In the Official Gazette No. 31401 dated February 20, 2021, the Act, which authorizes the approval of the agreement on Agriculture Between Turkey and Swiss Confederation to be approved and the approval of the amendments in its annexes directly by the President, was adopted and published.
Agreement on Agriculture Between Turkey and Switzerland that signed on June 25, 2018 is arranged as addition to the Free Trade Agreement signed on the same date between the EFTA States and Turkey. It was determined that the exchange of letters regarding bilateral arrangements in agricultural products signed on 10 December 1991 shall be terminated in case the said agreement came into force. Said Agriculture Agreement, regulates the tariff concessions by Turkey on agricultural products to Switzerland and tariff concessions on agricultural products by Switzerland to Turkey.
According to the Act published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on February 20, 2021, it has been ensured that the President of the Republic is directly authorized to approve the approval of the agreement in question and to approve the changes in its annexes.
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