SECRETARIAT GENERAL FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS Updated on 5thJanuary, 2006

TAIEX 2004 FIRST GROUP SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS OF TURKEY

(EXPERTISE, STUDY VISIT AND WORKSHOP APPLICATIONS)

Institution / Description / Type / Ref. No. / Date of
application / Current Progress

FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

Ministry of Industry and Trade / Sugar regime / Study Visit / Task No. 3849 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade / Notification procedures and information linking of market surveillance authorities
(National Legislation) / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.: 9764 / 16/12/2003 / Terminated as expert could not be found
Ministry of Industry and Trade / Placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9778 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
30.11-2.12.2004
Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Illegal export of cultural properties / Expertise / Task No. 3748 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
24-26 February 2004
(dealt within JUS 8970)

FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

Undersecretariat of Treasury / Private Pension System and Annuities
(Additional Participants) / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9780 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
7-9.06.2004

FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade / Electronic data, documents and contracts
(Additional Participants) / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9790
(IND/EXP 20104) / 16/12/2003 / Closed
31.10 – 02.11.2005
Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade / Information society services – On-line business
(Tentative Agenda) / Study Visit / TAIEX event Id.: 10006 / 16/12/2003 / Withdrawn by the line ministry

FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL

Ministry of Public Works and Settlement
DG Land Registry and Cadastre / Acquisition of real estate / Expertise / Task No. 3746 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected by the TAIEX Office
(No acquis relevance)

COMPETITION POLICY

Competition Authority / Block Exemption on Distribution and Services Agreements of Motor Vehicles / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9791 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
March 2005
Competition Authority / Implication of Competition Rules in Professional Services / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.:
CG 9392 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
8-9.9.2004
Competition Authority / Exemptions Policy of the Community and Burden of Notification / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.:
CG 9393 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
28-30 June 2004
Ankara
Turkish Competition Authority / Liner Conferences and Consortia / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.: 9793 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
17-19.11.2004
AGRICULTURE
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs / Feedingstuffs / Study Visit / Task No.3851 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages Market Regulatory Authority / Common Organisation of the Market in Wine
(Additional Participants) / Expertise / Task No. 3750 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected

TRANSPORT

Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Police / Civil Aviation Security / Workshop / PRIV 6659 / 16/12/2003 /

Closed.

19-20 Oct. 2005

DG Turkish State Railways / Promoting Relations Among Railway Administrations on the Pan Europe / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.:10821 / 29/03/2004 /

Closed

4-5 April 2005

STATISTICS

Undersecretariat of Treasury / External Debt Statistics in the Context of ESA 95 / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9794 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
18 – 20.07.2005

ENERGY

Energy Market Regulatory Authority / Dispute resolution in electricity market / Study Visit / TAIEX EventId.:4401 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected by the TAIEX Office
Energy Market Regulatory Authority / Monitoring of electricity market- Interalia, unbundling of accounts) / Study Visit / TAIEX EventId.:
IND/STUD10013 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
22-24.3.2005
Energy Market Regulatory Authority / Monitoring of security of supply in electricity market / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.: IND/STUD 10013 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
Energy Market Regulatory Authority / Public service obligation in electricity market / Expertise / Task No. 3753 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
ENERGY
Energy Market Regulatory Authority / Metering, control and communication infrastructure in electricity markets / Expertise / Task No. 3754 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected

TRAINING, EDUCATION AND YOUTH

Ministry of National Education / Education of Migrants’ and Travellers’ Children
(National Legislation) / Workshop / Task No. 3715
(dealt within CG 9474) / 16/12/2003 / Closed
11-12.05.2004
(dealt within CG 9474)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Telecommunications Authority / Accounting separation implementations in EU
(will be evaluated as an expertise mission together with the following application) / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:10014 / 01/06/2005 / Closed
03-05.10.2005
Telecommunications Authority / Local loop unbundling
(National Legislation-Turkish)
(National Legislation-English)
(Tentative Agenda) / Study Visit / TAIEX EventId.:10014 / 01/06/2005 / Closed
03-05.10.2005

ENVIRONMENT

Ministry of Environment and Forest / Urban waste water / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9795
(will be organised together with sewage sludge) / 16/12/2003 / Closed
14-15.11.2005
Ministry of Environment and Forest / Sewage sludge / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9795 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
14-15.11.2005
Ministry of Environment and Forest / Water quality management and assessment / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.: 9238 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
28 July 2004

CUSTOMS UNION

Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Inventory of Cultural Properties / Expertise / Task No. 3703 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
24-26 February 2004
(dealt within JUS 8970)
Undersecretariat of Customs / Police Customs Cooperation / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9796 / 16/12/2003 / Cancelled upon request of line ministry
Undersecretariat of Customs / International Container Transportation and Customs Fraud Relating Containers / Expertise / TAIEX EventId.:9797
IND/EXP 20076 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
30 January – 1 February 2006
CUSTOMS UNION
Undersecretariat of Customs / Customs regime with economic impact, temporary importation procedure
Legislation Text - Annex / Study Visit / TAIEX EventId.: IND/EXP 10015
(Will be evaluated as an expertise mission) / 16/12/2003 / Closed
March 2005
Undersecretariat of Customs / Struggle against smuggling of illegal goods
(National Legislation –Turkish)
(National Legislation – English)
(Additional Participants) / Study Visit / TAIEX EventId.:10016
(Will be evaluated as an expertise mission) / 16/12/2003 / Cancelled as no reply was received from the line ministry

COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

Ministry of Justice / Freedom of expression based on European Convention on Human Rights / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.: 10102 / 16/12/2003 / 1st Seminar
8-9.07.2004 Ankara (Closed)
2nd Seminar
1-2.10.2004 İstanbul
Closed
3rd Seminar
27-28.10.2004 Diyarbakır
(Closed)
4th Seminar
26-27.11.2004
Antalya
Ministry of Justice / Judicial Ethic / Workshop / Task No. 3861 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
24.09.2004
Ankara
COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
Ministry of Justice / International Child Abduction
(Acquis and International Convention in the Area of Custody of Children) / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.:10031
TAIEX EventId.:10622
TAIEX EventId.: / 16/12/2003 / 1st Seminar
17-18 June 2004
Ankara (Closed)
2nd Seminar
11-12 November 2004 İstanbul (10622) (Closed)
3rd Seminar
17-18.02.2005
Antalya
Ministry of Justice / Maintanence Obligations Towards Children, Recovery Abroad of Maintanence / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.: 12188 / 16/12/2003 / 1st Seminar
27-28.04.2005
(Closed)
2nd Seminar
2-3.3.2006
(Closed)
Ministry of Finance
(Financial Crime Investigation Board-MASAK) / Precautionary measures in combatting money laundering and reversing burden of proof / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.: 10921 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
13-15.10.2004
COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
Ministry of Finance
(Financial Crime Investigation Board-MASAK) / Prevention of the use of capital markets instruments and institutions in money laundering and determination of liabilities / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.: 10921 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
13-15.10.2004
Ministry of Finance
(Financial Crime Investigation Board-MASAK) / Freezing Regime / Expertise / Task No. 3761 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
Ministry of Finance (BAHUM) / Friendly Settlement / Expertise / Task No. 3762 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
Ministry of Finance (BAHUM) / Fight Against Corruption-Defence Litigation / Expertise / Task No. 3763 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
Ministry of Finance
(BAHUM) / Legal Consultative Duty / Workshop / TAIEX EventId.: 9695 / 16/12/2003 / Closed
30.09. 2004

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade / Generalised System of Preferences / Study Visit / Task No. 3705 / 16/12/2003 / Rejected
ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR TURKEY BY THE TAIEX OFFICE
IN COOPERATION WITH THE SECRETARIAT GENERAL FOR THE EU AFFAIRS
Description / Current Progress
Veterinary Certification (TAIEX EventId.: 8586 ) / Closed
27 January 2004 (Ankara)
Consultation on Draft Veterinary Legislation-I
(TAIEX Event Id: 8666) / Closed
28-29 January 2004 (Ankara)
Consultation on Draft Veterinary Legislation-II / Closed
11-12 May 2004 (Ankara)
Consultation on Draft Veterinary Legislation-III / Closed
7-9 September 2004(Ankara)
Consultation on Draft Veterinary Legislation-IV / Closed
19-20 October 2004 (Ankara)
Consultation on Phytosanitary Legislation (Seeds-AGR11037) / Closed
8-9 November 2004 (Brussels)
Consultation on Phytosanitary Legislation (91/414/EC) / Closed
10-11 November 2004 (Ankara)
Rural Development Policy Week- Workshop I: Policy Overview; Workshop II: Strategy and Programmes; Workshop III: Implementation Mechanisms
(TAIEX EventId.:8618, 8619, 8620) / Closed
1-3 March 2004
Seminar on Producer Organisations
(TAIEX EventId.: 8621) / Closed
4 March 2004
Seminar on DUS trials and procedures (TAIEX event Id.: 8622) / Closed
5 March 2004
Vehicle Crimes / Closed
16-17 March 2004 (Ankara)
Shortsea Shipping (TAIEX Event Id: 8810) / Closed
23-24 March 2004 (Izmir)
Trafficking in Human Beings (TAIEX event Id: JUS 9603) / Closed
26-28 April 2004 (Antalya)
Seminar on Food Quality Policy (TAIEX EventId.: 8589)
(Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin) / Closed
12 October 2004 (Ankara)
Veterinary Legislation Seminars (AGR11124,11125,11126,11127) / Closed
6-10 December 2004 (Ankara)
Internal Market Seminars
  • Workshop on the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 73/23/EEc and EMC Directive 89/366/EEC (Ref. INT MARKT 10365)
  • Workshop on the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC (Ref. INT MARKT 10366)
  • Workshop on the Lifts Directive 95/16/EC (Ref. INT MARKT 10367)
  • Workshop on the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC (Ref. INT MARKT 10368)
/ Closed
Date: 18 to 19 October 2004
Place/venue: Ankara, TR
Closed
Date: 21 to 22 October 2004
Place/venue: Ankara, TR
Date: 25 to 26 October 2004
Place/venue: Ankara, TR
Date: 28 to 29 October 2004
Place/venue: Ankara, TR
Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) Seminar AGR 10750 / Closed
10 December 2004
(Ankara)
Working Group Meeting on Animal Diseases / Scheduled for 14-18 February or 14-18 March 2005

PARTICIPATION OF TURKEY IN THE MULTI-NATIONAL TAIEX ACTIVITIES (2004 - As of 31 December 2004): Around 161 representatives from the public institutions and non-governmental organisations have participated in various TAIEX activities upon invitation of the TAIEX Office.

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