Commission Regulation (EC) No 1790/2006 of 5 December 2006 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in Turkey prior to import into the Community

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1790/2006of 5 December 2006approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in Turkey prior to import into the Community THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetablesOJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64)., and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetablesOJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 408/2003 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 8). lays down the conditions for the approval of checking operations performed by certain third countries which so request prior to import into the Community.(2)The Turkish authorities sent the Commission a request for the approval of checking operations performed under the responsibility of the General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade. This request states that the aforementioned inspection bodies have the necessary staff, equipment and facilities to carry out checks, that they use methods equivalent to those referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 and that the fresh fruit and vegetables exported from Turkey to the Community meet the Community marketing standards.(3)The information sent by the Member States to the Commission shows that, in the period 2001 to 2005, the incidence of non-conformity with marketing standards among imports from Turkey of fresh fruit and vegetables was low.(4)Checks on conformity carried out by Turkey should therefore be approved with effect from the date of implementation of the administrative cooperation procedure provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1Checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out by Turkey prior to import into the Community are hereby approved in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.

Article 2Details of the official authority and inspection body in Turkey, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 3The certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, issued following the checks referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, must be drawn up on forms in conformity with the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union of the notice referred to in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, relating to the establishment of administrative cooperation between the Community and Turkey.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 5 December 2006.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX IOfficial authority referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign TradeGeneral Director: Mr. Yavuz MOLLASALİHOĞLUHead of the Department for Agriculture: Mrs. Çiğdem KILIÇKAYAAddress: İnönü Bulv. No: 36 Oda no: 2118 06510 Emek/AnkaraTel. (90-312) 212 58 99Fax (90-312) 212 68 64, (90-312) 205 09 18E-mail: kilickayac@dtm.gov.trInspection body referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:Regional Directorate of Western AnatoliaRegional Director: Mr. Muzaffer ERTÜRKAddress: Gazi Bulv. No: 126 Kat:1 35230 Basmane/İzmirTel. (90-232) 483 40 26Fax (90-232) 48 37 72E-mail: izmirbolge@dtm.gov.tRegional Directorate of Southern AnatoliaRegional Director: Mr. Şükrü ÇALIŞKANAddress: Çakmak Cad. Buğdaycı Apt. No:27 Kat:6/32 MersinTel. (90-324) 237 97 18Fax (90-324) 237 19 59E-mail: mersinbolge@dtm.gov.trRegional Directorate of Southeastern AnatoliaRegional Director: Mr. M. Zihni DOĞANAddress: Yeni Valilik Binası Kat:5 No:555 27330 GaziantepTel. (90-342) 230 78 52Fax (90-342) 221 21 44E-mail: gaziantepbolge@dtm.gov.trRegional Directorate of MarmaraRegional Director: Mr. Çağatay ÖZTÜRKAddress: Dış Ticaret Kompleksi D Blok K-1-2 Çobançeşme Mevkii Sanayi CadYenibosna – Bahçelievler/İstanbulTel. (90-212) 454 08 20Fax (90-212) 454 08 22E-mail: istanbulbolge@dtm.gov.trRegional Directorate of Eastern Black SeaRegional Director: Mr. Ö. Naci GENÇTÜRKAddress: Hükümet Konağı Üst Zemin Kat 61040 TrabzonTel. (90-462) 230 19 82Fax (90-462) 229 73 09E-mail: izmirbolge@dtm.gov.trRegional Directorate of Central AnatoliaRegional Director: Mr. Caner SOLMAZAddress: Mithatpaşa Cad. No: 18/4 Kızılay/AnkaraTel. (90-312) 430 61 08Fax (90-312) 430 61 09E-mail: ankarabolge@dtm.gov.trANNEX IIModel certificate referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001