Which Trade Agreements Are in Force?

Trade Agreements

According to European Commission, agricultural trade relations between the EU and Turkey are governed by the EU-Turkey agreement on the trade of farm products. The Turkish government has aligned with EU trade policy in that there are no special requirements regarding the import/export of citrus fruit.

The agreement has an asymmetrical nature. Turkey benefits from eliminating ad valorem duties on all except the most sensitive agricultural products, which are covered by quotas. EU preferences are limited to the quotas listed in the agreement.

The Turkey-EU Customs Union eliminated custom duties and quantitative restrictions. As a result of the Customs Union, Turkey opened its internal market to EU and third-country competition while securing free access to the EU market. In addition, Turkey has sought to align itself to the preferential regimes that the EU applies to third countries and to harmonize its legislation with the EU’s acquis communautaire in a broad spectrum of areas, including standards and technical legislation and competition policy.