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EU announces online public consultation on the future of EU-Turkey trade and economic relations

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The European Commission has announced an online public consultation that aims to gather detailed views relating to the future trade and economic relationship between the European Union (EU) and Turkey. The results of the consultation will feed into the Impact Assessment which Commission services are currently preparing with regards to the potential modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union and the possible enhancement of the EU-Turkey bilateral preferential trade framework. The online consultation aims to ensure that…

US – State outlines actions taken to provide certain temporary and limited sanctions relief to continue JPOA

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On April 16, 2015, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice: 9095] that outlines the U.S. Government (USG) actions taken to extend certain sanctions relief under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA) as part of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), that halts progress on Iran’s nuclear program and rolls it back in key respects in exchange limited, temporary, and targeted sanctions relief to Iran…

Turkey launches safeguard investigation on wallpaper and similar wallcoverings

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On 12 December 2014, Turkey notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 12 December 2014 a safeguard investigation on wallpaper and similar wallcoverings. The address of the investigating authority for correspondence is: Ministry of EconomyDirectorate General for Imports, Department of SafeguardsInonu Bul. No: 36 06510 Emek/Ankara/TURKEYTel: +90 312 204 77 17Fax: +90 312 212 86 33E-mail: korunma@ekonomi.gov.tr” Further information is available in G/SG/N/6/TUR/20. The WTO posting states: A safeguard investigation seeks to…

Turkey – Safeguard investigation on printing, writing and copying papers launched

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On 15 July 2014, the WTO announced that Turkey, by communication dated 14 July 2014, notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 21 June 2014 a safeguard investigation on printing, writing and copying papers. The investigation is being conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Directorate General for Imports, Department of Safeguards.A safeguard investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports of a product are causing, or is threatening to cause, serious injury to…