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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§20; Table III.6 Türkiye 2012 Measures Not specified
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The Special Consumption Tax (SCT) was introduced on 1 August 2002, replacing 16 selective taxes on, inter alia, oil products and motor vehicles, such as motor vehicles running on electricity, gas, or solar energy
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Energy
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§34; Table III.9 2012 Measures Ban/Prohibition
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Turkey prohibits the import of ten items by broad product category, including ozone depleting substances, in order to protect human, animal or plant life or health and compliance with international obligations such as the Montreal Protocol
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Environment
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§35; Table III.10 2012 Measures Import licences
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Various goods, such as endangered species of wild fauna and flora, are subject to licensing for example, to enforce compliance with international conventions such as CITES
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Endangered
Energy
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§54; Table AII.1 2012 Measures Other environmental requirements
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Registration requirements remain in force for, inter alia, goods certified under the Fundamentals and Implementation of Organic Farming regulation
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Organic
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§57; Table III.14 2012 Measures Ban/Prohibition
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Turkey prohibits exports of various broad categories of goods, mostly agricultural goods for environmental reasons
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Environment
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§58-59, 81, 103; Table III.15 2012 Measures Export licences
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Licences are required for exports of 24 categories of products, including certain agricultural and fish items as well as products covered by international agreements and conventions, such hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention, and endangered species of wild fauna and flora under CITES
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Endangered
Energy
Environment
Fish
Forest
Hazardous
Waste
Wildlife
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§70 2012 Measures Other support measures
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Turkey's Investment Encouragement Programme allows investors to benefit from interest support, such as reductions in corporate or income tax, in environmental projects
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§72; Table III.17 2012 Measures Other support measures
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Under Ministerial Council Resolution on State Aids Related to Exports (No. 6401 of 27 December 1994), Turkey has established 11 state-aid programmes, some of which target SMEs involved in environmental protection activities
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Environment
Labelling
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§80 2012 Measures
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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The Regime for Technical Regulations and Standardization for Foreign Trade, in force since 1995 and amended by Decree No. 9454/2005, imposes product requirements and specifications on imported and domestically produced goods, including requirements related to environmental aspects, and labelling
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/259/REV.1 S-III§88 2012 Measures
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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High-risk products including environment-related products such as hazardous wastes, solid fuels and metal scrap, and other products listed in the annexes of the Communiqués on Standardization for Foreign Trade, are required to meet additional certification and conformity assessment procedures
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Environment
Hazardous
Waste