United States – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminium Products

Request for Consultations by Turkey

The following communication, dated 15 August 2018, from the delegation of Turkey to the delegation of the United States, is circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body in accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU.

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My authorities have instructed me to request consultations with the Government of the United States pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), Article XXII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) and Article 14 of the Agreement on Safeguards with respect to certain measures imposed by the United States affecting imports of steel and aluminium into the United States.  These measures impose, inter alia, additional ad valorem rates of duty on imports of the certain steel and aluminium products, and exempt certain selected WTO members from the measures. These measures adversely affect exports of such products from Turkey to the United States.