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G/SG/N/14/TUR/4/Suppl.1 
11 April 2012 
 (12-1877) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF A REVIEW PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE 7.2 REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF A  
SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
 
TURKEY 
 
(Motorcycles) 
 
Supplement 
   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 motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an 
auxiliary motor (with reciprocating internal co mbustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not 
exceeding 380 cm³).  
 The product concerned is currently classified  within 8711.10.00.00.1 1, 8711.10.00.00.19, 
8711.20.10.00.00, 8711.20.91.00.00, 8711.20.93.00.00, 8711.20.98.00.00, and 8711.30.10.00.00 within the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule. 
 
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/4, G/SG/N/11/TUR/ 7/Suppl.2 dated 18 January 2010. 
 
4. The reasons for the initiation of 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 =0C7FE468-CD76-3FB5-458E6391919360D2  
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  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. 
 
 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.ekonomi.gov.tr/ithgozetim/index.cfm , within the period of 20 days after the initiation of 
the investigation.  Interested parties may ask for the technical assistance of the competent authority 
during filling out "Online 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. Also, the date and venue of the hearing 
and other announcements regarding the investig ation will 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 03 / +90 312 204 75 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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