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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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Table 4. 14 NTM Coverage and Frequency Ratios in Agricultural Products, Turkey

Code

Sector

CR

FR

Count

A

Animal

92.4

96.9

186

B

Animal

14.8

19.8

38

C

Animal

89.0

86.5

166

P

Animal

40.3

46.0

97

A

Vegetable

95.4

99.0

309

B

Vegetable

0.01

1.0

3

C

Vegetable

89.4

66.7

208

P

Vegetable

49.6

56.0

181

A

Food Products

51.3

74.7

145

B

Food Products

48.4

22.7

44

C

Food Products

31.9

44.3

86

F

Food Products

5.9

10.8

21

G

Food Products

0.04

0.5

1

P

Food Products

11.8

18.0

35

A

Hides and Skins

24.5

41.2

28

B

Hides and Skins

72.2

98.5

67

C

Hides and Skins

62.4

72.1

49

F

Hides and Skins

6.2

19.1

13

P

Hides and Skins

23.8

28.8

19

A

Wood

27.2

32.2

74

B

Wood

37.6

36.5

84

C

Wood

29.2

18.7

43

F

Wood

0.8

2.2

5

P

Wood

32.4

33.9

76

Source: WITS

Note: A: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, B: Technical barriers to trade, C: Pre-shipment inspection

and other formalities, F: Charges, taxes and other para-tariff measures, G: Finance Measures, P: Export

related measures

4.1.3. Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Turkey

To complement the statistical results presented above, a semi-structured interview is conducted

with key informants in Turkey. Main organizations that are responsible for agricultural trade

policies in Turkey are Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. With regards

to NTMs, the Directorate General of Food and Control within the Ministry of Agriculture and

Forestry is the responsible institution. The Ministry of Health, on the other hand, is responsible

for health-related policies while food safety related matters are mostly under the responsibility

of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. There exists a directorate general within the

Ministry of Trade specializing on trade agreements. The Ministry of Trade has two other

directorate generals working on exports and imports, respectively. Two market institutions

have particular importance with respect to market information and market access. The first one