European Union – Safeguard Measures on Certain Steel Products

Request for Consultations by Turkey

The following communication, dated 13 March 2020, from the delegation of Turkey to the delegation of the European Union, 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 European Union pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"), Article XXIII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994") and Article 14 of the Agreement on Safeguards, concerning the provisional and definitive safeguard measures imposed by the European Union on imports of certain steel products and the investigation that led to the imposition of those measures.

The Government of Turkey ("Turkey") considers that these measures are inconsistent with the Agreement on Safeguards and the GATT 1994.