Cablegate: Turkey Officially Suspends New Quarantine Regs

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UNCLAS ANKARA 001069

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/SE, EB/EPD, AND EB/TPP/ABT
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USDA FOR FAS FOR ITP/BERTSCH, MACKE, MEYER, THORBURN;
CMP FOR ALL COMMODITY DIVISIONS
EMO/FREEDAN
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USDOC FOR DEFALCO
VIENNA FOR APHIS/VINCINANZA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
SUBJECT: Turkey Officially Suspends New Quarantine Regs

Ref:(A) 2002 Ankara 9192 (B) 2003 Ankara 441 (C)Ankara 1035

1. Turkey officially announced the temporary suspension
until July 7, 2003 of new phytosanitary regulations that had
been implemented on January 3, 2003.(Refs A&B) The
announcement was published in the "Official Gazette" on
Tuesday, February 18. The suspension will be retroactive to
January 3, 2003. USDA Quarantine officials had been informed
of the proposed suspension during discussions in Ankara at
the end of January (Ref C).

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