NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE
AGREEMENT
ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION
and the reasons for it
Türkiye
Ethyl Acetate
The
following communication, dated and received on 8 April 2024, is being
circulated at the request of the delegation of Türkiye.
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Republic
of Türkiye hereby notifies the Committee on Safeguards, pursuant
to Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards on initiation of a safeguard
investigation on imports of ethyl acetate.
1. The
date when the investigation was initiated
The
investigation was initiated on 6 April 2024. 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 hereinafter referred to as "ethyl
acetate". Ethyl acetate is currently classified in the Turkish Customs
Tariff Schedule under the customs tariff code of 2915.31.00.00.00.
3. 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
information contained therein.
The
information currently available indicates that there is an absolute and
relative increase in imports of ethyl acetate and the economic indicators of
the applicant companies such as production, domestic sales, capacity
utilization rates and profitability have significantly deteriorated.
The non-confidential summary of the application is available at the
internet address below:
https://ticaret.gov.tr/data/6610f70313b876cad0dba7de/Adokim%20Gizli%20Olmayan%20N%C3%BCsha%2005.04.2024.pdf
4. Further
information
The
interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the
investigation page:
https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret-politikasi-savunma-araclari/korunma-onlemleri/sorusturmalar/devam-eden-sorusturmalar-ongoing-investigations/teblig-no-2024-4-etil-asetat-tum-ulkeler
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 Türkiye shall send the questionnaires
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: ticaretbakanligi@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 on the 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/TÜRKİYE
Tel: +90 312 204 99 33, 99 53
Fax: +90 312 204 86 33
E-mail: korunma@ticaret.gov.tr
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