2021 part4

21/ Turkey launches safeguard investigation on grinding balls and similar articles for mills

13 OCTOBER 2021

On 13 October 2021, Turkey notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 9 October 2021 a safeguard investigation on grinding balls and similar articles for mills

In the notification Turkey indicated, among other things, as follows:

“The interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigation page  https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret-politikasi-savunma-araclari/korunma-onlemleri/sorusturmalar 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.

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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 52

Fax:  +90 312 204 86 33

E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr ”

Further information is available in G/SG/N/6/TUR/28.

What is a safeguard investigation?

A safeguard investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports of a product are causing, or is threatening to cause, serious injury to a domestic industry.

During a safeguard investigation, importers, exporters and other interested parties may present evidence and views and respond to the presentations of other parties.

A WTO member may take a safeguard action (i.e. restrict imports of a product temporarily) only if the increased imports of the product are found to be causing, or threatening to cause, serious injury.

Source: iso.org