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The market for organic goods in Turkey is small but growing. Most of the organic production in Turkey is intended for export, with the European Union as the largest export market.

MinFAL published the “List of Restricted Substances for Food Supplements” on January 22, 2016 on its website. Business operators must comply with this list by January 22, 2018.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).

For the first time in ten years, sales in the Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional (HRI) sector in France decreased by 0.3 percent with estimated sales at $106.10 billion.

France is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.

The new implementation period for a law on poultry feeding which would impact the Turkish poultry sector was going to start on January 1, 2016, but it has now been postponed for one year.

Turkey has again delayed the implementation of a Product Verification Monitoring System (PVMS) for another year.

On January 1, 2016, the Government of Turkey (GOT) announced increases to special consumption taxes, which include taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

Russia announced on December 1 a ban on Turkish fruits, vegetables, and poultry.

The year 2015 has been a difficult one for Turkey's hotel, restaurant and institutions (HRI) sector due to political and economic instability.

MY 2014/2015, yields were normal, which led to low prices in citrus. The production of total citrus was 3,784,000 MT in MY 2014/2015 and the sector expects that the yield will be the same for 2015/16.