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| Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/TUR/135 | Türkiye | 2023 | Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection, Soil management and conservation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Manufacturing, Other | Notification of emergency measures: As of 1 March…
Notification of emergency measures: As of 1 March 2023 Türkiye will require a phytosanitary certificate indicating that used agricultural machinery products (HS codes given below) do not contain soil, pests and plant residues in the additional declaration section of the certificate and these products shall be subject to phytosanitary control upon entry into the country.
The additional declaration section of the phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of the exporting country for the import of the machineries in question to Türkiye should include an additional statement explained below:" The machineries have been controlled and cleaned before export and are free from soil, pests and plant residues (including seeds and other plant parts capable of propagation)." |
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| Safeguards | G/SG/N/8/TUR/17/SUPPL.1; G/SG/N/10/TUR/17/SUPPL.1; G/SG/N/11/TUR/24/SUPPL.1 | Türkiye | 2023 | Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Safeguard measure / investigation | Manufacturing | (...) to extend a safeguard measure that is being…
(...) to extend a safeguard measure that is being applied against imports of yarns made of nylon or other polyamides and non application of the safeguard measure to developing countries. (...) Information relating to the extension of a safeguard measure: Evidence that the industry concerned is adjusting: (...) Energy saving measures aimed at increasing efficiency are among the priorities of the companies, and related investments have been started in the production facilities. At the first stage, it was taken into consideration that the compressors, which consume a lot of energy in production, should be replaced with addition, feasibility studies for solar energy systems were carried out in order to reduce energy costs.
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| Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/TUR/168/REV.1 | Türkiye | 2022 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Draft Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for…
Draft Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Off Mode, Standby Mode and Networked Standby Energy Consumption of Electrical and Electronic Household and Office Equipment (…/…/EU) (SGM:2022/…): This Communique shall apply to electrical and electronic household and office equipment included in Annex-I.
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/TUR/18 | Türkiye | 2022 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures, Import licences | Manufacturing | 4. Vehicles: For the imports of vehicles…
4. Vehicles: For the imports of vehicles indicated below, the requirement by the Customs Authorities of a pro forma invoice certified by the Ministry of Industry and Technology or other organizations authorized by the Ministry (Technical visa) was removed. However, the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Technology or Turkish Standard Institution (TSI) authorized by the Ministry continues to be required for the importation of the vehicles below.
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/TUR/18 | Türkiye | 2022 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences…
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences, Import licences
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Other | 12. Endangered species of wild fauna and flora:…
12. Endangered species of wild fauna and flora: By virtue of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), CITES document issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is required for the importation and exportation of the species listed in the Foreign Trade Communiqué 2011/1.
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/TUR/19 | Türkiye | 2022 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures, Import licences | Manufacturing | 4. Vehicles: For the imports of vehicles…
4. Vehicles: For the imports of vehicles indicated below, the requirement by the Customs Authorities of a pro forma invoice certified by the Ministry of Industry and Technology or other organizations authorized by the Ministry (Technical visa) was removed. However, the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Technology or Turkish Standard Institution (TSI) authorized by the Ministry continues to be required for the importation of the vehicles below.
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/TUR/19 | Türkiye | 2022 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences…
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences, Import licences
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Other | 12. Endangered species of wild fauna and flora:…
12. Endangered species of wild fauna and flora: By virtue of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), CITES document issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is required for the importation and exportation of the species listed in the Foreign Trade Communiqué 2011/1.
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General Agreement on Trade in Services, Regional…
General Agreement on Trade in Services, Regional Trade Agreements
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S/C/N/1076; WT/REG462/N/1 | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland,…
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye
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2022 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | (...) The modernized Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…
(...) The modernized Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aims to liberalize and facilitate trade in goods and services between the Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and replaces the 1992-FTA between the Parties. The FTA consists of 10 Chapters and 21 Annexes and contains the areas of elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers, rules of origin, trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, trade in services, intellectual property rights, competition, trade and sustainable development, institutional provisions and dispute settlement. (...) Trade in basic agricultural products is covered in three bilateral agricultural agreements between each European Free Trade Association (EFTA) state and Turkey. These agreements are still in force, the bilateral agriculture agreement between Switzerland and Turkey has been replaced by a new bilateral agreement which expands the existing concessions. The Services Chapter (...) covers trade in all services sectors under all four modes of supply. Separate annexes on recognition of qualifications of service suppliers (Annex X), movement of natural persons supplying services (Annex XI), electronic commerce (Annex XIII), telecommunication services (Annex XVI), co-productions (Annex XV), financial services (Annex XVI), health services (Annex XVII, not applicable to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), tourism and travel services (Annex XVII) and international road transport and logistics services (Annex XIX) complement the chapter with additional disciplines specific to those sectors. (...)
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| Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/TUR/162 | Türkiye | 2021 | Energy conservation and efficiency, Sustainable…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Draft Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements For…
Draft Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements For Energy-Related Products (2009/125/EC): The energy related products covered by this Regulation shall be determined by implementing regulations to be published by relevant competent authorities.
This Regulation shall not apply to means of transport for persons or goods. This Regulation and the implementing regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be without prejudice to Community waste management legislation and Community chemicals legislation, including Community legislation on fluorinated greenhouse gases. |
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| Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/TUR/163 | Türkiye | 2021 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Energy | Draft Regulation On Framework For Energy…
Draft Regulation On Framework For Energy Labelling: This regulation contains obligations of supplier, dealer and competent authorities for energy related products placed on the market or put into service, market surveillance and control of products, procedure at national level for dealing with products presenting a risk, Safeguard procedure, procedure for the introduction and rescaling of labels and other works and proceedings related to harmonized standards.
This Regulation does not apply to second-hand products, unless they are imported from a third country and means of transport for persons or goods. |
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