WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/1/TUR/2
25 May 1998
(98-2146)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b)
TURKEY
In a communication dated 8 May 1998, the Permanent Mission of Turkey has submitted the
following legislation pursuant to Articles 1.4(a ) and 8.2(b) of the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures1.
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1. Import Communiqué No (97/3):  Approval of the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority is
required for the goods covered by the Communiqué before actual imports.
2. Import Communiqué No (97/5):  Approval Document to be prepared by the Ministry of
Transportation or any Institution delegated by the Ministry is required for the goods listed in theCommuniqué before actual imports.
3. Import Communiqué No (97/6):  For the imports of goods listed in the Communiqué, a
certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is required.  This certificate indicates that
after-sale services such as maintenance and repair are warranted on a regional basis and maintenance
service technician and spare parts stocks are sufficient.
4. Import Communiqué No (97/8):  For the imports of vehicles listed in the Communiqué, a
proforma invoice to be certified by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is required by the
Customs Authorities (Technical visa).
5. Import Communiqué No (97/10):  Approval of  the Ministry of Transportation, General
Directorate of Radio Communication is required for the importation of the goods covered by the
Communiqué.
6. Import Communiqué No (97/11):  For the importation of items which are classified under the
Harmonized System Codes Nos. 4802.52.20.90.11 and 4802.52.80.90.11:
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1 The Import Communiqués referred to in paragraphs 1-11 were published in the Official Gazette dated
28 December 1996, No. 22861, a copy of which is available for consultation in the Secretariat (Market Access Division)
(Turkish only).  Import Communiqué 97/22 referred to in paragraph 12 was published in the Official G azette dated
6 May 1997, No. 22981.G/LIC/N/1/TUR/2
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- Banknotes and the like, papers of securities excluding of a kind used for printing share, bonds
and other devices of capital markets and of a kind used for printing chequebooks, approval of
the Central Bank of Turkey is required.
- The papers used for printing chequebooks can only be imported by the banks.
- For the imports of papers used for printing share, bonds and other devices of the Capital
Markets and the devices of capital markets that printed abroad and classified under the HS
Code No. 4907.00, approval of the Board of Capital Markets is required.
7. Import Communiqué No (97/12):  Approval of th e Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of
Security is required for the imports of goods listed in the Communiqué.
8. Import Communiqué No (97/13):  Approval of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources,
General Directorate of Petroleum Works is required for the imports of goods included in the
Communiqué.
9. Import Communiqué No (97/14):  Approval of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security,
the Institute of Workers' Health and Labour Security is required for the imports of "asbestos"
(HS:2524.00).
10. Import Communiqué No (97/17):  approval of the Ministry of Transportation, General
Directorate of Civil Aviation is required for the imports of goods included in the Communiqué.
11. Import Communiqué No (97/18):  Approval  of the Ministry of Defence, General
Commandership of Cartography is required for the imports of all kinds of printed maps and
hydrography maps, including atlases, topography plans and spheres classified under the HS heading
No. 49.05.
12. Import Communiqué No (97/22):  Permission of the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade is
required for the importation of goods listed in the Communiqué.
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