ARTICLE · 14 JANUARY 2019

Turkey's Recent Trade Policy Investigations: Some Completed, Others Launched

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The Turkish Ministry of Trade ("Ministry") adopted, by the end of 2018 and in early 2019, several communiqués in the area of trade defence.

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Ertuğrul Can Canbolat LL.M.

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The Turkish Ministry of Trade ("Ministry") adopted, by the end of 2018 and in early 2019, several communiqués in the area of trade defence. While some of those communiqués are marking the end of existing investigations, others are initiating new investigations.

The Ministry's four recent communiqués concerning trade will be treated below by drawing a distinction according to whether they terminate an investigation or whether they start a new one.

Closing Communiqués

1. Expiry Review on Imports of Welded Stainless Steel Tubes, Pipes and Profiles

The Ministry instated in 2013 anti-dumping measures on imports of welded stainless steel tubes, pipes and profiles¹ originating in China (13.82-25.27%) and Chinese Taipei (7.98%-14.65%)².

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