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Table 3.11 Import prohibitions, 2022
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DESCRIPTION: Chemical weapons scheduled in Annexes I and II of the Convention [c]
RATIONALE (INVOCATION OF WTO ARTICLE): Environment
LEGAL/REGULATORY BASIS: Communiqué on Import of Chemical Substances Annexed to the Chemical Weapons Convention No. 2022/17
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[c] Imports prohibited only from non-members of the international agreements.

Table 3.12 Imports requiring a licence, 2022
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Description (legal basis): Endangered species of wild fauna and flora (Foreign Trade Communiqué 2011/1, OG (2011), No. 27859 bis, 27 February)
Requirements and rationale: Requirement: CITES document issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is required for the import of listed species. This document is valid for 12 months. Licence fees are levied.
Rationale: To conform with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Changes over the review period: If the wild species to be imported is invasive and harms the native species and biodiversity, its import is prohibited.
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3.65.   Under the Law on the Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources for the Purposes of Generating Electrical Energy as amended in 2010 (Law on Renewable Energy Law), and Presidential Decree No. 3453 of 20 January 2021, the State guarantees feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for the purchase of electrical energy by renewable energy power plants. It also provides additional incentives to power plants using domestically produced mechanical and/or electro-mechanical products in the form of a top-up to the FIT (the so-called RER support mechanism). The objectives of this scheme are to increase the share of renewable energy sources in total electricity production, reduce dependency on imported energy, and support renewable industry development in Türkiye, including through job creation and reduced dependency on imports of these components(...)

Table 3.16 FIT rates and local content support under the Renewable Energy Law and Presidential Decree No. 3453, 1 July 2021 December 2025
Type of power plant; FEED-IN TARIFF (FIT) RATE (TRY/KWH); CAP FOR FIT RATE AFTER ADJUSTMENT (USD/KWH); LOCAL CONTENT SUPPORT UNDER THE RER SUPPORT MECHANISM (TRY/KWH)
Hydropower; 0.40; 0.064; 0.08
Wind; 0.32; 0.051; 0.08
Geothermal; 0.54; 0.086; 0.08
Biomass: Landfill gas; 0.32; 0.051; 0.08
Biomass: Biomethanization; 0.54; 0.086; 0.08
Biomass: Biomethanization; 0.54; 0.086; 0.08
Biomass: Thermal disposal; 0.50; 0.080; 0.08
Solar; 0.32; 0.051; 0.08
Source: Ergün Avukatlik Büosu Law Offices (2021), New YEKDEM (Renewable Energy Support) Mechanism in Turkey. Viewed at:(…)

3.68.   (...) There was a significant expansion of the goods subject to export registration over the review period, and two categories of good were removed from the list. [67]
[67] Ethyl alcohol, eau de cologne, disinfectant and hydrogen peroxide were added to the Annex list in March 2020 and removed from it in May 2020. Additionally, recycled paper or cardboard clippings and scraps was removed from the list in June 2018 and aluminium waste and scraps was removed from the list in 2017.

Box 3.1 Goods subject to export registration
(...) goods in context of Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer to countries which are parties; (...) copper and zinc waste and scrap; (...)
Items added over the review period: (...) printed electronic circuit boards and plates in the form of waste or scrap; (...)

3.73.   (...) Export prohibitions notified to the WTO are largely unchanged. They are in place for reasons of environment, health, and protection of national treasures, and to comply with Türkiye's commitments under international conventions. (...)

3.75.   Türkiye maintains export quotas on eels and medicinal leeches in accordance with its commitments under the CITES Convention. The quotas are adjusted annually by the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.[76] (...)
[76] Communiqué No. 2021/9 on Issuance of CITES Licence and Allocation of Annual Export Quota for Eels (Anguilla Anguilla). Official Gazette (2021) No. 31436, 27 March. (...) Communiqué No. 2021/50 on Issuance of CITES Licence and Allocation of Annual Export Quota for Medicinal Leeches. Official Gazette (2021) No. 31706, 31 December.(...)

3.80.   Other support programmes provided by the Ministry of Trade, either on its own or in conjunction with the exporters' unions, in place at the time of Türkiye's previous Review are: (...) (ii) support for companies in the certification process relating to foreign market access certificates to ensure compliance with technical legislation regarding the environment, quality, and human health, and support for companies' licensing and registration costs in the medical sector (50% of expenses); (...)

3.81.   (...) State support is provided for health and sports services, informatics, film-TV series and cultural services, education, management consultancy, green services, publishing, organization of fairs, logistics, gastronomy, accommodation, and other business services. Successful applicants are eligible for the State to cover 50%-70% of a company's market-access-related expenses, office rent, office set-up costs, certification, advertising and marketing activities, fair organizations, and various expenses (participation in national and international events and trade committees as well as staffing and reporting costs). (...)