WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/STR/N/6/TUR
10 October 2000
(00-4138)
Working Party on
State Trading EnterprisesOriginal:  English
STATE TRADING
Updating Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1
of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII
TURKEY
The following communication, dated 5 October 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Turkey.
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Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the
Interpretation of Article XVII, Turkey hereby notifies that there have been no changes in its state
trading activities since the previous new and full notification which appears in document
G/STR/N/4/TUR of 16 December 1998.  Furthermore, updated statistical information with regard toTurkish State Monopoly (Tekel) and Turkish Red Crescent Society (Kizilay) is included in the
attached Tables IA, IB, II and III.G/STR/N/6/TUR
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TABLE I.A
THE TURKISH STATE MONOPOLY (TEKEL)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION:  IMPORTS
Total quantity imported
(thousand lts)Total quantity imported by
state trading enterprise
(thousand lts)Average import price
(US$/Lt)Average representative
domestic sales price
(US$/Lt)National production
(thousand lts)Description of
products
(including HS
numbers)1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999
22.03
Beer418 478 743 418 478 743 0.82 1.24 0.92 3.89 3.27 3.30 723,516 698,926 675,942
22.04
Wine174 210 169 79 164 104 3.24 2.67 3.56 8.65 7.70 7.65 41,204 46,843 33,213
22.05
Vermouth etc.14 53 14 45 2.57 2.54 2.54 14.87 11.44 13.95 245 254 253
22.06
Other
fermentedbeverages
22.07
Alcohol15,687 4,046 24 15.683 4.046 22 0.93 2.29 3.40 5.19 3.81 4.37 9,952 5,338 4,857
22.08
Other alcoholic
drinks2,332 2,777 3,439 472 413 343 5.70 6.70 5.57 25.44 26.51 19.80 85,992 93,555 94,512G/STR/N/6/TUR
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TURKISH RED CRESCENT SOCIETY (KIZILAY)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION:  IMPORTS
Total quantity imported Total quantity imported by state
trading enterpriseAverage import price
(FOB)Average representative domestic sales
priceDescription of
products
(including HS
numbers)
1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999
1211.90.95.00.14
Cinchona bark-- -- -- - -
2827.60.00.30.00
Potassium iodide41,365 kg 10,344 kg 60,000 kg 41,365 kg 10,344 kg 60,000 kg 17
USD/kg22.38
USD/kg20.80
USD/kg21 USD/kg 21 USD/kg 27.45
USD/kg
2939.21.11.00.00
Quinine HCL-- -- -- - 5 4  U S D / k g
2939.21.90.00.00
Quinidine
arabogalaione
sulfate150 kg 150 kg 100 kg 150 kg 150 kg - 1,930
FFR/kg1,930
FFR/kg-2 , 4 2 5
FFR/kg2,425
FFR/kg-
2939.21.90.00.00
Quinidine sulfate200 kg 100 kg 100 kg 200 kg 100 kg 100 kg 235
DM/kg235
DM/kg239
DM/kg300 DM/kg 300 DM/kg 300 DM/kg
2939.29.00.00.11
Quinidine
phenyethylbarbiturate200 kg 100 kg 200 kg 100 kg 30 kg 1,400
FFR/kg1,400
FFR/kg1,400
FFR/kg1,800
FFR/kg1,800
FFR/kg2,168.80
FFR/kgG/STR/N/6/TUR
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TABLE II
THE TURKISH STATE MONOPOLY (TEKEL)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION:  EXPORTS
Total quantity exported
(thousand lts)Total quantity exported by
state trading enterprise
(thousand lts)Average procurement
(US$/Lt)Average representative
domestic sales price
(US$/Lt)Average export price National production
(thousand lts)Description
of products
(including
HS
numbers)1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999
22.03
Beer42,224 33,638 25,447 0.49 0.29 0.48 0.59 0.55 0.55 723,516 698,926 675,942
22.04
Wine10,817 4,808 4,334 7,995 1,297 894 0.48 0.50 0.65 1.30 1.11 1.42 0.37 0.36 0.36 41,204 46,843 33,213
22.05
Vermouth
etc.37 1 0 26 0 0.91 0.82 0.94 1.96 1.75 1.86 2.56 1.3 245 254 253
22.06
Other
fermented
beverages21 3
22.07
Alcohol1,622 13 906 31 12 23 1.19 0.81 0.90 1.86 1.70 1.60 0.73 0.72 0.72 9,952 5,338 4,857
22.08
Other
alcoholic
drinks2,316 2,196 2,560 1,773 1,746 1,794 1.45 1.28 1.12 6.88 5.92 5.91 2.90 3.37 3.30 85,992 93,555 94,512G/STR/N/6/TUR
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THE TURKISH STATE MONOPOLY (TEKEL)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION:  DOMESTIC ARCHIVES
Domestic purchases by state trading
enterprise
(thousand lts)National production
(thousand lts)Domestic sales by state trading
enterprise
(thousand lts)National consumption
(thousand lts)Description of
products
(including HS
numbers)
1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999
22.03
Beer723,516 698,926 675,942 6,041 12,040 12,850 731,041 654,040 686,450
22.04
Wine41,204 46,843 33,213 11,551 12,476 10,076 27,938 30,871 29,850
22.05
Vermouth etc.245 254 253 249 266 215 249 266 215
22.06
Other fermented
beverages
22.07
Alcohol14,727 15,159 19,939 9,952 5,338 4,857 11,671 6,487 5,016 11,671 6,487 5,016
22.08
Other alcoholic
drinks85,992 93,555 94,512 79,279 90,438 87,932 79,279 90,438 87,932
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