WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
11July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2901)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATIONS OFLAWS, REGULATIONS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES RELATING
TOSAFEGUARD MEASURES
TURKEY
Revision
Thefollowingcommunication,dated1July1997,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofTurkey.
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With reference totheNotification ofTurkey pursuant toArticle 12.6oftheAgreement on
Safeguards, which hasbeendistributed indocument G/SG/N/1/TUR/2, Ihavethepleasure toenclose
herewith alistofcorrections regarding some typing andtranslation errors. (Corrections aremarked
inredline).G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION
COUNCIL OFMINISTERS 'DECREE NO.95/6814 OF30APRIL 1995 AND
DECREE NO.95/7432 OF24OCTOBER 1995 AMENDING DECREE NO.95/6814
Decree ontheSafeguard Measures andSurveillance
forImports andtheAdministration ofQuotas andTariff Quotas
Objective andScope
Article 1
ThisDecree includes theprocedures andprinciples related to:
(a) Thesurveillance ofimports where thetrend inimports ofaproduct threatens tocause
injury tothedomestic producers andwhere theinterests ofthecountry sorequire.
(b) Taking thesafeguard measures required fortheinterests ofthecountry where aproduct
isimported insuchincreased quantities and/or onsuchconditions astocause serious
injury orthreat ofserious injury tothedomestic producers producing likeordirectly
competitive products, toremedy thisserious injury orthreat ofserious injury, bytaking
theinternational obligations intoconsideration, provided thatthesubject measures are
limited bytheinjury orthreat ofinjury andtheyaretemporary.
(c) Quotas thatcanbeapplied intheframework ofthemeasures tobetaken pursuant to
thebilateral ormultilateral preferential trade agreements orunilaterally inamanner
which conforms totheprovisions oftheinternational agreements.
(d) Theuseofquotas incasetariff quotas areapplied forimports intheframework of
thebilateral ormultilateral preferential trade agreements orunilaterally according to
theprovisions oftheinternational agreements.
However, theprovisions ofthisDecree, excluding theimplementation ofthetariff
quotas, cannot beapplied totextile andclothing products outside ofthose which wereintegrated
intoGATT 1994intheframework oftheprovisions oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing
(ATC) appended totheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization (WTO).
Definitions andAbbreviations
Article 2
Thedefinitions andabbreviations listed inthisDecree areasfollows:
(a) Ministry: theMinistry towhich theUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade issubordinated.
(b) Undersecretariat: theUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade.
(c) General Directorate: theUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade, General Directorate of
Imports.
(d) Committee:"TheCommitteefortheEvaluationofSafeguardMeasuresandSurveillance
forimports" whose formation andfunctions arespecified inArticle 4.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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(e) Tariff quotas: tomake areduction orprovide anexemption onthecustoms duties
ratesforaspecific quantity orvalue foraproduct orgroup ofproducts.
(f) Quotas: thequantity and/or value ofimports forwhich permission isgiven fora
calendar yearorasetperiod.
(g) Serious injury: means asignificant overall impairment intheposition ofadomestic
industry.
(h) Threat ofserious injury: means serious injury thatisclearly imminent.
(i) Domestic industry: means thedomestic producers asawhole ofthelikeordirectly
competitive products operating within theterritory ofthecountry, orthose whose
collective output ofthelikeordirectly competitive products constitutes amajor
proportion ofthetotaldomestic production ofthose products.
Authority
Article 3
TheUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade hastheauthority:
(a) Topropose, apply andmonitor surveillance andsafeguard measures andtomake
consultations atinternational levelintheframework oftherelated legislation andto
prepare textsofreconciliation agreements andtoapply these textswhich enter into
force inconformance withtheprocedures.
(b) Todetermine thequantities and/or values ofquotas andtheprocedure andprinciples
ofdistribution, excluding thequotas thatshallbedetermined bytheCommittee which
arementioned inArticle 4ofthisDecree, andtoissue documents withthisobjective
andtoinstruct totherelevant institutions andorganizations concerning the
implementation andnecessary permission.
(c) Todetermine theprocedures andprinciples foruseofthetariffquotas which areopened
unilaterallyaccordingtointernationalagreementsorbasedonthebilateralormultilateral
preferential trade agreements.
TheFormation andFunctions oftheCommittee fortheEvaluation ofSafeguard Measures and
Surveillance forImports
Article 4
The"Committee fortheEvaluation ofSafeguard Measures andSurveillance forImports" has
beenestablished withthisDecree. TheCommittee, under thechairmanship oftheGeneral Director
ofimports oraDeputy Director-General tobeassigned bytheDirector-General ofImports, iscomposed
ofanauthorized representative fromeachoftheMinistry ofIndustry andTrade, theUndersecretariat
oftheState Planning Organization, theUndersecretariat ofCustoms, theUnion oftheChambers of
Commerce, Industry, Maritime Trade andCommodity Exchanges ofTurkey together withtheGeneral
Directorates ofExports, theEuropean Union andAgreements oftheUndersecretariat andtherelevant
Head ofDepartment oftheGeneral Directorate ofImports. TheChairman oftheCommittee may
summon totheCommittee meetings therelated experts forconsultation according tothenature ofthe
subject.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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TheSecretarial services oftheCommittee arecarried outbytheUndersecretariat (General
Directorate ofImports).
TheCommittee makes adecision onthesubject ofsurveillance andsafeguard measures for
imports upon theproposal oftheUndersecretariat (General Directorate ofImports).
Thefunctions oftheCommittee are:
(a) Toinitiate ornottoinitiate investigations, toextend ornottoextend theperiod of
investigations.
(b) Tocontinueortoterminatetheinvestigationsincasetheapplicationiswithdrawnduring
theperiod ofinvestigation.
(c) Totakeornottotakemeasures byevaluating theresults oftheinvestigations andin
casemeasures areadopted, todetermine theprinciples related totheimport ofthegoods
andthequantities and/or values.
(d) Totakemeasures incritical circumstances.
(e) Toreview, continue, change orabolish themeasures adopted previously andtoextend
theperiod ofthemeasures inforce inconditions where itisrequired.
(f) Toevaluate theproposals tobemade bytheUndersecretariat (General Directorate
ofImports) incasewhere inallocation ofthequotas within theframework ofthisDecree
itisnecessary tomake theissuing ofdocuments onbehalf oftheimporters conditional
upon thelodging ofasecurity.
Determination andEvaluation ofSerious Injury orThreat ofSerious Injury
Article 5
Indetermining andevaluating serious injury orthreat ofserious injury, inparticular thevolume
ofimports andimport price andtheeffect ofthose onthedevelopments ineconomic indicators such
asproduction,utilizationofcapacity,inventories,sales,marketshare,prices,profits,returnofinvestment
capital, cashflowandemployment ofthedomestic producers whoproduce likeordirectly competitive
products shallbetaken intoaccount.
Safeguard Measures andSurveillance
Article 6
Forthedomestic producers whoproduce likeordirectly competitive products:
(a) Incaseofimporting ofaproduct insuchincreased quantities and/or conditions that
cancause threat ofinjury, theimport oftheproduct inquestion maybesubjected to
surveillance. Thepurpose ofsurveillance isaimed atfollowing thedevelopments in
theimports ofaproduct.
(b) Incaseofimporting ofaproduct insuchincreased quantities and/or conditions asto
cause serious injury orthreat ofserious injury, bytaking intoconsideration theinterests
ofthecountry, safeguard measures areapplied astheresult oftheinvestigation that
shallbemade.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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(c) Incaseofimporting ofaproduct insuchincreased quantities and/or conditions asto
cause serious injury orthreat ofserious injury, incritical circumstances where adelay
would cause damage which would bedifficult torepair, incaseintervention isrequired
fortheinterests ofthecountry, theCommittee maymake adecision toapply provisional
measures. Iftheprovisional measure applied shallensure theremedy oftheserious
injury, itshallbeapplied intheformofmaking anincrease inthecustoms duties of
theproduct inquestion intheframework oftherelated legislation. Incaseaprovisional
measure isapplied, therequired investigations shallcontinue andbecompleted and
theprocedure ofconsultation withtheconcerned exporter countries maybecontinued.
Theimport ofaproduct subject tothesafeguard measures issubject tothepermission
oftheUndersecretariat. Theimport ofaproduct subject topermission maybesubmitted to
theapplication ofaquota bymaking arestriction onthequantities and/or values.
Provisional Safeguard Measures
Article 7
Intheframework ofArticle 6(c),incaseprovisional safeguard measure isapplied toproduct
inquestion intheform ofmaking anincrease inthecustoms duties, ifattheconclusion ofthe
investigations itisunderstood thatitwasnotnecessary totakesafeguard measures, intheframework
oftherelated legislation, theincreased customs duties shallbereduced totheproportions prior tothe
application oftheprovisional safeguard measures andtheduties thatwere collected previously and
thatareequivalent totherateincreased shallberefunded tothose concerned inconformity withthe
provisions inthecustoms legislations related totherefund ofcustoms duties collected. Incasesafeguard
measures areadopted theduties collected shallbeforfeited andpaidintothebudget.
Tariff Quotas
Article 8
Incases where thetariff quotas areapplied, unilaterally intheframework oftheinternational
agreements orinaccordance withthepreferential trade agreements, forsetquantities and/or values
foraproduct orgroup ofproducts originating inaspecific country, reductions orexemptions onthe
customs duties ratesareprovided bytheCouncil ofMinisters.
Security
Article 9
Adecision maybemade bytheCouncil ofMinisters tolodge asecurity forthedocuments
tobeissued onbehalf oftheimporters inallocations ofthequotas within theframework ofthisDecree,
upon proposal oftheCommittee through theUndersecretariat (General Directorate ofImports).
Thesecurity iscollected bythebanks intheratioof1percentoftheTurkish liraequivalent
price oftheproducts intheforeign currency stated ontheproforma invoice appended tothequota
allocation application thatshallbemade bytheimporter totheUndersecretariat (General Directorate
ofImports).
Thesecurity shallberecorded asincome totheFund fortheEncouragement ofInvestments
andForeign Currency Earning Services inaccordance withtheprovision oftheLawNo.6183onthe
Procedure fortheCollection ofthePublic Claims, incases where thetotally orpartially unusedG/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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documents, issued onbehalf oftheimporters towhom theUndersecretariat (General Directorate of
Imports) allocated quotas, arenotreturned totheUndersecretariat (General Directorate ofImports)
within thetimelimitsetbytheRegulation tobeenacted intheframework ofthisDecree.
Publication
Article 10
Thedecisions oftheCommittee related totheinitiating ofinvestigations, termination of
investigations, adopting ofsafeguard measures andtheexisting measures, which areprovided forin
Article 4,andtheprocedures andprinciples fordistribution ofquotas andapplication fortheallocation
ofquotas arepublished intheOfficial Gazette .
Regulations
Article 11
Theprocedures andprinciples related totheapplication ofthisDecree andthework ofthe
Committee aredesignated intheregulations.
Sanction
Article 12
Concerning those whobehave inviolation ofthewritten commitments made intheframework
ofthisDecree andtheregulations thatshallbepromulgated based onthisDecree, andthose whoact
inviolation ofthisDecree andthose whousefalsedocuments intheimport procedures orthose who
make alterations inthedocuments which arethebasis oftheimport procedures, without prejudice to
theprovisions oftherelated Law, thesanctions thatshallbeapplied andtheamount which isdetermined
forthewritten commitments which shallbeobtained when required aredetermined intheprinciples
oftheregulation forregistering income totheFund fortheEncouragement ofInvestments andForeign
Currency Earning Services.
Repeal ofDecree
Article 13
TheDecreeNo.93/5155dated24.12.1993ConcerningtheSafeguardMeasuresandSurveillance
forImports hasbeenrepealed.
Validity
Article 14
ThisDecree enters intoforce onthedateofpublication.
Execution
Article 15
ThePrime Minister executes thisDecree.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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Regulations
From theUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade
REGULATION ONTHE SAFEGUARD MEASURES AND
SURVEILLANCE FOR IMPORTS
PART I
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
Article 1
ThisRegulation, inaccordance withtheDecree No.95/6814 of30April 1995 andDecree
No.95/7432of24October1995amendingDecreeNo.95/6814consistsoftheproceduresandprinciples
related to:
(a) Thesurveillance ofimports where thetrend inimports ofaproduct threatens tocause
injury tothedomestic producers andwhere theinterests ofthecountry sorequire.
(b) Taking thesafeguard measures required fortheinterests ofthecountry where aproduct
isimported insuchincreased quantities and/or conditions astocause serious injury
orthreat ofserious injury tothedomestic producers producing likeordirectly
competitive products, toremedy thisserious injury orthreat ofserious injury, bytaking
theinternational obligations intoconsideration, provided thatthesubject measures are
limited bytheserious injury orthreat ofserious injury andtheyaretemporary
(excluding thetextile andclothing products outside ofthose listed inAnnex 1thatwas
integrated intoGATT 1994).
Voluntary export restraints, orderly marketing arrangements andanyother similar import or
export arrangements which areprohibited bytheSafeguard Agreement appended totheAgreement
Establishing theWorld Trade Organization (WTO) shallnotbeapplied.
PART II
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Article 2
Themeaning ofsome oftheconcepts andabbreviations inthisRegulation aregiven below:
Ministry: TheMinistry towhich theUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade issubordinated.
Undersecretariat :TheUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade.
General Directorate :TheUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade, General Directorate ofImports.
Committee :"TheCommittee fortheEvaluation ofSafeguard Measures andSurveillance for
Imports" whose working principles andprocedures arespecified inArticle 21.
Surveillance Document :Adocument issued orcertified bytheGeneral Directorate forthe
import ofgoods subject tosurveillance.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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Permission Document :Adocument issued orcertified bytheGeneral Directorate forthe
import ofgoods subject tosafeguard measures incases where theexporter country undertakes
thedistribution ofthequotas.
Import Licence :Adocument issued bytheGeneral Directorate intheframework ofthe
provisions oftheRegulation onQuotas andTariff Quotas fortheimport ofgoods subject to
aquota.
PART III
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION
Article 3
Where aproduct isimported insuchincreased quantities and/or onsuchconditions thatcause
aserious injury orthreat ofserious injury tothedomestic producers producing likeordirectly
competitive products, thenatural orlegal persons concerned ortheProfessional Organizations or
Chambers withwhich theyareaffiliated canmake awritten application totheGeneral Directorate
requesting anexamination. Theapplication forms, thatareprepared intheframework ofthecriteria
inArticle 9/i,anexample ofwhich isgiven inAnnex II,must befilled completely andproperly.
TheGeneral Directorate, incaseitisdeemed necessary, canrequest additional information
anddocuments atanystage ofthepreliminary examination andtheinvestigation.
Where theapplication iswithdrawn atthepreliminary examination stage, theprocedures are
terminated bytheGeneral Directorate.
Article 4
TheGeneral Directorate makes thepreliminary examination within 1(one) month where the
application stated inArticle 3ismade completely andproperly orinconditions where itisdeemed
necessary, itmakes apreliminary examination onitsowninitiative (ex-officio). Inexceptional
circumstances, thisperiod canbeextended for1(one) month bytheGeneral Directorate.
Theresults ofthepreliminary examination arepresented totheevaluation oftheCommittee.
Intheevaluation oftheCommittee, basically thefollowing aretaken intoaccount:
- Theimport level andconditions andtheimport trend andthefactors related tothe
economic andtrade conditions ofthesubject goods.
- Themeasures which canbetaken inthescope ofthisRegulation, ifneeded.
Article 5
(i) IftheCommittee decides nottoinitiate aninvestigation, thefactshallbenotified in
writing bytheGeneral Directorate totheapplicants.
(ii) IncasetheCommittee decides toinitiate aninvestigation, itisannounced intheOfficial
Gazette bytheUndersecretariat. Asummary oftheinformation thathasbeengathered
isgiven inthisannouncement anditisrequested fromthose concerned toinform the
General Directorate inwriting withtheinformation anddocuments andtheiropinionsG/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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related tothesubject within aperiod oftimethatshallbedetermined bytheCommittee,
tobeusedintheinvestigation.
(iii) Theinvestigation iscarried outbytheGeneral Directorate andiscompleted within
9(nine) months. Inexceptional circumstances, thisperiod canbeextended for2(two)
months.
Wheretheapplicationiswithdrawnduringtheperiodofinvestigation,thesubject
isexamined bytheCommittee anditmaybedecided toterminate theinvestigation.
Article 6
(i) TheGeneral Directorate canrequest theinformation anddocuments which areneeded
fortheinvestigationfromthenaturalandlegalpersonsconcernedandwhereitisdeemed
necessary, theaccuracy ofthese canbechecked inthepresence ofthepersons,
companies andorganizations concerned.
(ii) Incaseitisproved thatthere arespecial reasons forgiving ahearing tothenatural
andlegalpersons concerned together withtherepresentatives oftheexporter countries
whoshallbeinfluenced bytheconclusion oftheinvestigation, bymaking awritten
request within theperiod stated intheannouncement intheOfficial Gazette ,ahearing
isgiven bytheGeneral Directorate. Furthermore, thepersons andrepresentatives
mentioned canrequest inwriting toexamine theinformation andwhere therequest
isdeemed justified bytheGeneral Directorate, theycanexamine theinformation which
isnotconsidered tobeconfidential according totheprovisions ofArticle 7.
(iii) Where itisunderstood thattherequired information cannot beobtained bytheGeneral
Directorate intheanticipated period oftimeorthattheinvestigation isbeing obstructed,
theinvestigation isconcluded within theframework oftheexisting data. Where it
isdetermined bytheGeneral Directorate thattheparty concerned orthethirdpersons
providedfalseormisleadinginformation,thisinformationisnottakenintoconsideration.
Article 7
Theinformation received inthescope ofthisRegulation cannot beusedoutside ofthepurpose
forwhich itwasrequested. Theinformation collected withaconfidential nature ortheinformation
given thatisstated asbeing confidential, cannot berevealed without thewritten permission fromthe
party submitting suchinformation andtheprinciple ofprofessional secrecy cannot beinfringed.
Information isaccepted asbeing confidential where itsdisclosure canhaveanadverse effect
upon thesupplier orthesource oftheinformation.
Requests related tokeeping information confidential alsoindicate whytheinformation is
confidential. However, ifitappears thatarequest forconfidentiality isnotwarranted andifthesupplier
iseither unwilling tomake theinformation public ortoauthorize itsdisclosure inageneralized or
summary form, theinformation inquestion maybedisregarded intheinvestigation.
Theprovisions above donotprevent theuseoftheinformation gathered asareference, to
general information andinparticular tothereasons onwhich decisions taken inthescope ofthis
Regulation arebased. Along withthis,when thisinformation isusedasareference, greatcareistaken
forthelegitimate interests ofthenatural andlegalpersons andamong otherthings, theirbusiness secrets
arenotdivulged.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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Article 8
(i) TheCommittee convenes attheconclusion oftheinvestigation andtheGeneral
Directorate informs theCommittee oftheresults oftheinvestigation.
(ii) IftheCommitteedecidesthatthereisnoneedforanysafeguardmeasureorsurveillance,
thentheinvestigation isterminated andthedecision fortermination along witha
summary justification ispublished intheOfficial Gazette bytheUndersecretariat.
(iii) IftheCommittee decides toapply safeguard measures orsurveillance forimports, after
thedecision isratified bytheMinistry itispublished intheOfficial Gazette and
according tothenature ofthedecision, therequired procedures arestarted inthe
framework oftheprovisions inParts IVandV.
Article 9
(i) Intheexamination ofthetrend ofimports andconditions inwhich theytakeplace and
ofserious injury orthreat ofserious injury todomestic producers resulting fromsuch
imports inparticular thefollowing factors aretaken intoconsideration:
(a) Thevolume ofimports, whether ornotthere hasbeenasignificant increase
eitherinabsolutefiguresofimportsorrelativeaccordingtodomesticproduction
orconsumption.
(b) Import prices, particularly whether ornotthere isasignificant undercutting
ofprices compared withprices ofthelikeordirectly competitive domestically
produced products.
(c) Theimpact onthedomestic producers whoproduce likeordirectly competitive
products ofthedevelopment insome certain economic factors suchas:
- Production
- Utilization ofcapacity
- Stocks
- Sales
- Market share
- Prices (depression ofprices orprevention ofprice increases which
would normally haveoccurred)
- Profits
- Return oncapital
- Cash flowand
- Employment
(ii) Inconditions where athreat ofinjury isalleged, theGeneral Directorate shallalso
examine whether ornotthealleged subject issuitable forbeing transformed intoan
actual injury. Onthissubject, thefactors given below maybetaken intoconsideration:
(a) Therateofincrease ofexports aimed atTurkey.
(b) Export capacity inthecountry oforigin orexport, asitstands orlikely tobe
intheforeseeable future, andthelikelihood thatcapacity willbeusedtoexport
toTurkey.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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PART IV
SURVEILLANCE
Article 10
(i) Where aproduct isimported thatcauses threat ofinjury tothedomestic producers
producing likeordirectly competitive products, andtheinterests ofthecountry also
necessitate it,theimport oftheproduct inquestion maybesubjected tosurveillance
bytheCommittee intheframework oftheprinciples provided forinArticle 11.
Thepurpose ofsurveillance istoclosely monitor thedevelopments thatshallberecorded in
theimports ofaproduct anditisapplied bymeans oftheissuing ofa"surveillance document". Where
itisdeemed necessary bytheCommittee, besides "prior" surveillance, toensure theestablishment
ofarelationship between theprevious imports andtheexisting andprobable imports oftheproduct
inquestion, "retrospective" surveillance canalsobeenvisaged.
Inthese conditions, aregistration iskeptbytheUndersecretariat which states thattheproduct
inquestion hasbeentaken under surveillance.
(ii) Thesurveillance istemporary andunless otherwise decided bytheCommittee, the
priorsurveillance shallberepealed automatically attheendofthesecond 6(six)month
period following the6(six)month period inwhich themeasures were introduced.
Article 11
(i) Aproduct subject tosurveillance canbeimported where the"Surveillance Document"
anexample ofwhich isshown inAnnex III,ispresented. TheSurveillance Document,
without prejudice totheother conditions envisaged inthelegislation inforce, isgiven
freeofcharge bytheUndersecretariat, fortheentire quantity requested andwithin
5(five) working daysofreceipt bytheGeneral Directorate oftheproperly prepared
application oftheimporter.
Aslongasthere isnotadifferent provision provided forinthedecision subject to
surveillance, thedeclaration bytheimporter shallcontain onlythefollowing:
(a) Name oftheimporter, business address andimport certificate number.
(b) Description ofgoods.
(c) 8digitGoods Code.
(d) Country oforigin.
(e) Exporter country.
(f) F.o.b./c.i.f. (costofgoods, insurance, freight) value andthequantity inunits
usedincommerce (quantity, tons, metres, litres, etc).
(g) Proposed dateordates andlocation orlocations (such asport, customs) for
imports.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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TheGeneral Directorate mayaskforadditional information ifitisdeemed
necessary.
(ii) During actual importation, afinding thattheunitprice atwhich thetransaction is
effected exceeds thatindicated ontheSurveillance Document bylessthan5percent
shall notpreclude theimport oftheproduct inquestion. However, theGeneral
Directorate, bytaking account ofthenature oftheproducts andtransactions, mayfix
adifferent percentage, which doesnotnormally exceed 10percent.
(iii) TheSurveillance Document isvalid fortheperiod inwhich thearrangement related
tothesurveillance remains inforce, aslongasthere isnoprovision inopposition to
it.
(iv) Where itisenvisaged inthedecision adopted inaccordance withArticle 10,theorigin
ofproducts subject tosurveillance isdocumented witha"certificate oforigin". The
presentation ofacertificate oforigin shall notaffect other provisions concerning
production ofanysuchcertificate.
PART V
SAFEGUARD MEASURES
Article 12
Where aproduct isimported insuchincreased quantities and/or onsuchconditions astocause
serious injury orthreat ofserious injury tothedomestic producers producing likeordirectly competitive
products, incases where intervention isrequired fortheinterests ofthecountry, assafeguard measures
theCommittee may:
(a) Limit theperiod ofvalidity oftheSurveillance Document given inthescope of
Article 11.
(b) Make theimport oftheproduct inquestion subject topermission bydetermining certain
quantities and/or values where itisrequired. Theproduct subject topermission can
onlybeimported withanimport licence/permission document thatshallbeissued by
theUndersecretariat.
Asregards Members oftheWTO, themeasures referred toinparagraph 1shallbetaken only
incasewhere importation increases insuchquantities andconditions astocause, orthreaten tocause,
serious injury tothedomestic producers.
Indetermining quantities and/or values fortheimport oftheproduct inquestion (forthe
establishment ofaquota), thefollowing aretaken intoaccount:
- Thetraditional trade flows oftheproduct inquestion byexporter countries.
- Theaverage levelofimports overthelastthree representative years forwhich import
statistics areavailable unless adifferent levelisrequired toprevent orremedy serious
injury.
- Other matters which aredeemed necessary.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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Where aquota isallocated among exporter countries, quota allocation maybeagreed upon
withthecountries which haveasubstantial interest from theexport oftheproduct inquestion.
Where thisisnotpossible, thequota isallocated among theexporter countries inproportion
totheirshare ofimports realized intherepresentative period fortheproduct inquestion, bytaking
intoconsideration thespecial factors which mayhaveaffected orareaffecting thetradeoftheproduct.
With thecondition oftaking intoconsideration theconsultations thatshallbeheldunder the
auspices oftheWorld Trade Organization (WTO) Committee onSafeguards, iftheimports made from
oneormore exporter countries haveincreased inadisproportionate percentage according tothetotal
increase ofimports oftheproduct intherepresentative period concerned andifithasbeenthecause
ofserious injury, aprocedure different from theprocedure specified above canbedetermined. The
period ofthistypeofsafeguard measure, including provisional measures, doesnotexceed 4(four)
years.
Nosafeguard measures areapplied toaproduct originating inadeveloping country Member
oftheWTO aslongasthatcountry 'sshare oftheproduct concerned doesnotexceed 3percent,provided
thatdeveloping country Members withlessthana3percentimport share collectively account fornot
more than9percentofthetotalimports oftheproduct concerned.
Article 13
Thesafeguard measures areapplied foraperiod oftimethatshallbesufficient toprevent or
remedy serious injury andtoensure theadjustment ofthedomestic industry. Iftheperiod ofthe
safeguard measures isnotextended intheframework ofthesecond paragraph, itdoesnotexceed 4(four)
years, including theprovisional safeguard measures.
Where itisnecessary tocontinue thesafeguard measures toprevent orremedy serious injury
andevidence isdetermined which shows thattheindustries concerned areadjusting, theperiod ofthe
safeguard measures canbeextended according totheresults ofanewinvestigation tobeopened in
accordance withtheterms ofPartIIIandusing thesame producers astheinitial measures. Thetotal
application period ofthesafeguard measures cannot exceed 10(ten)years.
Where quotas asasafeguard measure areapplied andtheduration ofthemeasure exceeds one
year,themeasure mustbeprogressively liberalized atregular intervals during theperiod ofapplication
tomake adjustment easier. Where theduration ofameasure exceeds 3(three) years, thenthecondition
shallbereviewed nolaterthanthemid-term oftheperiod ofapplication ofthatmeasure.
Nosafeguard measure shallbeapplied again totheimport ofaproduct which hasbeensubject
tosuchameasure inthescope oftheRegulation, foraperiod oftimeequal tohalfthatduring which
suchmeasure hasbeenpreviously applied, provided thattheperiod ofnon-application isatleast2(two)
years.
However, ifaminimum ofoneyearhaspassed since thedateofasafeguard measure onthe
import ofaproduct entering intoforce andifsuchasafeguard measure hasnotbeenapplied against
thesame product more thantwice inthefive-year period preceding thedateofthemeasure entering
intoforce, asafeguard measure of180(onehundred andeighty) daysorlessmaybereapplied.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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Article 14
Where anopinion isreached thatitisnecessary tohaveaquantitative and/or value limitas
asafeguard measure astheresult oftheinvestigations bytheCommittee, thecondition ismade known
within theshortest timepossible totheexporter country/countries concerned andconsultations areheld
inorder toreach anagreement within 30(thirty) daysatthelatest. Theresults ofconsultations are
presented totheCommittee andfollowing theratification oftheCommittee 'sDecision bytheMinistry,
itisputintoforce.
However, incases where provisional measures areapplied orifanagreement isnotreached
withtheexporter countries within 30(thirty) daysasofthedateofnotification forconsultations, and
ifthedistribution isnotundertaken bytheexporter countries concerned, information isgiven tothe
exporter country/countries inquestion andthedistribution ismade bytheGeneral Directorate.
Article 15
(a) Inaccordance withArticle 12,paragraph (a),ifadecision hasbeen made bythe
Committee tolimittheperiod ofvalidity oftheSurveillance Documents, thenthenew
periods ofvalidity,
(b) Inaccordance with Article 12,paragraph (b),where adecision ismade bythe
Committee toapply quantitative and/or value limits (quotas) measures forimports,
intheframework oftheprovisions oftheRegulation onQuotas andTariff Quotas,
thenthenecessary information,
is/are published bytheUndersecretariat intheOfficial Gazette .
Article 16
Inaccordance withArticle 14,where theapplication ofthecommon solution thatshallbe
obtained astheresult oftheconsultations made isundertaken bytheexporter country, theimporter
canobtain apermit fromtheUndersecretariat (General Directorate) forthedocumented quantity and/or
value forwhich agreement hasbeenmade withtheexporter ortheimporter canhavethepermit issued
bythecompetent authorities oftheexporter country certified bytheUndersecretariat.
PART VI
PROVISIONAL MEASURES
Article 17
Where aproduct isimported insuchincreased quantities and/or onsuchconditions thatcause
serious injury orcause threat ofserious injury tothedomestic producers producing likeordirectly
competitiveproducts,incriticalcircumstanceswhereadelaywouldcauseinjurywhichwouldbedifficult
torepair, andwhere there isobvious evidence thatintervention isrequired fortheinterests ofthe
country, provisional safeguard measures canbeadopted bytheCommittee. Provisional measures can
beintheform of:
(a) Surveillance ofimports.
(b) Application ofaprovisional safeguard measure. Iftheprovisional safeguard measure
ensures theprevention orremedy oftheinjury, itshallbeintheform ofanincreaseG/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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inthecustoms tariffs oftheproduct inquestion intheframework oftherelated
legislation.
Theperiod oftheprovisional safeguard measures inallcases shallnotexceed
200(twohundred) days.
Wheretheprovisionalsafeguardmeasuresareapplied,therequiredinvestigations
shallbecontinued andcompleted andthepursuance ofthenegotiation procedure with
theexporter countries concerned canbecontinued. Theprovisions inthisPartdonot
prevent theadoption ofthemeasures thatshallbeadopted intheframework ofthe
provisions inPartIVandPartV.
PART VII
OTHER PROVISIONS
Article 18
TheSurveillance Document isasked bybanks atthestage ofpreparing theimport permit and
thecustoms authority concerned during theactual import stage.
Themeasures stated inArticles 10and12arevalidasofthedatethemeasure enters intoforce.
However, themeasures inArticles 10and12cannot beapplied totheproducts ofwhich customs
formalities havebeencompleted bytherelevant exporter country orentered customs prior tothedate
themeasure enters intoforce.
Article 19
Inaccordance withPartsIVandV,during theperiod when thedecisions related tothesafeguard
measures orsurveillance adopted areinforce, theGeneral Directorate cansummon theCommittee
toameeting onitsowninitiative orupon arequest:
(a) Toexamine theimpacts ofthemeasure.
(b) Toreview whether ornottheapplication isstillrequired.
(c) Tomake achange inthenature ofthemeasure, or
(d) Toextend theduration ofthemeasure.
TheCommittee evaluates theeffects andresults ofthemeasures inforce atthese meetings
andcanmake adecision tocontinue, remove orchange theapplication andwhere itisdeemed necessary,
toextend theduration ofthemeasure. These decisions thatareratified bytheMinistry arepublished
intheOfficial Gazette together withasummary justification.
Article 20
TheGeneral Directorate shallbeinformed of:
Thedatarelated totheimport ofaproduct subject toSurveillance Documents mentioned in
PartIV(descriptionofgoods,8digitGoodsCode,quantity,price,countryoforiginorexportercountry,
etc).G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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(a) Bythecustomsauthorityconcerned,withinthefirst10(ten)daysofthemonthfollowing
themonth inwhich theimportation wasrealized.
(b) Bythesurveillance document holder andcompanies onceevery 2(two) months asof
thedateofitsobtaining andinallcases atthetermination ofitsvalidity.
Article 21
Thework oftheCommittee fortheEvaluation ofSurveillance andSafeguard Measures for
Imports iscarried outaccording totheprinciples andprocedures mentioned below.
TheCommittee makes adecision upontheproposal oftheGeneral Directorate onthesubject
ofsafeguard measures andsurveillance.
TheCommittee upontheinvitation oftheChairman, convenes atthedateandlocation stated
intheinvitation.
TheCommittee convenes withanabsolute majority. Where amajority isnotobtained atthe
firstmeeting, amajority isnotsought atthemeeting thatshallbeheldthefollowing day.
TheCommittee decisions areadopted withamajority voteofthose attending themeeting.
Where thevotes areequal, itisaccepted thatthesidetowhich theCommittee Chairman gives avote
hasobtained amajority.
Where itisdetermined thattheCommittee members haveengaged inthetypes ofrelations
inArticle 245oftheCode ofCivilProcedure, withtheparties whoarethesubject oftheinvestigation,
theycannot participate inthemeetings.
ItismandatorythattherepresentativesofprofessionalorganizationswhoareCommitteemembers
should notbeaproducer, exporter orimporter ofthelikeordirectly competitive product thatisthe
subject oftheinvestigation andtheyshould notbeoccupied inanymanner withthetrade ofthese
products. Otherwise theprovision intheparagraph above isapplied.
Thesecretarial services oftheCommittee arecarried outbytheGeneral Directorate.
Article 22
ThisRegulation doesnotpreclude theapplication of:
(a) Specificprohibitions,quantitativerestrictionsorcontrolsongroundsofpublicmorality,
public order orpublic security; theprotection oflifeandhealth ofhumans, animals
orplants; theprotection ofnational treasures possessing artistic, historic or
archaeological value, ortheprotection ofindustrial andcommercial property.
(b) Thetransactions related toforeign exchange.
(c) Theobligations arising from international agreements.
(d) TheImport Regime Decree andRegulation andtheother legislation related toimports
theprovisions ofwhich arenotinviolation ofthisRegulation.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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Article 23
TheUndersecretariat isauthorized topromulgate theOfficial Communiqué aimed atthe
application related tothematters inthisRegulation.
Article 24
TheRegulation forSurveillance andSafeguard Measures forImports thatwaspublished in
theNo.21843 Official Gazette dated 8.2.1994 hasbeenrepealed.
Article 25
ThisRegulation enters intoforce onthedateofpublication.
Article 26
ThisRegulation isexecuted bytheMinistry towhich theUndersecretariat ofForeign Trade
issubordinated.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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ANNEX I
LIST OFTEXTILES AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS
INTEGRATED INTO THE GATT 1994
530710 Yarn ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, single
530720 Yarn ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, multiple (folded) orcabled
550410 Staple fibres from viscose (uncarded oruncombed)
560110 Sanitary article ofwadding oftextile material i.e.sanitary towels, tampons
560121 Wadding ofcotton andarticles thereof, other thansanitary articles
560122 Wadding ofman-made fibres andarticles thereof, other thansanitary articles
560129 Wadding ofother textile materials andarticles thereof, other thansanitary
articles
560130 Textile flock anddustandmillneps
560410 Rubber thread andcord, textile covered
560500 Metallized yarn, begtextile yarncombined withmetal thread, strip/powder
ex 701910 Yarns offibreglass
ex 392112 Woven,knittedornon-wovenfabrics,coated,coveredorlaminatedwithplastics
ex 392113 Woven,knittedornon-wovenfabrics,coated,coveredorlaminatedwithplastics
ex 392190 Woven,knittedornon-wovenfabrics,coated,coveredorlaminatedwithplastics
ex 420212 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanoutersurface predominantly oftextile
materials
ex 420222 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanoutersurface predominantly oftextile
materials
ex 420232 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanoutersurface predominantly oftextile
materials
ex 420292 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanoutersurface predominantly oftextile
materials
531010 Woven fabrics ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, unbleached
531090 Woven fabrics ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, other thanunbleached
590110 Textile fabrics coated withgum, ofakindusedforouter covers ofbooks
590190 Tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; stiffened textile fab;forhatsetc.
590410 Linoleum, whether ornotcuttoshape
590491 Floorcoverings,otherthanlinoleum,withabaseofneedleloomfelt/non-woven
590492 Floor coverings, other thanlinoleum, withother textile base
590610 Rubberized textile adhesive tapeofawidth notexceeding 20cm.
590699 Rubberized textile fabrics, n.e.s.
590700 Textile fabimpreg. ctd.cown.e.s.; painted canvas (e.g.theatrical scenery)
ex 701920 Woven fabrics offibreglass
ex 961210 Wovenribbons,ofman-madefibres,otherthanthosemeasuringlessthan30mm
inwidth andpermanently putupincartridge
630510 Sacks andbags, forpacking ofgoods, ofjuteorofother textile bastfibres
630900 Worn clothing andother worn articles
ex 640610 Footwear uppers ofwhich 50percentormore oftheexternal surface area
istextile material
ex 640699 Legwarmers andgaiters oftextile material
650100 Hat-forms, hatbodies andhoods offelt,plateaux andmanchons offelt
650200 Hat-shapes, plaited ormade byassembling strips ofanymaterial
660191 Other umbrella types, telescopic shaft
660199 Other umbrellas
880400 Parachutes; theirparts andaccessories
911390 Watch straps, bands andbracelets oftextile materials.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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610311 Men's/boys 'suits, ofwool orfineanimal hair,knitted
610312 Men's/boys 'suits, ofsynthetic fibres, knitted
610319 Men's/boys 'suits, ofother textile materials, knitted
610321 Men's/boys 'ensembles, ofwool orfineanimal hair,knitted
610322 Men's/boys 'ensembles, ofcotton, knitted
610323 Men's/boys 'ensembles, ofsynthetic fibres, knitted
610329 Men's/boys 'ensembles, ofother textile materials, knitted
610811 Women 's/girls 'slipsandpetticoats, ofman-made fibres, knitted
610819 Women 's/girls 'slipsandpetticoats, ofother textile materials, knitted
621520 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, ofman-made fibres, notknitted
621590 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, ofother textile materials, notknitted
650300 Felthatsandother feltheadgear
650400 Hats, andother headgear, plaited ormade byassembling strips ofanymaterial
650590 Hatsandother headgear, knitted ormade-up fromlaceorother textile material
950291 Garments fordollsG/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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ANNEX II
APPLICATION FORM FOR SURVEILLANCE AND
SAFEGUARD MEASURES FOR IMPORTS
1. Itisrequired fortheapplication form tobefilled completely andaccurately bythe
company/companies andifpossible, itshould bepassed ondirectly totheUndersecretariat ofForeign
Trade (General Directorate ofImports)1orthrough theProfessional Organizations orChambers with
which theapplicant isassociated, together withallthedocuments (invoices, proposals, commercial
andproduction statistics, capacity reports, etc).
2. Incasethere isconfidential information inthescope ofArticle 7oftheRegulation on
Surveillance andSafeguard Measures forimports fortheinformation tobefilled ontheapplication
form, theinformation inquestion should begiven inasupplement thathasaseparate andconfidential
registration andinthissituation, theapplication should include anexplanation thatshows whyitis
confidential andasummary oftheconfidential information which isnotconfidential.
3. Theapplication form aimstocollect theinformation given below.
3.1 Tomeasure theimport trend forthepastfiveyears (including thecurrent year) ofthe
import product forwhich itisdesired tohaveameasure adopted.
3.2 Todetermine thedevelopment oftheimport price, comparatively, withtherealand
domestic prices.
3.3 Todetermine whether ornotimport isinfluential onthelikeordirectly competitive
products inthescope ofserious injury bystudying carefully what isstated in
Article XIXoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade (GATT 1994) andthe
Agreement onSafeguards annexed totheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade
Organization Establishing Agreement.
3.4 Toestablish thecausality linkbetween theimports inquestion andtheinjury thathas
occurred orcould occur.
Theinformation tobegiven onthematters stated below bytheapplicant and/or applicants
should begiven completely andaccurately. Incasetheapplicant isacting onbehalf ofanother company
and/or companies, itmust bedocumented thattheapplicant isauthorized onthismatter.
4. Applicant
4.1 Person/persons authorized toapply
Name, title,telephone andfaxnumbers:
4.2 Name ofcompany andaddress
4.3 Commercial Registration No.
4.4 Other producers represented bytheapplicant2
4.5 Production share oftheproduct inquestion inTurkey.
1Undersecretariat ofForeign Trade, Inönü Bulvari, 06510 Emek/ANKARA. Fax:0-312-212-8765.
2Where thecomplainants donotrepresent domestic production completely, thenthetitles, addresses,
telephone andfaxnumbers oftheother producers should begiven.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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5. Theimported product forwhich safeguard orsurveillance isrequested:
5.1 Definition (description ofgoods, technical characteristics, procedure ofuse,fieldof
use,etc.)
5.2 Goods Code
5.3 Customs duties andother financial obligations applied forimportation
5.4 Country/countries oforigin
5.5 Country/countries ofexporter
5.6 Producers andaddresses inthecountry oforigin, ifavailable3
5.7 Exporters andaddresses inthecountry oforigin orexport, ifavailable3
6. Importers oftheproduct forwhich itisdesired tohavesafeguard orsurveillance measures
adopted.
6.1 Titles andaddresses (including telephone, telex, fax)
6.2 Type ofthecommercial interest withthecountry oforigin orexport ifthere isany.4
7. Theinformation given below about theimport product inquestion should include thelastfour
calendar years andthepresent year.
7.1 Thetotalimport quantities andvalues iftheimport product thatisthesubject ofthe
complaint isimported bythecompany/companies applying (units ofmeasure suchas
ton,kg,number) should bespecified.
Quantity Value
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
7.2 Thetotalimport quantities andvalues iftheimport product isimported bythecompany/
companies whoapply fromthecountry/countries thatarethesubject ofthecomplaint
(itshallbefilled separately foreachcountry).
Quantity Value
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
3Theaddresses should bewritten clearly andthetelephone, telexandfaxnumbers should begiven.
4Situations where there isashared interest orsimilar arrangement withtheexporter country or
theexporters should beexplained.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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7.3 Theimport prices f.o.b./c.i.f. (price +freight+insurance uptotheTurkish border)
oftheproduct thatisthesubject ofthecomplaint should bewritten separately foreach
country.
Countries 19.. 19.. 19.. 19.. 19..
8. Thedomestic likeordirectly competitive product which isstated tohavebeenconfronted with
athreat ofinjury orhasreceived injury from imports.5
Description ofgoods
Goods Code
Technical characteristics
Field ofuse
8.1 Cost
Industrial cost Commercial cost
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
8.2 Domestic market salesprice (commercial cost+profit)
Domestic market salesprice
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
9. Thepricedifference between theimport product andthedomestic likeordirectly competitive
product (itshould bestated asex-factory oronthebasis ofsalesprice).6
Price ofdomestic product Price ofimport product Difference
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
5Iftheapplication concerns more thanonecompany orifthere arecompanies represented, the
information shallbesubmitted onacompany basis.
6Iftheapplication concerns more thanonecompany orifthere arecompanies represented, the
information shallbesubmitted onacompany basis.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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10. Thedomestic product thatisstated tohavereceived injury from imports.
10.1 Total production quantity inTurkey andonacompany basis(number, tons,kg,etc.).
Total production inTurkey Company production
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
10.2 Production capacity inTurkey (acapacity report should beappended).
Total production capacity Company production
inTurkey capacity
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
10.3 Rates ofutilization ofthetotalproduction capacity inTurkey andonacompany basis.
Rates ofutilization oftotal Rateofutilization of
production capacity inTurkey (%) production capacity (%)
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
10.4 Export ofthecompany onaproduct basis thatissubject tocomplaint.
Quantity Value
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
10.5 Stock ofdomestic product which experienced injury from imports.
Stock amount atstartofperiod Stock amount atendofperiod
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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11. Detailed presentation ofincentives (ifany)related tothedomestic product thatisstated tohave
beenconfronted withathreat ofinjury orexperienced injury from imports.
Value Type ofincentive
(export, investment, etc.)
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
12. Consumption inTurkey oftheproduct thatisthesubject ofthecomplaint.
(Production +imports -exports +stock.)
Production Imports Exports Stock
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
13. Domestic salesofthedomestic production.
Quantity Value
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
14. Themarket share ofthedomestic production inthedomestic market ofthegoods subject to
complaint.7
Market share (%)
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
7Iftheapplication concerns more thanonecompany orifthere arecompanies represented, the
information shallbesubmitted onacompany basis.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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15. ThemarketshareinTurkeyoftheimportedproduct/productsthatis/arethesubjecttocomplaint.
Market share (%)
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
16. Thecompany 'soperating profits andlosses (aprofit andlossstatement onaproduct basisshould
beappended).
Profit Loss
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
17. Thecapital invested bythecompany forproduction (onthebasisofproducts ifanyexperienced
injury from imports).
Total capital Rateofreturn
oncapital (%)
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
18. Employment trend intheproduction oftheproducts inquestion thatexperienced injury (annual
documents reported totheMinistry ofFinance should beappended).
Administrative personnel Operations personnel
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
19. Iftheimport product causing injury todomestic production isusedasaproduction input, the
names ofthesectors thatuseit.
1. ..........
2. ..........
3. ..........G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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20. Whether ornotasignificant technological change wasrealized intheproduction ofthedomestic
product thatreceived injury fromimports: whether ornotmeasures weretaken forthequality ofthe
domestic product orimprovement (rationalization) attheworkplace inrecent years.
21. Whether ornottheproducer/applicant whostates thathe/she suffered injury wasinfluenced
bycompetition among thedomestic producers, iftheywere influenced, thereasons.
22. Iftherewasachange indemand fortheproduct thatreceived injury fromimports, thereasons
forthisandtheratesofchange byyears.
Rates ofchange indemand (%)
19..
19..
19..
19..
19..
Reasons:
23. Whether ornotthereareother factors (environmental, cyclical, etc.)outside ofimports causing
injury tothedomestic product thatissubject tocomplaint.
24. Other matters thatappear useful toreport.G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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ANNEX III
Surveillance Document
1.Applicant (name, fulladdress, country)
(Tel., fax,telex, etc.)
Import Certificate No.2.Registration No.
3.Lastdayofvalidity
4.Iftheimporter isarepresentative, name
address ofcompany represented (tel., fax,
telex, etc.)5.Country ofconsignment
6.Country oforigin
7.Description ofgoods 8.Goods code
9.Quantity and/or value
10.Proposed portorcustoms for
importation
11.Proposed date/s ofimportation
12.Price (f.o.b./c.i.f.)
13.Endorsement ofthecompetent authorities
Signature Date
(Stamp)G/SG/N/1/TUR/2/Rev.1
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(This partwillbecompleted bythecustoms authorities)
14.Total imported quantity andvalue 15.Date&number
ofCustoms Entry
Declaration16.Consent by
Customs Authority,
signature, stamp,
dateInfigures Inwords
(a)Quantity
(b)Value
(a)Quantity
(b)Value
(a)Quantity
(b)Value
(a)Quantity
(b)Value
(a)Quantity
(b)Value
Note: Additional pages ifneeded should beattached tothisdocument bytheCustoms Authorities.