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21 October 2019 
(19-6860) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
IMPOSITION OF A SAFE GUARD MEASURE BY MOR OCCO ON  
IMPORTS OF  COATED WOOD BOARD  
REQUEST FOR CONSULTA TIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.3 OF THE AGREEMEN T ON SAFEGUARDS  
TURKEY 
The following communication dated 18 October 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Turkey . 
 
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With reference to the notification (G/SG/N/8/MAR/6  – G/SG/N/10/MAR/6  – G/SG/N/11/MAR/6 ,  
G/SG/N/8/MAR/6/Corr.1  – G/SG/N/10/MAR/6/Corr.1  – G/SG/N/11/MAR/6/Corr.1) by Morocco, upon 
instructions from my authorities, I hereby wish to convey the request of the Government of Turkey 
for consultations with Morocco pursuant to Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, as a 
Member having substa ntial interest as an exporter of the products concerned.  
 
According to Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, adequate opportunity for prior 
consultations shall be provided before the application of any safeguard measure, with a view to, 
reviewi ng the information provided under Article 12.2 and exchanging views on the measure and 
reaching an understanding on ways to achieve the objective set out in Article 8.1 of the Agreement.  
 
Turkey reserves all its rights under the WTO Agreement and accepts the invitation of Morocco to 
make the prior consultations preferably at a date between 11 -15 November 2019 whichever is 
convenient for Morocco.   
 
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