. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS34/13
8 March 2001
(01-1178)
Original:  English
TURKEY – RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF TEXTILE AND
CLOTHING PRODUCTS
Agreed Procedures between India and Turkey
under Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU
The following communication, dated 8 March 2001, from the Permanent Mission of India and
the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated at the
request of these delegations.
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India and Turkey would like to inform the Dis pute Settlement Body that they have agreed on
the attached "Agreed Procedures between India and Turkey under Articles 21 and 22 of theUnderstanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) in the follow-up
to the dispute in Turkey – Restrictions on Imports of Textile and Clothing Products  (WT/DS34)".
We request you to convene a special DSB meeting on 20 March 2001 to take note of this
Agreement.
For India For Turkey
(s) H.E. Ambassador S. Narayanan ( s) H.E. Ambassador Oguz Demiralp
Permanent Representative Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of India Permanent Mission of TurkeyWT/DS34/13
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Agreed Procedures
between India and Turkey
under Articles 21 and 22 of the
Dispute Settlement Understanding
in the follow-up to the dispute in
Turkey – Restrictions on Imports of Textile
and Clothing Products  (WT/DS34)
The Panel and Appellate Body reports in this dispute were adopted by the Dispute Settlement
Body (DSB) on 19 November 1999.
On 7 January 2000, pursuant to Article 21.3(b) of the DSU, India and Turkey agreed on the
reasonable period of time for implementation of the DSB's recommendations and rulings
(WT/DS34/10).  According to the terms of this agreement, the implementation process was to be
completed by 19 February 2001.
India and Turkey (the Parties) have agreed on the following procedures:
1. The Parties agree to hold consultations within the next 30 days of this Agreement to discuss
compliance of the recommendations of the DSB by Turkey.
2. If thereafter India at any time decides to make a request for authorization of suspension of
concessions under Article 22.2 of the DSU, Turkey will not assert that India is precluded from
obtaining DSB authorization because India's re quest was made outside the 30 day time-period
specified in the first sentence of Article 22.6.
3. Should India at any time consider that the situation described in Article 21.5 of the DSU
exists, India will initiate proceedings under Article 21.5 prior to any proceedings under Article 22.
The Parties will cooperate to enable the Articl e 21.5 Panel and the Appellate Body, if the need so
arises, to circulate its report under an accelerated time-frame to be mutually agreed upon.
4. If on the basis of the results of the proceedings under Article 21.5 India decides to initiate
proceedings under Article 22, Turkey will not assert that India is precluded from obtaining DSBauthorization because India's request was made outside the 30 day time-period specified in the first
sentence of Article 22.6.
Geneva, 8 March 2001
For India For Turkey
(s) H.E. Ambassador S. Narayanan ( s) H.E. Ambassador Oguz Demiralp
Permanent Representative Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of India Permanent Mission of Turkey
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