United States – Countervailing Measures on Certain Pipe

and Tube Products from Turkey

Request for the Establishment of a Panel by turkey

The following communication, dated 11 May 2017, from the delegation of Turkey to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU.

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        My authorities have instructed me to request the establishment of a panel pursuant to Article 6 of the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"), Article XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), and Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) with respect to the preliminary and final countervailing duty measures imposed by the United States on Turkish imports of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods ("OCTG"); Welded Line Pipe ("WLP"); Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes ("HWRP"); and Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes ("CWP").