RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS34/1
G/L/69
ORGANIZATION 25March 1996
(96-1068)
Original: English
TURKEY -RESTRICTIONS ONIMPORTS OFTEXTILE
AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS
Request forConsultations byIndia
Thefollowing communication, dated 21March 1996, from thePermanent Mission ofIndia
tothePermanent Mission ofTurkey andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance
withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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Myauthorities haveinstructed metorequest consultations withtheGovernment ofTurkey
under Article XXIII:1 oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994(GATT 1994) andpursuant
toArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU),
regarding theunilateral imposition ofquantitative restrictions byTurkey onimports ofabroad range
oftextile andclothing products from India asfrom 1January 1996.
IndiaconsidersthattheserestrictionsareinconsistentwithTurkey'sobligationsunderArticlesXI
andXIIIofGATT 1994andarenotjustified under Article XXIV ofGATT 1994, which doesnotprovide
fortheimposition ofdiscriminatory quantitative restrictions. India alsoconsiders thattherestrictions
areinconsistent withTurkey 'sobligations under Article 2oftheWorld Trade Organization Agreement
onTextiles andClothing. Therestrictions imposed byTurkey nullify andimpair thebenefits accruing
toIndia under theAgreement onTextiles andClothing, GATT 1994, andtheWTO Agreement.
Iamaddressing acopyofthisrequest totheChairperson oftheDispute Settlement Body for
notification inaccordance withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
Ilookforward toreceiving thereaction ofyourauthorities tothisrequest sothatwecanarrange
amutually convenient dateandplace fortheconsultations.