• Measure at issue: Turkey's restrictions on the importation of rice, in particular: (i) the decision, during specific
periods of time commencing September 2003 to deny or fail to grant Certificates of Control to import rice at the
most-favoured-nation tariff rates; (ii) the domestic purchase requirement incorporated in Turkey's TRQ regime (until
July 2006), in order to import rice at lower tariff rates; (iii) the discouragement of the full utilization of tariff rate quotas
through their administration; (iv) the combined effect of measures (i) and (iii); and (v) Turkey's administration of its
import regime for rice, more generally.
• Product at issue: Rice, including paddy, husked and white rice, imported by Turkey