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20.07.2011
Food sector is troubled by misinformation about processed foods
Members of the TOBB Turkey Food Industry Council emphasized the damage of unfounded news made regarding processed foods. Council members stated that there were erroneous news regarding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and as a result, Russia has stopped importing tomatoes and cucumbers.
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14.07.2011
Sleeves rolled up for rural development investment projects
TOBB Turkey Agriculture Council Meeting was held in Ankara with the attendance of the TOBB Board Member Mustafa Yardımcı. The communiqué concerning the funding of the rural development investment projects which started out on 16 provinces and spread out to 81 provinces was discussed during the meeting as well as the assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry’s representatives regarding the projects and the extension until 2015.
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13.07.2011
Turkey Ceramic and Refractor Industry Council President Okyay introduced the “Emission Control Project”
TOBB Turkey Ceramic and Refractor Industry Council President Zeynep Bodur Okyay introduced the “Emission Control Project”, planned to decrease the greenhouse effect by lowering the emission compounds released into the atmosphere by the industry, and the “Increasing Energy Efficiency in Industry Project” aimed at reducing the energy usage by 50% in industry, resulting in both economical and environmental benefit.
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09.07.2011
Production in automotive increases by 16% in the first quarter
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Turkey Automotive Industry Council Vice President Prof. Dr. Ercan Tezer reported that during the January-April term of this year an increase of 16% overall and a 11% in automobiles production was observed largely due to domestic developments. Tezer said, “In this term overall production has increased to 408,000 and automobile production to 223,000.”
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08.07.2011
Patent and Brand Delegates Council starts work on profession act
TOBB Turkey Patent and Brand Delegates Council members stated that the lack of a profession act for patent and brand delegates regulating discipline, behavioral rules and pricing is causing everyone to act on their own initiative, leading to unfair competition in the sector. Council members emphasized the need for a commission to form a profession act as soon as possible.
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05.07.2011
AB TIR Advance Declaration Seminar in Mersin
The Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducted a seminar on the 23rd of June, 2011 on the advance declaration, which has become mandatory for exports and imports in the EU, system provided free of charge by TIR-EPD.
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03.07.2011
TOBB ETU places first again among “Universities Established after 2000”
TOBB Economy and Technology University (TOBB ETU), placed first again in scientific success among the universities established after 2000. METU Informatics Institute’s URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) Laboratory’s announcement of “Universities’ Ranking According to Academic Performance” once again shows TOBB ETU as the first among its peers.
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