. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/94 
22 July 2011 
 (11-3708) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
EXTENSION OF SAFEGUARD ME ASURES ON IMPORTS OF  
COTTON YARN BY TURKEY  
 
Request for Consultations under Article 12.3 
of the Agreement on Safeguards 
 
INDIA 
   The following communication, dated 21 July 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India.   
 
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 1. On 23 June 2011, Turkey notified to th e WTO Committee on Safeguards regarding the 
initiation of an investigation re garding the review of existing safeguard measures on imports of 
Cotton Yarn.  By the same notification Turkey h as informed the taking of provisional safeguard 
measures on imports of Cotton Yarn as per Article  12.4 of the Safeguard Agreement (WTO document 
G/SG/N/6/TUR/14/Suppl.1-G/SG/N/7/TUR/10- G/SG/N/11/TUR/17 of 24 June 2011).   
 
2. As per the above notificati on dated 24 June 2011, Turkey pr oposes to extend the safeguard 
measures by imposing provisiona l safeguard measures as under: 
 
"Additional duty of 12%  (maximum 0,85 and minimum 0,29 US  Dollars per net kilogram) for 
the products classified with the codes of 5205.12, 5205.22, 5205.32 and 5205.42; and 17%  
(maximum 0,85 and minimum 0,29 US Dollars per net kilogram) for the rest of the products 
classified under the code of 52.05."   
 3. As per the provisions of Article 7.2 of Safe guard Agreement the safeguard measure cannot be 
extended unless the Turkish authority determines that the safeguard measure continues to be 
necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and th at there is evidence that the domestic industry is 
adjusting.  This is also subject to Turkey's obligations under Article 8 and 12 of the Safeguard 
Agreement.    4. As Turkey proposes to extend the safeguard meas ures beyond 3 years, as per the provision of 
Article 7.4 of the Safeguard Agreement, it will be re quired to review the situation not later than the 
mid-term of the measure and, if appropriate, w ithdraw it or increase the pace of liberalization.  
 5. As per the provisions of Article 8.1 of Safe guard Agreement, Turkey is under obligation to 
maintain a substantially equivalent  level of concessions and other oblig ations to India which would be 
affected by extension of the safeguard measures.   
6. India has a substantial interest as an exporte r of cotton yarn and requests consultations with 
Turkey under Article 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards for the purpose, inter-alia , of reviewing G/SG/94 
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  the information provided by Turkey in the abov e notification, exchanging views on the proposed 
measures and reaching an agreement on the way to ac hieve the objective set out in Article 8.1 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards.   7. India further reserves all its rights under the Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organisation and its Annexes including the Safeguards Agreement.  This request for consultations is 
without prejudice to India's right to make deta iled comments on the above notification of Turkey.  
 8. India looks forward to receiving a reply to its requests and to fixing a mutually acceptable 
date and place for the consultations.   
 
 
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