WORLD TRADE G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1
23August 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3318)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
AGREEMENT ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.4(a) AND 8.2(b)
TURKEY
Thefollowing communication, dated 13August 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofTurkey.
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Pursuant toArticles 1.4(a) and8.2(b) oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures, I
havethepleasure toenclose herewith Turkey 'snotification oflegislation onthisissue, published in
theOfficial Gazette dated 31December 1995 andnumbered Bis22510.1
Abriefsummary ofthese Communiques isgiven below:
Import Communique No(96/3): Approval oftheTurkish Atomic Energy Authority isrequired
forthegoods covered bytheCommunique before actual imports.
Import Communique No(96/5): Approval Document tobeprepared bytheMinistry of
Transportation oranyInstitution delegated bytheMinistry isrequired forthegoods listed inthe
Communique before actual imports.
ImportCommuniqueNo(96/6):FortheimportsofgoodslistedintheCommunique,acertificate
issued bytheMinistry ofIndustry andCommerce isrequired. Thiscertificate indicates thatafter-sale
services suchasmaintenance andrepair arewarranted onaregional basis andmaintenance service
technician andspare parts stocks aresufficient.
Import Communique No(96/8): Fortheimports ofvehicles listed intheCommunique, a
proforma invoice tobecertified bytheMinistry ofIndustry andCommerce isrequired bytheCustoms
Authorities (Technical visa).
Import Communique No(96/10): Approval oftheMinistry ofTransportation, General
Directorate ofRadio Communication isrequired fortheimportation ofthegoods covered bythe
Communique.
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1Available forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division) (inTurkish only).G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1
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Import Communique No(96/11): Fortheimportation ofitems which areclassified under the
Harmonized System Codes Nos. 4802.52.20.90.11 and4802.52.80.90.11:
-Banknotes andthelike,papers ofsecurities excluding ofakindusedforprinting
share, bonds andother devices ofcapital markets andofakindusedforprinting
chequebooks, approval oftheCentral Bank ofTurkey isrequired.
-Thepapers usedforprinting chequebooks canonlybeimported bythebanks.
-Fortheimports ofpapers usedforprinting share, bonds andother devices ofthe
Capital Markets andthedevices ofcapital markets thatprinted abroad andclassified
under theHSCode No.4907.00, approval oftheBoard ofCapital Markets isrequired.
Import Communique No(96/12): Approval oftheMinistry ofInterior, General Directorate
ofSecurity isrequired fortheimports ofgoods listed intheCommunique.
Import Communique No(96/13): Approval oftheMinistry ofEnergy andNatural Resources,
General Directorate ofPetroleum Works isrequired fortheimports ofgoods included inthe
Communique.
Import Communique No(96/14): Approval oftheMinistry ofLabour andSocial Security,
theInstitute ofWorkers 'Health andLabour Security isrequired fortheimports of"asbestos"
(HS:2524.00).
ImportCommuniqueNo(96/17):approvaloftheMinistryofTransportation,GeneralDirectorate
ofCivil Aviation isrequired fortheimports ofgoods included intheCommunique.
ImportCommuniqueNo(96/18):ApprovaloftheMinistryofDefence,GeneralCommandership
ofCartography isrequired fortheimports ofallkinds ofprinted maps andhydrography maps, including
atlases, topography plans andspheres classified under theHSheading No.49.05.
Import Communique No(96/19): Approval oftheMinistry ofIndustry andCommerce is
required fortheimports ofgoods covered bytheCommunique.