- EU and Turkey customs authorities recognize electronically issued A.TR movement certificates
- Decision made on April 24, 2025, by the EU-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee
- Published in the EU Official Journal on July 1, 2025
- Decision retroactively effective from July 8, 2024
- Recognition requires use of the template from Annex I of Decision No. 1/2006
- Authenticity verified through a secure online system of the exporting state’s customs authorities
- Certificates have a unique serial number and possible security features
- Aims to replace handwritten and stamped paper certificates
- Harmonizes practices with electronic EUR.1 and EUR-MED certificates in the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean region
- Conditions do not affect provisions of Decision No. 1/2006, especially Article 16 on authenticity checks
- Importing party may suspend recognition if conditions are not met
Source: awb-international.com
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