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Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office

Application form for Expertise from a Member State

Country: / Turkey
Date of submission: / 21.04.2005
Objective of the expertise:
To get a perspective on European Legislation and İmplementation in the field of Air tranpostation.

Please complete and return to:

European Commission – TAIEX Office

Rue de la Loi 200

B-1049 Brussels

Fax: +32-2-296 68 40

E-mail:

1. Details of the applicant wishing to receive the expertise:
Title: / Mr.
First Name: / Suleyman
Surname: / Cengiz
Ministry or Institution: / Turkish Competition Authority
Department: / 4th Department
Function: / Competition Expert
Office address (street/number/office number): / Rekabet Kurumu Başkanlığı
Bilkent Plaza B 3 Blok Bilkent Ankara - Turkey
Post code: / TR - 06800
City: / Ankara
Office Tel: / + 90 312 266 69 69 - ex.3022
Office Fax: / + 90 312 266 68 29
E-mail: /
2. Institution/Organisation from which you wish to receive the expertise:
Preferred Country (choice cannot always be guaranteed) / EU
Hosting Member State Authority/Institution (if known) / European Commission
Directorate General for Competition
Name(s) of individual(s) from whom you wish to receive expertise (if known)
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Have you had previous contact with your selected host Institution/Organisation/Expert? Yes No
3. Details of the required expertise:
a) EU legislation concerned (please give reference to regulations, directives etc.) and chapter of the Acquis
CELEX N°/Natural number: / 31993R0095; 31996L0067; 31989R2299; 31993R3652; 32003R0001; 31987R3975; 31987R3976; 31993R1617; 31996R1523; 32004R0411
Type of legislation: / Council Regulation, Commission Regulation
Screening chapter: / 06 Competition Policy; 09 Transport Policy
b) What will the task of the expert concern? / Legislation Implementation
Is there any planned or currently running PHARE/TWINNING project that is dealing with the issues covered by the request? Yes No
If yes, please indicate details:
If the task of the expert concerns legislation:
Do you already have draft legislation you wish to discuss? Yes No
Please give details of the stage of preparation of the legislation (e.g. not yet sent to Parliament):
Privatisition of Turkish Airlines, Liberalisation of Air Transport Sector including the privitisation of airports are in the agenda of Turkish Government in the line with legislative harmonization with the Acqui.
Please outline the timetable for the adoption of the legislation:
A copy of the draft legislation in your own language and in English or French must be made available to the TAIEX office before the study visit can take place.
If the task of the expert concerns implementation:
Please list in detail the issues you would like to discuss with the visiting expert, such as implementing regulations, infrastructure, strategies, training and any other elements of relevance:
Discussion of implementation of the European Legislation and possible strategies for Turkish harmonization.
4. Other background information relating to the current situation in the Candidate Country:
Please give an outline of your country’s current situation concerning the sector of the acquis communautaire indicated and indicate any recent developments that may be relevant in this regard:
Airports are operated by an undertaking owned by the government. Main domestic air carrier is although owned by the government. on the other hand there are legislative and burocratic efforts to establish an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority, which should be responsible for regulating and opening up the air transportion and related markets.
5. Draft programme for the expertise:
Study of European Air Transportation Legislation with a special focus on competition mattrers. İn this respect,
- agreements between airline carriers especially joint ventures, alliances, code sharing,
- slot allocation
- ground handling
- travel packages and vertical integration with tour operators
6. Further details:
Preferred date of the mission (indicate week number and proposed duration of the visit):
Year: / 2005
Calendar week: / 36, 37, 38
Duration (days): / 3 days
Language knowledge (please state the language(s) and indicate your level of competence)
1st language: / Very Good Good Fair Poor
2nd language: / Very Good Good Fair Poor
3rd language: / Very Good Good Fair Poor
7. List of Participants (each participant should fill in a separate form)
Participant 1
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Participant 2

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8. Authorisation from Hierarchy (Head of EU integration department or technical department)
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Date of consultation:
Supporting comments:
Signature (if applicable):
Please note: The information contained in this form will be made available on-line to the Mission of your country in Brussels.

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