In Turkey, the authority to initiate dumping or subsidy examinations, upon complaint or, where necessary, ex officio, is given to the Ministry of Economy (“Ministry”). Within the scope of this authority, the Ministry announces its decisions with the communiqués published on the Official Gazette.
During the first quarter of 2018, the Ministry has initiated a significant number of investigations and announced its decisions upon concluding several of the ongoing investigations.
Below is a bullet-point summary of the status of the trade defence cases initiated, concluded or amended during the 1st quarter of 2018:
- Communiqué No. 2018/2 dated March 2nd, 2018 concerning the imports of V-belts originating from People’s Republic of China, Republic of India and Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
- Communiqué No. 2018/3 dated March 2nd, 2018 concerning the imports of welded stainless steel tubes, pipes & profiles originating from People’s Republic of China and Chinese Taipei:
- Communiqué No. 2018/4 dated March 2nd, 2018 concerning the imports of refractory bricks, originating from People's Republic of China:
- Communiqué No. 2018/7 dated March 2nd, 2018 concerning the imports of sodium percarbonate originating from Federal Republic of Germany and Kingdom of Sweden:
- Communiqué No. 2018/6 dated March 3rd, 2018 concerning the imports of porcelain and ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating from People's Republic of China:
- Communiqué No. 2018/8 dated March 6th, 2018 concerning the imports of cored wire of base metal originating from Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
- Communiqué No. 2018/5 dated March 8th, 2018 concerning the imports of wall-type split air conditioners & outdoor unit of wall-type split air-conditioners & indoor unit of wall-type split air-conditioners, originating from People’s Republic of China:
- Communiqué on the Amendment of the Communiqué No. 2015/49 dated March 9th, 2018 concerning the imports of tempered or laminated safety glasses originating from Israel and People’s Republic of China:
- Communiqué No. 2018/9 dated March 9th, 2018 regarding the initiation of an anti-circumvention investigation on the imports of articulated link chains and parts thereof:
- Communiqué No. 2018/10 dated March 20th, 2018 concerning the imports of acrylic or modacrylic originating from People’s Republic of China:
- Communiqué No. 2018/11 dated March 21st, 2018 concerning the imports of acrylic or modacrylic originating from Germany, South Korea, People’s Republic of China and Thailand:
- Communiqué on the Amendment of the Communiqué No. 2016/53 dated March 22nd, 2018 concerning the imports of hinges originating from People’s Republic of China:
Authors: Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., Ceren Yıldız and Sinem Uğur, ELIG Attorneys-at-Law
First published by Mondaq on April 3, 2018