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Turkiye: The government bans the import of plastic waste following a Greenpeace report

Announcement

18 May 2021

On 18 May 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced introducing an import ban on plastic waste.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

02 Jul 2021

Revocation date:

10 Jul 2021

Announced: 18 May 2021
Import ban
On 18 May 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced introducing an import ban on plastic waste, parings, and scrap of polymers of ethylene. Subject good is classified in the Turkish Customs Tariff...
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