. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/6/TUR/6/Suppl.1 
11 June 2009 
 (09-2820) 
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 
 
TURKEY 
 
(Footwear
) 
 
Supplement  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 9 June 2009, 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 footwear.  The introduction of the ex isting safeguard measure was notified with the 
document G/SG/N/8/TUR/6-G/SG/N/10/TUR/6-G/ SG/N/11/TUR/6 dated 12 July 2006.   
 
1. The date when the investigation was initiated 
The investigation was initiated on 4 June 2009.   The related Communi qué was published in 
the Official Gazette on the same date.    
2. The product subject to the investigation 
 The product concerned is currently classifi ed within the Turkish Customs Tariff 
Schedule 64.02, 64.03 and 64.04.    
3. The reasons for the initiation of investigation 
The investigation was initiated upon an evaluati on of a petition from the domestic industry 
and on the basis of the evidence and the information contained therein.   
 
The information currently available indicates that imports of the pr oducts concerned dropped 
by 9 per cent in 2007, whereas it rose by 15 per cent in 2008.  Besides, with the implementation of the 
safeguard measure in 2006, the ratio of imports to  domestic production has decreased slightly in 2007 
and that ratio increased again in 2008.   G/SG/N/6/TUR/6/Suppl.1 
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Imports Unit 2006 2007 2008 
Absolute 
Imports  Pairs 34,199,593 31,261,885 36,025,987 
Relative to 
Domestic 
Production % 20 19 24 
 
The information currently available also show s that certain economic indicators relating to 
domestic industry, such as production, productivity,  employment and capacity utilization, have 
improved in the first year following the application of the safeguard measure and deteriorated again 
in 2008.    
4. 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 initia tion of the investigation are accepted as interested 
parties in the investigation.    
The competent authority shall provide with a username 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 for the Inte rested Party", that is going to be available at 
http://www.dtm.gov.tr/dtmithgozetim/index.cfm, within  the period of 30 days after the initiation of 
the investigation.  Interested parties may ask for the technical assistance of the competent authority 
during filling out "Online Questionnair e 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 web address below.  Also, the date and venue of the hearing and other 
announcements regarding the investigation will be accessible on the same address. 
 http://www.dtm.gov.tr/dtmweb/index.cfm?acti on=detay&yayinID=47&icerikID=132&dil=TR
 
 
The address of the competent authority for correspondence is:   
 
 Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade 
 Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards  Tel:  +90 312 222 65 00 / +90 312 204 77 17  Fax:  +90 312 212 87 65 / +90 312 212 87 11  Web page:  http://www.dtm.gov.tr 
E-mail:  korunma@dtm.gov.tr 
  
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