Turkey - Gerlach Customs https://gerlach-customs.com/gb-en/ Customs. Simply Cleared. Thu, 11 May 2023 10:08:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://gerlach-customs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Icon_gerlach_250px-1-70x70-1.png Turkey - Gerlach Customs https://gerlach-customs.com/gb-en/ 32 32 Trade in goods with Turkey: "Türkiye" instead of "Turkey" in future https://gerlach-customs.com/gb-en/news/news-trends-gb-en/trade-in-goods-with-turkey-turkiye-instead-of-turkey-in-future/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:12:42 +0000 https://gerlach-customs.com/news//trade-in-goods-with-turkey-turkiye-instead-of-turkey-in-future/ Already since December 2021, the replacement of names such as “Turkey”, “Turkey” or “Turquie” by “Türkiye” has been started in Turkey. The change was officially communicated to the Secretary General of the United Nations in a letter dated May 26, and shortly thereafter the name change was confirmed on the part of the United Nations (UN).

Now, Turkey has indicated that it will use only “Türkiye” as the country name to designate its official country name in international writing with immediate effect, and this name will also be applied with respect to the relevant parts of all preferential and non-preferential certificates of origin and movement certificates when the country name is to be indicated.

The name Türkiye should also be used exclusively when issuing proofs of origin issued in the EU and in the A.TR. movement certificate.

We therefore recommend to initiate the changeover process regarding the name change in one’s own company in order not to affect the movement of goods with Turkey.

According to information from the Turkish authorities, however, the country name “Turkey” used to date will be accepted in documents until further notice during an unspecified transitional phase. Any remaining stocks of forms can therefore still be used up.

]]> Modernised Free Trade Agreement EFTA-Turkey https://gerlach-customs.com/gb-en/news/news-trends-gb-en/modernised-free-trade-agreement-efta-turkey/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:40:54 +0000 https://gerlach-customs.com/news//modernised-free-trade-agreement-efta-turkey/ The countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Turkey have modernised their Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This was announced by Switzerland, which is a member of EFTA together with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The modernised free trade agreement allows EFTA countries to further deepen their economic and trade relations with Turkey. Market access and legal certainty for export companies will be significantly improved. For example, the new version introduces new provisions to facilitate mutual recognition of intellectual property protection, exchanges in the services sector, trade and sustainable development.

Comprehensive agreement

The modernised Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Turkey covers a comprehensive scope. For example, Turkey has granted Switzerland new trade concessions for Swiss imports of cheese, meat preparations, fruit juices, coffee, tobacco, chocolate, biscuits, muesli and certain baby foods.

EFTA Turkey

The provisions in the chapter on trade and sustainable development establish a common frame of reference, and the contracting parties undertake to comply with it in their preferential economic relations in such a way that the economic objectives pursued by the free trade agreements are consistent with their objectives in the area of environmental protection and labour rights. Institutional mechanisms are provided for to verify the correct implementation of these provisions.

The modernised free trade agreement with Turkey was signed on 25 June 2018 and entered into force on 1 October 2021.

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA, or in French: Association européenne de libre-échange, AELE) was founded in 1960 by originally seven countries. Today’s members are Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland.

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