- Certificates of goods traffic A.TR issued electronically by Turkish authorities without an original signature were no longer accepted after May 1, 2024
- Certificates issued from May 1, 2024 to May 4, 2024 without a signature were regularized by Turkey
- EU and Turkey decided to legally anchor the electronic issuance of A.TR certificates without a signature in a decision of the EU-TR Customs Cooperation Committee
- A.TR certificates with only a QR code as authentication will be accepted from July 8, 2024
- Exporters requesting a certificate must still provide an original signature in box 13
- The authenticity of electronically issued A.TR certificates from Turkey can be verified through unique links starting with specific URLs
Source: financien.belgium.be
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