  
  
G/SG/N/6/TUR/23/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/14/TUR/11  
 
8 June 2020  
(20-4078) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 12.1 (A) OF T HE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INI TIATION OF AN INVEST IGATION  
AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.2 OF THE AG REEMENT ON  SAFEGUARDS UPON 
INITIATION OF A REVI EW OF A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
TURKEY 
Toothbrushes  
The following communication, dated 5 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Turkey.  
 
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Republic of Turkey hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards, pursuant to Article 7.2 and 12.1( a) 
of the Agreement on Safeguards on initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of 
toothbrushes.  
1. The date when the investigation was initiated  
The investigation was initiated on 3 June 2020. The related Communiqué was published in the Official 
Gazette on the same date.  
2. The product subject to the investigation  
The product under investigation is "toothbrushes " hereinafter referred to as "the product concerned."  
The product concerned is currently classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under the 
customs tariff code 9603.21.00.00.19.  
3. Reference to the WTO document containing the most recent Article 12.1(c) notification  
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article s 12.(b), 12.1(c) and 9 notification is  
G/SG/N/8/TUR/16 – G/SG /N/10/TUR/16 - G/SG/N/11/TUR/22 dated 17 October 2017.  
4. The reasons for the initiation of investigation  
The investigation was initiated upon an evaluation of a safeguard petition from the domestic industry 
and on the basis of the evidence and the informatio n contained therein.  
The information currently available indicates that the domestic industry is still in the process of 
adjustment. Considering some economic indicators and the global export prices, an investigation 
shall be initiated in order to further analyse the level of adjustment and the necessity of extending 
the measure.  
The non -confidential summary of the application is available at the internet address below.  G/SG/N/6/TUR/23/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/14/TUR/11  
 
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  https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret -politikasi -savunma -araclari/korunma -
onlemleri/sorusturmalar/devam -eden-sorusturmalar -ongoing -investigations  
5. Further information  
The interested  parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigation page:  
https://t icaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret -politikasi -savunma -araclari/korunma -
onlemleri/sorusturmalar/devam -eden-sorusturmalar -ongoing -investigations  
The interested parties are required to fill in the questionnaires within 30 (thirty) days from the date 
of publication  of the Communiqué and forward it to the General Directorate. Interested parties may 
ask for technical assistance from the investigating authority while filling out the questionnaires.  
The companies and institutions established in Turkey shall send the que stionnaires and their official 
views from their official registered electronic mail -KEP address to the registered electronic mail -KEP 
address of the Ministry.  
The address for electronic mail: ekonomi@hs01.kep.tr . 
Those who want to be interested parties as companies, institutions and establishments abroad shall 
send their answers to the questionnaires and their official views to the Ministry's e -mail address 
below.  
Directorate General E -mail address: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr . 
Interested parties may state, in the application form, their request to be heard by the investigating 
authority. The date and venue of the hearing and other information regarding the investigation will  
also be announced internet address cited in Article 3.  
The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is:  
Ministry of Trade  
Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards  
Söğütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. No: 63 06530 Çankaya/Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +90 312 204 99 70  
Fax: +90 312 204 86 33  
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr  
 
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