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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/SPEC/Q1/14
7 May 1998
(98-1826)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade
in Information Technology ProductsOriginal:  English
REPLIES TO THE SURVEY
Communication from Turkey
The following communication, dated 30 April 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Turkey.
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I am pleased to enclose herewith Turkey's response to the survey undertaken by the
Secretariat with respect to standards for information technology products.G/IT/SPEC/Q1/14
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1. Does your government have mandatory techni cal regulations to ensure the safety of
information technology equipment?  If so, plea se identify.  Are these requirements harmonized
with IEC 950?  If not, please explain the current practice.
Turkey does not have mandatory technical regulations to ensure the safety of information
technology equipment.  However, work is underway to this end.
2. Does your government have mandatory technical regulations to ensure electromagnetic
interference of information technology equipm ent?  If so, please identify.  Are these
requirements harmonized with CISPR 22?  If not, please explain the current practice. 
The EC-Turkey Association Council Decision No. 1/95 which was prepared for the
realization of Customs Union between Turkey and th e EU sets the rules for commercial policy.  The
Directive dated 3 May 1989 and No. 89/336/EEC on  Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and the
Directive dated 19 February 1973 and No. 73/23/EEC on  Low Voltage take place in the list No. 2/97
of the EC-Turkey Association C ouncil, within the framework of the rules concerning technical
barriers to trade as determined between Articles  8-11 of Decision No. 1/95.  The Draft Regulation on
EMC and LVD parallel to the Directives in the list No. 2/97 has been prepared by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.  These Regulations shall be put into force as soon as the Draft Frame Law enters
into force.
Until the adoption of the draft law mentioned above, this area is arranged according to the
guidelines in line with IEC 950, CISPR 22 and EMC that are being carried out by the Turkish
Standards Institute (TSE).  However, these are not mandatory within the framework of Turkish
legislation.  Besides, among information technology equipment only telephone apparatus are in the
scope of control function of TSE which is arranged by the Communique of Standardization in ForeignTrade.  In addition to this legislation, there is also Wireless Law No. 2813 (amended by the Law No.
3178) and the laws and regulations relating to the "Establishment and Broadcasting of Radios and
TVs".
3. (a) What conformity assessment procedures, either in respect of the product or the
manufacturing process, does your government require for approval of information technologyproducts (including electro-magnetic compatibility) (EMC), electrical safety,
telecommunications and radio terminal equipment, and other areas?
Turkey asks for approval of information technology products with regard to criteria such as
electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC), electrical safety, telecommunications and radio terminal
equipment.  On the other hand, Turkey accepts the type approval certificates obtained from any
accredited laboratory in Europe, since there is no such laboratory in Turkey.
(b) May suppliers perform these procedures (e.g. testing, declaration of conformity),
or must third parties perform these procedures?
Suppliers provide certificates obtained from accredited laboratories for testing and conformity
purposes.
(c) What international guidelines or standards, if any, are those procedures based
on?
These procedures are based on CEPT regulations and ETSI standards.
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