAKING A DECISION NOT TO APPLY THE 
PROVISIONAL SAFEGUARD MEASURE TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES  
1. The measure 
It is proposed to impose provisional safegua rd measure in the form of specific duty as 
described in title 2 of the notification under Article 12.4 above.    G/SG/N/6/TUR/13/Suppl.1 
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  2. The product subject to the measure 
 The measure is applied to the products de scribed in title 1 of the notification under 
Article 12.4 above. 
 3. The developing countries to which the meas ure is not applied under Article 9.1 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards  
The developing countries in the list below are excluded from the measure as they export less 
than 3 per cent of imports to Turkey. 
 
Afghanistan;  Albania;  Algeria;  Anti gua and Barbuda;  Angol a;  Argentina;  
American Samoa;  Anguilla;  Antarctica;  Aruba;  Azerbaijan;  Bahamas;  Bahrain, Kingdom of;  
Bangladesh;  Barbados;  Belize;  Benin;  Bermuda ;  Bhutan;  Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;  
Plurinational State of Bolivia;  Botswana;  Bouve t Island;  Brazil;  British Virgin Islands;  British 
Indian Ocean Territory;  Brunei Darussalam;  Bu rkina Faso;  Burundi;  Democratic Republic of 
Congo;  Central African Republic;  C ongo;  Côte d'Ivoire;  Cameroon;  Chad;  Colombia;  Costa Rica;  
Cuba;  Cape Verde;  Cayman Is lands;  Chile;  Christmas Islands;  Cocos Islands;  Cook Islands;  
Djibouti;  Dominica;  Dominican Republic;  Ecuador ;  Egypt;  Eritrea;  Ethiopia;  Fiji;  Federated 
States of Micronesia;  Falkland Islands;  French Po lynesia;  French Southern Territories;  Gabon;  
Grenada;  Ghana;  Gambia;  Georgia;  Greenland;  Guinea;  Equatorial Guinea;  Guatemala;  Guinea-
Bissau;  Guyana;  Gibraltar;  Guam;  Honduras;  Ha iti;  Heard Island and McDonald Islands;  India;  
Indonesia;  Iraq;  Iran;  Jamaica;  Jordan;  Kaza khstan;  Kenya;  Cambodia;  Kiribati;  Comoros;  
St Kitts and Nevis;  Kuwait;  Kyrgyzstan;  Laos;  Leba non;  St Lucia;  Sri Lanka;  Liberia;  Lesotho;  
Libya;  Morocco;  Madagascar;  Marshall Islands ;  Mali;  Moldova;  Mongolia;  Mauritania;  
Mauritius;  Malaysia;  Maldives;  Malawi;  Mozamb ique;  Macao;  Mayotte;  Mexico;  Montserrat;  
Namibia;  Niger;  Nigeria;  Nicaragua;  Nepal;  Nauru;  Netherlands Antilles;  New Caledonia;  Niue 
Island;  Norfolk Island;  Northern Mariana Islands ;  Oman;  Panama;  Peru;  Papua New Guinea;  
Philippines;  Pakistan;  Palau;  Paraguay;  Pitcairn ;  Qatar;  Russian Federation;  Rwanda;  Samoa;  
Saudi Arabia;  Solomon Islands;  Seychelles;  Sudan;   Sierra Leone;  Senegal;  Somalia;  Suriname;  
Sao Tomé and Principe;  El Salvador;  Syrian  Arab Republic;  Swaziland;  South Africa;  
South Georgia and South Sandwich Is lands;  St Helena and dependenci es;  St Pierre and Miquelon;  
Thailand;  Tajikistan;  Togo;  Tunisia;  Tonga;  E ast Timor;  Trinidad and Tobago;  Turkmenistan;  
Tuvalu;  Tanzania;  Tokelau;  Turks and Caicos  Islands;  Ukraine;  United Arab Emirates;  
United States Minor outlying islands;  Uganda;  Uruguay;  Uzbekistan;  St Vincent;  Vietnam;  
Vanuatu;  Virgin Islands of US;  Wallis and Futu na Islands;  Yemen;  Zambia and Zimbabwe.   
  
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