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ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/N/14/TUR/8 
11 April 2012 
 (12-1880) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF A  
SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
 
TURKEY 
 
(Matches) 
 
 
 The following notification, dated 6 April 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey.    
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  1. The date when the investigation was initiated 
 The Communiqué related to the initiation of th e investigation was published in the Official 
Gazette on 6 April 2012. 
 
2. Precise description of the product involved 
 The product under investigation is matches, othe r than pyrotechnic articles of heading 36.04. 
The product concerned is currently classifie d under Turkish Customs Code 3605.00.00.00.00. 
 3. Reference to the WTO document containing th e 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/12, G/SG/N/10/TUR/12, G/SG/N /11/TUR/13/Suppl.1, dated 3 November 2009. 
 
4. Reason for the initiation of the review 
 The investigation was initiated upon an eval uation of a safeguard petition from the domestic 
industry and on the basis of the evidence and the information contained therein. The non-confidential 
summary of the application is available at the internet address below.  
 http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa =DBACB8EF-F104-D01B-A976146B3A9A1EAC  
 
5. Deadlines for exporters and other interested part ies 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. G/SG/N/14/TUR/8 
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   The competent authority shall provide a userna me and a password to each interested party. 
The username of the interested party shall be th e e-mail address specified in the "Application Form 
for the Interested Party". The interested parties are required to fill out the "Online Questionnaire for 
the Interested Party" by logging in to http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr/ithgozetim/index.cfm  webpage with 
the username and password provided by the competen t authority, within the period of 20 days after 
the initiation of the investigation. Interested pa rties may ask for the technical assistance of the 
competent authority while filling out the "On line Questionnaire for the Interested Party". 
  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"  and "Online Questionnaire for the Interested 
Party" are available at the internet address cited in  Article 4. The date and venue of the hearing and 
other announcements regarding the investigati on will also be accessible on the same address. 
 
 The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:  
 
 Ministry of Economy  Directorate General for Impor ts, Department of Safeguards 
 Tel:  +90 312 204 77 20 / +90 312 204 77 31  Fax:  +90 312 212 87 65 / +90 312 212 87 11 
 Web page: http://www.economy.gov.tr  
 E-mail: korunma@economy.gov.tr   
 
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