25 July 2023
On the Environmental Slogans and Zero Waste Logo to Be Placed on Plastic Bags Subject to Charging
The referenced letter of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation recalls that the Procedures and Principles on the Charging of Plastic Bags were updated with the Ministerial Approval dated 22/12/2020 and numbered 274510.Pursuant to the provision in paragraph 10 of Article 5 of the said Procedures and Principles: “On one surface of plastic bags subject […]
25 July 2023
On the Notification Made by the Montreal Port Authority, Canada
Dear Member,In the letter conveyed to us by The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye; with reference to a letter received from the Commercial Counsellor's Office in Ottawa, it is stated that, in the notification made on 17.02.2021 by the Montreal Port Authority, Canada's second largest port, the negotiation process between the Maritime […]
25 July 2023
On Hungary
Reference: TOBB's letter dated 05.03.2021 and numbered 34221550-720-2236The referenced letter states that new restrictions have come into force in Hungary as of 1 March 2021 due to the pandemic, and that the travel restrictions in place so far have been further tightened.The letter further states that, within the framework of the decision of Hungary's Minister […]
25 July 2023
Phytosanitary Certificate
Reference: TOBB's letter dated 08.03.2021 and numbered 34221550-045.99- 2353The referenced letter states that, with the letter sent by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to their Ministry, information was given about the Phytosanitary Certificate, and that it was requested that this be announced to those concerned in order to ensure uniformity in procedures.The said letter […]
25 July 2023
Internship Mobilisation
The Talent Gateway Cooperation Protocol was signed between the Human Resources Office of the Presidency of the Republic and TOBB on 8 June 2020, and within this scope, the “Internship Mobilisation” programme has been launched by the Human Resources Office of the Presidency of the Republic.Through the intern pool created by the Human Resources Office […]
25 July 2023
ELIIT Call Training Programme on Supporting Partnerships between SMEs Operating in the Textile, Leather, Clothing and Footwear (TDGA) Sectors and Technology Providers
Dear Member,Reference: TOBB's letter dated 02.03.2021 and numbered 34221550-050.99- 2042In the referenced letter, within the framework of the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) agreement between Türkiye and the European Commission, awareness-raising and information activities are carried out and announcements are made by KOSGEB, which has been authorised as the national coordinating […]
25 July 2023
On the Use of the Secure Payment System
The first paragraph of Article 17 of the Regulation on the Trade of Second-Hand Motor Land Vehicles stipulates that, if payment is made in cash in the purchase and sale of a second-hand motor land vehicle, the sale price of the vehicle shall be paid through the electronic system established by the organization authorised by […]
25 July 2023
Communiqué on the Priority Product List
As you are aware, within the scope of the Technology-Oriented Industry Move Programme launched by the Ministry of Industry and Technology with the aim of producing in Türkiye products with an annual import value of 30 billion dollars, special supports are provided to increase domestic production in the focus sectors at medium-high and high technology […]
25 July 2023
Non-Tariff Barriers Encountered in Exports to Pakistan
Dear Member,In a letter received from The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), based on the letter of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye; it is stated that the 6th Session Meeting of the Türkiye-Pakistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) was held in Islamabad on 13-14 February 2020, co-chaired […]
25 July 2023
1707 SME Support Call for Order-Based R&D Projects
Within the scope of the project for supporting R&D projects in partnership with a Customer Organisation, the 1707 Order-Based R&D — 2021-1 call has been launched. Support can be provided for partnership projects in which innovative products/processes, to be developed by SMEs through R&D and for which a potential customer is ready, will be brought […]

