Commission Regulation (EC) No 1790/2006 of 5 December 2006 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in Turkey prior to import into the Community
Date: 2006-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, import, marketing standard, originating product, quality label

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1790/2006

of 5 December 2006

approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and
vegetables carried out in Turkey prior to import into the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001
of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the
marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vege-
tables (2) lays down the conditions for the approval of
checking operations performed by certain third countries
which so request prior to import into the Community.

The Turkish authorities sent the Commission a request
for the approval of checking operations performed under
the responsibility of the General Directorate of Stand-
ardisation for Foreign Trade. This request states that the
aforementioned inspection bodies have the necessary
staff, equipment and facilities to carry out checks, that
to those referred to in
they use methods equivalent
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 and that
the fresh fruit and vegetables exported from Turkey to
the Community meet
the Community marketing
standards.

(3)

The information sent by the Member States to the
in the period 2001 to 2005,
Commission shows that,
of non-conformity with marketing
the
standards among imports from Turkey of
fresh fruit
and vegetables was low.

incidence

(4)

Checks on conformity carried out by Turkey should
from the date of
therefore be approved with effect

implementation
cooperation
procedure provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation
(EC) No 1148/2001.

administrative

the

of

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to
fresh fruit and vegetables carried out by Turkey prior to import
into the Community are hereby approved in accordance with
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.

Article 2

Details of the official authority and inspection body in Turkey,
as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in Annex I to this
Regulation.

Article 3

The certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of Article
issued following the
7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001,
checks referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, must be
drawn up on forms in conformity with the model set out in
Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 408/2003 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 8).

It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the
Official Journal of the European Union of the notice referred to in
Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, relating to the
establishment of
cooperation between the
Community and Turkey.

administrative

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Official authority referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:

General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade
General Director: Mr. Yavuz MOLLASALİHOĞLU
Head of the Department for Agriculture: Mrs. Çiğdem KILIÇKAYA
Address: İnönü Bulv. No: 36 Oda no: 2118 06510 Emek/Ankara
Tel. (90-312) 212 58 99
Fax (90-312) 212 68 64, (90-312) 205 09 18
E-mail: kilickayac@dtm.gov.tr

Inspection body referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:

Regional Directorate of Western Anatolia

Regional Director: Mr. Muzaffer ERTÜRK
Address: Gazi Bulv. No: 126 Kat:1 35230 Basmane/İzmir
Tel. (90-232) 483 40 26
Fax (90-232) 48 37 72
E-mail: izmirbolge@dtm.gov.t

Regional Directorate of Southern Anatolia
Regional Director: Mr. Șükrü ÇALIȘKAN
Address: Çakmak Cad. Buğdaycı Apt. No:27 Kat:6/32 Mersin
Tel. (90-324) 237 97 18
Fax (90-324) 237 19 59
E-mail: mersinbolge@dtm.gov.tr

Regional Directorate of Southeastern Anatolia
Regional Director: Mr. M. Zihni DOĞAN
Address: Yeni Valilik Binası Kat:5 No:555 27330 Gaziantep
Tel. (90-342) 230 78 52
Fax (90-342) 221 21 44
E-mail: gaziantepbolge@dtm.gov.tr

Regional Directorate of Marmara
Regional Director: Mr. Çağatay ÖZTÜRK
Address: Dıș Ticaret Kompleksi D Blok K-1-2 Çobançeșme Mevkii Sanayi Cad
Yenibosna – Bahçelievler/İstanbul
Tel. (90-212) 454 08 20
Fax (90-212) 454 08 22
E-mail: istanbulbolge@dtm.gov.tr

Regional Directorate of Eastern Black Sea

Regional Director: Mr. Ö. Naci GENÇTÜRK
Address: Hükümet Konağı Üst Zemin Kat 61040 Trabzon
Tel. (90-462) 230 19 82
Fax (90-462) 229 73 09
E-mail: izmirbolge@dtm.gov.tr

Regional Directorate of Central Anatolia

Regional Director: Mr. Caner SOLMAZ
Address: Mithatpașa Cad. No: 18/4 Kızılay/Ankara
Tel. (90-312) 430 61 08
Fax (90-312) 430 61 09
E-mail: ankarabolge@dtm.gov.tr

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ANNEX II

Model certificate referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001