GOT PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT CATCH-ALL CONTROLS IN

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