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G/SG/279  
 
16 December  2022 
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Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English   
 
 
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
OF THE RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 12.3   
JOINT COMMUNICATION OF TÜRKİYE  AND INDONESIA  
Yarns From Nylon and Other Polyamides  
The following communication, dated and received on 16 December  2022, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation s of Indonesia and T ürkiye.  
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Pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 12 of the Agreement on Safeguards, Türkiye  and Indonesia  hereby 
provide the immediate notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of the results of the consultations 
under paragraph 3 of Article 12.  
1  The provision under which consultations were held : 
Consultations were held under Article 12.3.  
2  Reference to th e WTO  document that notified the safeguard action regarding which 
consultations were held under article 12.3 : 
Documents G/SG/N/6/TUR/25/Suppl.1  - G/SG/N/14/TUR/12  and G/SG/N/10/TUR/21  - 
G/SG/N/11/TUR/28  contain notificat ions from Türkiye concerning the safeguard measure on yarns 
from nylon and other polyamides . 
3  The Members involved in the consultations  and the dates of consultations between 
Members : 
Türkiye and Indonesia conducted four consultations on 18 November, 30 November, 9 December 
and 14 December 2022 . 
4  The results of the consultations : 
Türkiye  and Indonesia hereby notify the interim results of the consultations conducted under 
Article  12.3 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (the SA) regarding the extension  of the safeguard  
measure  on yarns from nylon and other polyamides products originally applied by Türkiye . The 
present document is without prejudice to the rights reserved and position s expressed by Indonesia 
in its notification  (G/SG/275 ) and to both Parties' rights and obligations under the GATT 1994 and 
the SA. Türkiye  and Indonesia held the latest consultation on 14 December 2022 to discuss the 
extension of the Türkiye 's safeguard o n yarns from nylon and other polyamides products. Both 
Parties deem it necessary to continue the process of consultations.  Accordingly, Türkiye  and 
Indonesia have agreed to extend the 90 -day period foreseen in Article 8.2 of the SA until 
31 May 2023. This agreement will allow both Parties to seek an understanding on ways to achieve 
the objective set out in Article 8.1 of the SA. 
 
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