WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/1/TUR/3 
16 July 2004 
 (04-3064) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES RELATING 
TO SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
 
TURKEY 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 9 July 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey.  
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  This is to notify the WTO Secretariat that, pursuant to Article 12.6 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards, Turkey's new legislation on safeguard measures has recently been promulgated.  Please 
find enclosed the unofficial translation of the new legislation consisting of: 
 
• Decree No. 2004/735 of the Council of Ministers, dated 10 May 2004;  and 
 
• the new Regulation on Safeguard Measures for Imports. 
 
The Decree and the new Regulation were pr omulgated on 29 May 2004 and 8 June 2004, 
respectively, and replaced the previous legisla tion enclosed in WTO document G/SG/N/1/TUR/2, 
circulated on 14 December 1995. 
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 Unofficial Translation
 
 
 
DECREE ON SAFEGUARD MEASURES FOR IMPORTS 
 
(Official Gazette No: 25476 of 29 May 2004) 
 
Objective and Scope 
 
 Article 1 - This Decree covers the procedures a nd principles related to taking safeguard 
measures where a product is imported in such in creased quantities and under such conditions as to 
cause or threaten to cause serious  injury to the domestic producers producing like or directly 
competitive products, to remedy this serious injury or  threat of serious injury, provided that these 
measures are temporary and limited to the extent of the injury or threat of injury, by taking the 
international obligations a nd the interests of the coun try into consideration. 
 
Definitions  
 
 Article 2 - The definitions under this Decree are given below: 
  (a)   Undersecretariat:  The Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade; 
 
 (b)  Directorate General:  The Undersecretariat fo r Foreign Trade, Directorate General of 
Imports; 
  (c)  Board:  The Board for the Evaluation of Safeguard Measures for Imports; 
 
 (d)  Tariff quota:  The quantity or value of imports, which is exempted from customs 
duties and/or other financial charges or subj ect to reduced customs duties and/or other 
financial charges for a specified period; 
  (e)  Domestic producers:  The producers as a whole of like or directly competitive 
products operating within the territory of the country, or those whose collective 
output of like or directly competitive pr oducts constitutes a major proportion of the 
total domestic production of those products; 
  (f)  Serious injury:  A significant overall impairment in the position of domestic 
producers; 
  (g)  Threat of serious injury:  Serious injury that is clearly imminent.  
Authority 
 
 Article 3 - Under this Decree the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade has the authority: 
 
 (a)  to propose, apply and monitor safeguard measures; 
  (b)  to extend investigation period if necessary;  
 (c)  to make consultations at the internationa l level in the framework of the related 
legislation and to prepare compromise statem ents and to apply them which enter into 
force in conformity with the procedures concerned; 
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  (d)  to make examinations on imported goods and the accuracy of declarations; 
  (e)  to coordinate and give instructions to  the relevant institutions and organizations for 
the implementation of this Decree; 
 
 (f)  to prepare Regulations and Communiqués concerning the implementation of this 
Decree.   
 
The Board for the Evaluation of Safeguard Measures for Imports 
 
 Article 4 -  The "Board for the Evaluation of Safe guard Measures for Imports" has been 
established with this Decree.  The Board, under the chairmanship of the Director General of Imports 
or a Deputy Director General to be assigned by the Director General of Imports, shall compose of an 
authorized representative from each of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Undersecretariat of the 
State Planning Organization, the Undersecretariat of Customs, the Union of the Chambers of 
Commerce, Industry, Maritime Trade and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey together with the General 
Directorates of Exports, the European Union Affair s and Agreements of the Undersecretariat and the 
relevant Head of Department of the Directorate Ge neral of Imports.  The Chairman of the Board may 
invite relevant experts to the mee ting of the Board for consultation.  
  The Secretarial services of the Board are carried out by the Directorate General. 
 
 The decisions on safeguard measures shall be taken by the Board upon the proposal of the 
Directorate General.    The Board shall have the following functions: 
 
 (a)  to take decisions on whether or  not to initiate an investigation; 
  (b)  to take decisions to continue or to te rminate the investigation where the application is 
withdrawn during the investigation; 
 
 (c)  to take decisions on whether or not to take provisional safeguard measures, in case of 
their adoption to determine the form, extent and duration of these measures; 
  (d)  to take decisions on whether or not to  take safeguard measures, in case of their 
adoption to determine the form, extent and duration of these measures; 
 
 (e)  to take decisions on current safeguard measures;   (f)  to make proposals to obtain a Decree of the Council of Ministers.  
Provisional Safeguard Measures 
 
 Article 5  - Provisional safeguard measures may be applied, by taking the interests of the 
country into consideration, in critical circumst ances where delay would cause damage which it would 
be difficult to repair and where a preliminary de termination provides clear evidence that increased 
imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury to the domestic producers producing 
like or directly competitive products.   
  Provisional safeguard measures can take the form of customs duties, additional financial charges, restrictions on quantity/value of imports, tariff quota or a combination of these forms.    G/SG/N/1/TUR/3 
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 Where the provisional safeguard measures take the form of customs duties, the difference 
between the customs duty set in the Import Regime  Decree and the customs duty set as a provisional 
safeguard measure shall be collected as a security  in accordance with the relevant provisions of 
customs legislation. 
 
 Where the provisional safeguard measures take th e form of additional financial charges, the 
difference between the additional financial charge set in the Import Regime Decree and the additional 
financial charge set as provisional safeguard measu re shall be collected as a security in accordance 
with the relevant provisions of customs legislati on. In cases in which there is no additional financial 
charge set in Import Regime Decree, the whole am ount of the additional financial charge set as 
provisional safeguard measure shall be collected as a security in accordance with the relevant 
provisions of customs legislation.   At the end of the investigation, if the Boar d decides that safeguard measures are necessary, 
the amount collected as a security sh all be forfeited to the Treasury.   
  In cases in which the amount of the safeguard measure is lesser than the amount of the 
provisional safeguard measure, the difference shall be refunded.  However, in cases in which the 
amount of the safeguard measure is higher than th e amount of the provisional safeguard measure, the 
difference shall not be collected. 
 
 On the other hand, if the Board decides that no safeguard measures are necessary, the 
provisional safeguard measure shall be repealed and the amount previously collected as a security 
shall be refunded in accordance w ith the provisions on the repayment of the secured customs duties of 
customs legislation. 
 
Safeguard Measures 
 
 Article 6  - Safeguard measures may be applied follo wing an investigation, by taking the 
interests of the country into consideration, wh ere a product is imported in such increased quantities 
and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic producers 
producing like or directly competitive products. 
  Safeguard measures can take the form of cu stoms duties, additional financial charges, 
restrictions on quantity/value of imports, tariff quota or a combination of these forms.    Provisions of Other Legislation  
 Article 7  - This Decree does not preclude the application of: 
  (a)  prohibitions, quantitative restrictions or  controls concerning imports on grounds of 
public morality, public order or  public security; the protection of health and life of 
humans, animals and plants; the protec tion of national treasures possessing artistic, 
historic or archaeological value, or the protection of intellectual, industrial and 
commercial property; 
  (b)  the transactions concerning foreign exchange; 
 
 (c)  the obligations arising fro m the international agreements; 
  (d)  the provisions of the Import Regime De cree, the Regulation on Imports and the other 
legislation relating to the imports that are not in violation of this Decree.  G/SG/N/1/TUR/3 
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Publication 
 
 Article 8  - The decisions on the initiation and the c onclusion of safeguard investigations and 
the decisions on current safeguard measures under th is Decree shall be published in the Official 
Gazette. 
 
Regulation 
 
 Article 9  - The procedures and principles concerning th e application of the provisions of this 
Decree and the working procedures and principles of th e Board shall be specified in the Regulation.  
 
Repealed Legislation  
 
 Article 10  - Decree on Surveillance and Safeguard Measures for Imports and the 
Administration of Quotas and Tariff Quotas which put  into force in accordance with the Council of 
Ministers Decree No: 95/6814 of 30 April 1995, a nd Decree on Surveillance and Safeguard Measures 
for Imports of Products Originating in Certain Count ries which put into force in accordance with the 
Council of Ministers Decree No: 95/7348 of 6 Oct ober 1995 have been repealed with all its 
appendixes and amendments.   
 Provisional Article 1  - Before the entry into force of this Decree, the procedures concerning 
the investigations conducted and the safeguard measures imposed under the Decree on Surveillance 
and Safeguard Measures for Imports and the Admi nistration of Quotas and Tariff Quotas which put 
into force in accordance with the Council of Mi nisters Decree No: 95/6814 of 30 April 1995, and 
Decree on Surveillance and Safeguard Measures for Imports of Products Originating in Certain 
Countries which put into force in accordance with the Council of Ministers Decree No: 95/7348 of 
6 October 1995 shall carry on under the provisions of this Decree. 
  Provisional Article 2  - References to the repealed Decree on Surveillance and Safeguard 
Measures for Imports and the Administration of Quotas and Tariff Quotas which put into force in accordance with the Council of Mi nisters Decree No: 95/6814 of 30 April 1995, and Decree on 
Surveillance and Safeguard Measures for Imports of  Products Originating in Certain Countries which 
put into force in accordance with the Council of Ministers Decree No: 95/7348 of 6 October 1995 concerning the safeguard measures shall be  understood as referring to this Decree.  
 
Entry into Force 
  Article 11  - This Decree shall enter into fo rce on the date of its publication. 
 
Execution 
 
 Article 12  - The Minister in charge of the Unders ecretariat for Foreign Trade shall execute 
the provisions of this Decree. 
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 Unofficial Translation
 
  
REGULATION ON SAFEGUARD MEASURES FOR IMPORTS 
 
(Official Gazette No: 25486 of 8 June 2004) 
 
Objective and Scope 
 
Article 1 - This Regulation, in accordance with the D ecree No. 2004/7305 of 10 May 2004, covers 
the procedures and principles related to taking the safeguard measures where a product is imported in 
such increased quantities and under such  conditions as to cause or threat en to cause serious injury to 
the domestic producers producing like or directly competitive products, to remedy this serious injury 
or threat of serious injury, provided that these measu res are temporary and limited to the extent of the 
injury or threat of injury, by taking the internati onal obligations and the interests of the country into 
consideration. 
 
Definitions 
 
Article 2 -  The definitions under this Regulation are given below: 
 
 (a)  Undersecretariat:  The Unders ecretariat for Foreign Trade; 
  (b)  Directorate General: The Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, Directorate General of 
Imports; 
 
 (c)  Board:  The Board for the Evaluation of  Safeguard Measures  for Imports whose 
working procedures and principles  are specified in Article 12; 
  (d)  Tariff quota:  The quantity or value of imports, which is exempted from customs duties 
and/or other financial charges or subjec t to reduced customs duties and/or other 
financial charges for a specified period; 
 
 (e)  Quota:  The quantity and/or value of  imports for which permission is given for a 
specified period; 
  (f)  Domestic producers:  The producers as a whole of like or directly competitive 
products operating within the territory of the country, or those whose collective 
output of like or directly competitive pr oducts constitutes a major proportion of the 
total domestic production of those products; 
  (g)  Serious injury:  A significant overa ll impairment in the position of domestic 
producers; 
 
 (h)  Threat of serious injury: Serious injury that is clearly imminent;   (i)  Interested party: Authorized representatives of interested country/countries, domestic 
producers, importers, exporters/producers, c onsumers, users or organizations with 
which they are affiliated or their authorized representatives.  
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 Preliminary Examination 
 
 Article 3 -  A preliminary examination may be initia ted on the initiative of the Directorate 
General or upon a written application by natural or  legal persons concerned or the Professional 
Organizations or Chambers with which they are affiliated if there is a claim that a product is imported in 
such increased quantities as to cau se or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic producers 
producing like or directly competit ive products.  The applications shoul d be made via application forms, 
which are provided by the General Directorate, and the forms must be filled completely and properly.   The General Directorate, in case it is deemed necessary, can request additional information and 
documents at any stage of the preliminary examination. 
   Where the application is withdr awn during the preliminary examin ation, the procedures may be 
terminated by the General Directorate.  
 The results of the preliminary examination shall be presented to the Board for its evaluation. 
Basically the followings shall be taken into account:   (a)  Level and conditions of  imports and import trends of  the product concerned and the 
factors related to the economic conditions of the domestic producers; 
 
 (b)  The measures that may be taken under this Regulation. 
  If the Board decides not to initiate an investiga tion, its decision shall be notified in writing to 
the applicants by the Directorate General.  Investigation  
 Article 4  - In case the Board decides to initiate an investigation, its decision shall be 
announced in the Official Gazette.  The announcement shall state the period within which interested 
parties may make themselves known, submit their view s in writing and provide information.  It shall 
also state the period within which interested parti es may apply to be heard orally by the Directorate 
General.  These periods shall not exceed 30 days starting from the publication of the announcement in 
the Official Gazette.    The interested parties must be heard by th e Directorate General in case they have made a 
written application within the peri od laid down in the announcement published in the Official Gazette, 
showing that they are actually likely to be affect ed by the outcome of the investigation and there are 
special reasons for them to be heard orally.   The Directorate General may hear the inter ested parties individually or collectively .  Oral 
information provided by the interested parties sha ll be taken into account by the Directorate General 
provided that that information is submitted in writing.   The interested parties, which made themselves 
known in the period stated in the announcement, may, upon a written request, inspect the  information 
available in connection with the investig ation.  If the request is conceivable , the interested parties may 
inspect the information provided that that inform ation is not confidential within the meaning of 
Article 6.  
 When information is not supplied within the tim e limits set by the Directorate General or the 
investigation is significantly impeded, findings shall be made on the basis of the facts available. Where the Directorate General finds that the inte rested parties have supplied it with false or 
misleading information, it shall disregard the information.  G/SG/N/1/TUR/3 
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  Where the application is withdrawn during th e investigation, the Board shall examine the 
situation and may decide to terminate the investigation.   The investigation is carried out by the Direct orate General and is completed within 9 (nine) 
months.  In exceptional circumstances this period may be extended for 2 (two) months. 
 
Verification Visits 
 
 Article 5 -  The Directorate General may carry out ve rification visits to verify information 
supplied by interested parties and/ or to get further information. 
 
 The parties concerned shall be advised of the na ture of the information to be verified during 
verification visits and/or of any further informa tion which needs to be provided during such visits, 
though this should not preclude requests made during th e verification for further details to be provided 
in the light of the information obtained. 
 
Confidentiality 
 
 Article 6 - Information received pursuant to this Regu lation shall be used only for the purpose 
for which it was requested.  Any information of a c onfidential nature or any information provided on 
a confidential basis shall not be revealed wit hout written permission from the suppliers of such 
information without prejudice to the provisions of the law concerning the acts constituting a crime. 
  
 Any information shall be treated as confidentia l where its disclosure would be the cause of 
unfair competition and earnings or would have a si gnificantly adverse effect upon a person supplying 
the information or upon a person from whom he/she has acquired the information. Information which 
is provided on a confidential basis by the parties to  the investigation shall, also be treated as such, 
provided that a good cause is shown.   Interested parties providing confidential in formation shall be required to furnish non-
confidential summaries thereof.  T hose summaries shall be in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable 
understanding of the substance of the informat ion submitted as confidential.  In exceptional 
circumstances, such parties may in dicate that such information is not  susceptible of summary.  In such 
exceptional circumstances, a statement of the reas ons why summarization is not possible must be 
provided in writing.   However, if it appears that a request  for confidentiality is not warranted  and if the supplier of 
the information is unwilling to authorize its disclosur e in any form, the information concerned may be 
disregarded unless it can be verified from appropriate sources.   The preceding provisions shall not preclude the use of information provided as a reference to 
the general information and in particular to the reasons on which decisions taken under this 
Regulation are based. 
 
Determination and Evaluation of Serious Injury and Threat of Serious Injury 
 
Article 7  - In the examination of the trend of imports and of conditions in wh ich they take place and 
of serious injury or threat of serious injury to the domestic producers in particular the following 
factors shall be taken into consideration: 
  (a) The volume of imports, whether or not there has been a significant increase, either in 
absolute terms or relative to dom estic production or consumption; 
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  (b) The price of imports, whether or not there is a significant price undercutting as 
compared with the price of a like or directly competitive domestic product; 
  (c) The impact on domestic producers produci ng like or directly competitive products as 
indicated by trends in certain economic factors such as: production, productivity, 
capacity utilization, sales, market share, profit/loss and employment. 
  Where a threat of serious injury is alleged,  the Directorate General may examine that this 
alleged situation is likely to de velop into actual injury. In such  cases the following factors may be 
taken into account: 
 
 (a) The rate of increase of the exports to Turkey;   (b) Stocks and export capacity in the country of export and/or origin, as it stands or is 
likely to be in the foreseeable  future, and likelihood that th at capacity will be used to 
export to Turkey. 
 
Termination of Investigation 
 
Article 8 - At the end of the investigation, the Directorate General shall submit a report on the results 
of the investigation with its proposal to the Board.  
 
 If the Board decides that no safeguard measure s are necessary, the investigation shall be 
terminated and the decision to terminate the investig ation, stating a summary of the reasons shall be 
published in the Official Gazette.    Provisional Safeguard Measures  
 Article 9 -  Provisional safeguard measures may be applied, by taking the interests of the 
country into consideration, in critical circumst ances where delay would cause damage which it would 
be difficult to repair and where a preliminary de termination provides clear evidence that increased 
imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury to the domestic producers producing 
like or directly competitive products.   
  Provisional safeguard measures can take the form of customs duties, additional financial charges, restrictions on quantity/value of imports, tariff quota or a combination of these forms.    
 In cases in which the provisional safeguard measures take the form of customs duties, the 
difference between the customs duty set in the Impo rt Regime Decree and the customs duty set as a 
provisional safeguard measure shall be collected as a security in accordance with the relevant 
provisions of customs legislation.   In cases in which the provisional safeguard meas ures take the form of additional financial 
charges, the difference between the additional financ ial charge set in the Import Regime Decree and 
the additional financial charge set as provisional safe guard measure shall be collected as a security in 
accordance with the relevant provisions of customs legislation.  In cases in which there is no 
additional financial charge set in Import Regime De cree, the whole amount of the additional financial 
charge set as provisional safeguard measure shall be collected as a security  in accordance with the 
relevant provisions of customs legislation. 
 
 At the end of the investigation, if the Boar d decides that safeguard measures are necessary, 
the amount collected as a security shall be forfeited to the Treasury .   
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  In cases in which the amount of the safeguard measure is lesser than the amount of the 
provisional safeguard measure, the difference shall be refunded.  However, in cases in which the 
amount of the safeguard measure is higher than th e amount of the provisional safeguard measure, the 
difference shall not be collected.  
 On the other hand, if the Board decides that no safeguard measures are necessary, the 
provisional safeguard measure shall be repealed and the amount previously collected as a security 
shall be refunded in accordance w ith the provisions on the repayment of the secured customs duties of 
customs  legislation . 
 Safeguard Measures  
 Article 10 -  Safeguard measures may be applied follo wing an investigation, by taking the 
interests of the country into consideration, wh ere a product is imported in such increased quantities 
and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic producers 
producing like or directly competitive products. 
  Safeguard measures can take the form of cu stoms duties, additional financial charges, 
restrictions on quantity/value of imports, tariff quota or a combination of these forms.     In cases in which the safeguard measures take the form of quantity and/or value restriction 
(establishment of the quota), the average level of imports in the last three representative years for 
which statistics are available shall be taken into  account unless a different level is necessary to 
prevent or remedy serious injury.  
Duration and Review of Safeguard Measures  
  Article 11 -  Safeguard measures shall be applied for such a period of time to be necessary to 
prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilita te adjustment of the domestic producers to the 
conditions of the internal market.  The duration of  safeguard measures shall not exceed 4 (four) years, 
including the duration of any provisional m easure unless it is extended under paragraph 3. 
 
 If the duration of the measure exceeds one year, the measure shall be progressively liberalized 
at regular intervals during the period of applicati on.  If the duration of the measure exceeds three 
years, the situation shall be reviewed not later than  the mid-term of the measure in order to ascertain 
whether its application is still necessary or to increase the pace of liberalization.  
 
 The duration of the measure may be extende d in accordance with the results of a new 
investigation to be initiated provi ded it is determined that the safeguard measure continues to be 
necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury a nd there is evidence that the domestic producers are 
adjusting to the conditions of the internal market.  An extended measure shall not be more restrictive 
than it was at the end of the initial period, and shal l continue to be liberalized.  The total period of 
application of a safeguard measure shall not exceed 10 (ten) years. 
 
 No safeguard measure shall be applied agai n to the import of a product which has been 
subject to such a measure for a period of time equal half to that during which such measure had been 
previously applied, provided that the period of non-application is at least 2 (two) years.  
 A safeguard measure with a duration of 180 days  or less may be applied again to the import 
of a product if at least one year has elapsed sin ce the date of introduction of a safeguard measure on 
the import of that product and such a safeguard measure has not been applied on the same product 
more than twice in the five-year period preced ing the date of introduction of the measure. 
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  The Directorate-General may convene a meeting of  the Board during the period of application 
of a safeguard measure on its own initiative or upon a request to examine the effects of the measure 
and to evaluate whether its application is still nec essary.  The Board evaluates the effects and results 
of the measure and may take a decision to continue for application of the measure or withdraw it.   
The decisions, stating a summary of the reasons, take n by the Board shall be published in the Official 
Gazette. 
 
Working Procedures and Principles for the Board 
 
 Article 12 - The working procedures and principles for the Board of Evaluation of Safeguard 
Measures for Imports are as follows: 
  The Board shall convene with an absolute ma jority upon the call of the Chairman.  In case 
such a majority shall not be obtained in the first me eting, no majority shall be required in the meeting 
to be held in the following day. 
  
 The Board shall take decisions on the safeguard measures upon the proposal of the Directorate General.   The Board shall take decisions with majo rity vote of the Board members attending the 
meeting.  In case of equality, the Chairm an of the Board has a casting vote.  
 
 In case where it is determined that the Board me mbers that have such relation as defined in 
Article 245 of the Code of Civil Procedure No.1086 of  18 June 1927, with the pa rties concerned, shall 
not participate in the meetings.   
 The Board Members that are representatives of the professional organizations should not be 
the producers, exporters or importers of the product subject to the investigation or should not deal 
with the trade thereof by any manner whatsoever.  Otherwise the provision of the above paragraph 
shall be applied. 
 
 The secretarial services of the Board are carried out by the Directorate General. 
  
Provisions of Other Legislation 
 
 Article 13 -  This Regulation does not preclude the application of: 
 
 (a)  prohibitions, quantitative restrictions or  controls concerning imports on grounds of 
public morality, public order or  public security; the protection of health and life of 
humans, animals and plants; the protec tion of national treasures possessing artistic, 
historic or archaeological value, or the protection of intellectual, industrial and 
commercial property; 
 
 (b)  the transactions concerning foreign exchange; 
  (c)  the obligations arising fro m the international agreements; 
  (d)  the provisions of the Import Regime De cree, the Regulation on Imports and the other 
legislation relating to the imports that ar e not in violation of this Regulation. 
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 Communiqué 
 
 Article 14 - The Undersecretariat is authorized to  promulgate the Communiqué concerning 
the application of the provisions of this Regulation.  Repealed Regulations  
 Article 15 -  Regulation on Surveillance and Safeguard  Measures for Imports published in the 
Official Gazette dated 1 June 1995, No: 22300 (bis) and Regulati on on Surveillance and Safeguard 
Measures for Imports of Products Originating in Ce rtain Countries published in the Official Gazette 
dated 1 November 1995, No:22450  have been repealed.  
  Provisional Article 1 -  Before the entry into force of this Regulation, the procedures 
concerning the investigations conducted and the saf eguard measures imposed under the Regulation on 
Surveillance and Safeguard Measures for Imports publis hed in the Official Ga zette dated 1 June 1995, 
No: 22300 (bis) and Regulation on Surveillance a nd Safeguard Measures fo r Imports of Products 
Originating in Certain Countries published in the Official Gazette dated 1 November 1995, No: 22450 
shall carry on under the provisions of this Regulation.  Provisional Article 2 -  References to the repealed Regulation on Surveillance and Safeguard 
Measures for Imports published in the Official Gazette dated 1 June 19 95, No: 22300 (bis) and 
Regulation on Surveillance and Safeguard Measures fo r Imports of Products Originating in Certain 
Countries published in the Official Gazette da ted 1 November 1995, No: 22450 concerning the 
safeguard measures shall be understood as referring to this Regulation.  
 
Entry into Force   
  Article 16 -  This Regulation shall enter into fo rce on the date of its publication. 
 
Execution  
 
 Article 17 -  The Minister in charge of the Undersec retariat for Foreign Trade shall execute 
the provisions of this Regulation. 
  
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