US embassy cable - 03ANKARA4024

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GOT PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT CATCH-ALL CONTROLS IN FALL 2003

Identifier: 03ANKARA4024
Wikileaks: View 03ANKARA4024 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2003-06-24 06:07:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: ETTC PARM PREL TU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004024 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
FOR NP/CBM AND EUR/SE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/13/2013 
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, PREL, TU 
SUBJECT: GOT PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT CATCH-ALL CONTROLS IN 
FALL 2003 
 
REF: A. ANKARA 3503 
     B. STATE 139759 
 
 
(U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for reasons 
1.5 B and D. 
 
 
(C) Econoff delivered ref B points urging the GOT to 
implement catch-all export controls to Ali Riza Oktay, 
Department Head at the Turkish Foreign Trade 
Undersecretariat's Exports General Directorate, on June 13. 
Oktay acknowledged that Turkey does not now have catch-all 
control regulations, but stated that in practice the GOT has 
sometimes denied permission to export sensitive items without 
regulatory authority to do so.  He said that the Turkey 
informed other Australia Group members at the recent AG 
plenary that it aims to align its regulations in this area 
with those of the EU.  Turkey plans to implement catch-all 
regulations following a briefing by EU experts on this 
subject, now scheduled for September. 
PEARSON 

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