Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.11 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
Manufacturing |
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Table 3.11 SCT (Special Consumption Tax) as applied to motor vehicles, aircraft and vessels 2015
Product description Tax rate 2015 (%)
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading No. 87.02), including station wagons and racing carsa
- Those with maximum load capacity of 850 kg or less, and with piston displacement of less than 2,000 cc; 15c
- Those with maximum load capacity of more than 850 kg, and with piston displacement of less than 2,800 cc; 15c
- Only those with electric motor; 10
- Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 3,200 cm3, having 9 seats including driver; 15c
- Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 3,200 cm3, having 9 seats including driver (only those with electric motor) 10
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[c] Indicates items which have been subject to SCT rate increases since 2011.
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WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.15 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Chemicals |
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Table 3.15 Import prohibitions, 2015
Description Invocation of WTO Article Domestic/international
Ozone depleting substances
(4 items)a, c Environment
(Article XX:b, d) Copenhagen and Beijing Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Import Regime Communiqué No. 2015/1
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Scheduled chemical weapons in I and II of the Convention
(4 items)c Environment
(Article XX:b, d) The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction; Import Regime Communiqué No. 2015/1
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.16 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Agriculture, Other |
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Table 3.16 Imports requiring a licence, 2015
Description (legal basis and number of tariff lines affected) Requirements and rationale
Fertilizers
(Import Communiqué 15/1, OG 31.12.2014, No. 29222bis) Approval required from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.
Reason: to properly manage resources used in agricultural production that may cause damage to the health or lifecycle of plants, animals or humans when they are treated without control.
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Endangered species of wild fauna and flora
(Foreign Trade Communiqué 2011/1, OG 27.02.2011, No. 27859bis) A Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) document issued by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock or the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization is required for importation.
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Hazardous
Endangered
Environment
MEAs
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WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-III§73 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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The main laws or regulations on standards have been in place since 2002 and have not generally undergone significant revision since that time (Table 3.17). Turkey's communiqués are numerous, with many being issued in 2015, and each one regulates different product groups. They aim to ensure that imported products comply with the requirements of protecting human health and safety, animal or plant life or health, the consumer, or the environment. Those communiqués remain in force for one year and every year in December they are republished by the public authorities (Table A3.5).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-III§111 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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In 2010 as part of its reform process to align its SPS laws with the EU, Turkey enacted its new Biosafety Law which regulates the approvals of agricultural biotechnology products in Turkey. The law provides for a Biosafety Board to review and approve biotechnology products before they can enter the Turkish market; the Biosafety Board was established in 2011. Following applications made by either gene owners or importers for genetically modified organisms and products thereof, the Biosafety Board forms scientific committees and makes its decisions on a scientific basis reflected in the scientific risk assessment and socio-economic evaluation. With respect to alignment with the EU and the Customs Union, EU-approved biotech products are not necessarily approved by the Biosafety Board. For the transit of these GM products, permission of MFAL is required.
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WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-III§126 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture, Forestry, Other |
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The list of products prohibited from export from Turkey remains largely unchanged since the last review (Table 3.19). Turkey prohibits the export of these 13 categories of products for environmental, health, or cultural reasons. Pursuant to Turkey's customs union with the EU, provisions contained therein allow Turkey to prohibit or restrict exports or goods in transit on the grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value; or the protection of industrial and commercial property.
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WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-III§127 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Chemicals, Other |
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Turkey fully complies with the provisions of CITES. The Ministry of Economy issued a revised Communiqué (Export 2014/1) on Exports of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for banning and restricting the exportation of substances that deplete the ozone layer in accordance with the Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention.
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WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.19 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture, Forestry, Other |
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Table 3.19 Export prohibitions, 2015
Description of item Invocation of WTO Article Domestic/international law
All game and wild animals (except species on the list of "exports requiring a licence"), alive or meat and/or pieces and garments thereof (Ch. 1 and 2)a Environment
(Article XX:g) Decision of the Council of Ministers (No. 234 of 8 March 1990)
Natural flower bulbs (1 item) Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Regime Decree (No. 7623 of 22 December 1995)
CITES Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Communiqué 2014/1
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Dates "Phoenix the ophrasti crenter" (1 item) Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Regime Decree (No. 7623 of 22 December 1995)
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Pterocarya carpinifolia (1 item) Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Regime Decree (No. 7623 of 22 December 1995)
Liquidamber orientalis (1 item) Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Regime Decree (No. 7623 of 22 December 1995)
Plants of olive, fig (except species certificated domestically that are registered and published in the National Species List), hazelnut, pistachio, and grapevine (sultanas seedless) Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Regime Decree (No. 7623 of 22 December 1995)
Walnut, mulberry, cherry, pear, plum, badger, ash, elm, and lime in logs, in timber, in plank, and in sketch (Ch. 44)a Environment
(Article XX:g) Decision of the Council of Ministers (No. 8186 of 24 April 1974)
Wood Environment
(Article XX:g) Export Regime Decree (No. 7623 of 22 December 1995)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.20 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Chemicals, Other |
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Table 3.20 Exports requiring a licence, 2015
Description of items Authority responsible Legal basis
Products subject to Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs Decree No. 94/5419 of 7 March 1994
Living or non-living boars, wolves, jackals, foxes, martens, badgers, snakes, turtles, lizards, and identifiable parts of and clothing produced from them Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs Decree No. 645 regarding the Organization and Functions of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
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Technology and equipment used for nuclear purposes Turkish Atomic Energy Authority Regulation No. 26642 of 13 September 2007
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Waste
Energy
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/331/REV.1 |
S-III§154 |
Türkiye |
2016 |
Measures |
General environmental reference |
Not specified |
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In addition, the National Entrepreneurship Strategy and Action Plan of Turkey (2015-2018) was prepared by KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization). The plan consists of 6 strategic targets:
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Developing a sustainable support system for priority thematic areas and general areas such as women's entrepreneurship, young entrepreneurs, eco entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and global entrepreneurship; and ensuring their execution
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