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ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/N/6/TUR/6/Suppl.2 
7 May 2012 
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Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF A  
SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
 
TURKEY 
 
(Footwear) 
 
Supplement 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 2 May 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey.    
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We enclose a notification on initiation of a review  pursuant to Article 7.2 of the Agreement 
on Safeguards regarding the extension of the safeguard measure in imports of footwear. 
 
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 27 April 2012. 
 
2. Precise description of the product involved 
 The product under investigation is footwear.  The product concerned is currently classified 
under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule 64.02, 64 .03 and 64.04 (Products classified under tariff 
positions 6402.12; 6402.19; 6403.12; 6403.19; 6404.11 are excluded).  
 
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/14/TUR/2–G/SG/N/11/TUR/6/ Suppl.1, dated 15 January 2010.
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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 in formation contained therein.  The non-confidential 
summary of the application is available at the internet address below. 
 
                                                      
1 Regarding this notification a corrigendum has been circulated on 18 February 2010 with the WTO 
document G/SG/N/14/TUR/2/Corr.1–G /SG/N/11/TUR/6/Suppl.1/Corr.1. G/SG/N/6/TUR/6/Suppl.2 
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   http://www.tpsa.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=7 E73EFA6-A0B3-2A0A-C691CE49B31E079A  
 
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 investigating 
authority within the period of 15 days after the initia tion of the investigation are accepted as interested 
parties in the investigation. 
The investigating authority shall provide a "use rname" 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". The interested par ties 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 investigating authority, within the period of 20 
days after the initiation of the investigation. Inter ested parties may ask for th e technical assistance of 
the investigating authority while filling out the "O nline Questionnaire for the Interested Party". 
 
"Application Form for the Interested Party" and "Online Questionnaire for the Interested 
Party" are available at the internet address cited in Article 4.  Interested parties may state, in the 
"Application Form for the Interested Party", their re quest to be heard by the investigating authority. 
 
The date and venue of the hearing and other in formation regarding the investigation will be 
announced at the same internet address. 
 
The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is:  
 
 Ministry of Economy 
 Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards 
 Tel:  +90 312 204 77 17 
 Fax: +90 312 212 87 65  Web page: http://www.economy.gov.tr  
E-mail: korunma@economy.gov.tr   
 
 
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