./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/625
G/SG/N/12/TUR/2
28 April 2003
(03-2235)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.5 OF THE
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS TO THE COUNCIL FOR
TRADE IN GOODS OF PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF CONCESSIONS
AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF
ARTICLE 8 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
TURKEY
The following communication, dated 24 April 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Turkey.
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, I have the pleasure to enclose
herewith Turkey's notifications of "Proposed Suspension of Concessions and other Obligations
referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Agreement on Safeguards".G/L/625
G/SG/N/12/TUR/2
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in accordance with the agreed
format for notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), Turkey provides the immediate notification to the
Council for Trade in Goods of proposed suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to in
paragraph 2 of Article 8.
1. Which Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to in
Article 8.2
Turkey.
2. Specify the measure, the product subject to the measure, the WTO document that notified the
safeguard measure, and the Member imposing the measure in relation to which the Member is
proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to in Article 8.2
The measure imposed by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a definitive safeguard measure
on imports of pasta in certain forms and specifications for 25 February 2003-24 February 2006 period.It was notified in WTO document G/SG/N/8/J OR/3 (27 January 2003) and its subsequent
supplements.
3. Describe the proposed suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to in
Article 8.2 and the proposed date from which it will come into effect
Turkey notifies the Council for Trade in Goods that it decided to suspend substantially
equivalent concessions or other obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
to the trade of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.  The details of the suspension of concessions will
be provided to the Council for Trade in Goods before the application of suspension of concessions.The application will come into effect on 25 February 2006 in case the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
decides to extend the period of application of the measure in accordance with Article 7 of the
Agreement or following the date of a decision from the WTO Dispute Settlement Body that the
safeguard measure imposed by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is incompatible with the WTO
Agreements, whichever is earlier, and until the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's safeguard measure is
lifted.
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