COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 9.10.2002 SEC(2002) 1412 2002 REGULAR REPORT ON TURKEY’S PROGRESS TOWARDS ACCESSION {COM(2002) 700 final} ON TURKEY’S PROGRESS TOWARDS ACCESSION *********************** Table of contents A. Introduction.............................................................................. 8 a) Preface ............................................................................................................8 b) Relations between the European Union and Turkey...................................9 Recent developments under the Association Agreement, including bilateral trade ..11 Accession Partnership................................................................................................12 National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis................................................12 Community Assistance ..............................................................................................12 Detailed legislative scrutiny.......................................................................................14 Twinning....................................................................................................................14 B. Criteria for membership ....................................................... 15 1. Enhanced political dialogue and Political criteria............................ 15 Introduction................................................................................................................15 Recent developments .................................................................................................17 1.1. Democracy and the rule of law ....................................................................18 Parliament ..................................................................................................................18 The Executive ............................................................................................................19 The Judicial System...................................................................................................20 Anti-corruption measures ..........................................................................................23 The National Security Council...................................................................................24 1.2. Human rights and the protection of minorities ..........................................25 Civil and political rights ............................................................................................28 Economic, social and cultural rights..........................................................................40 Minority rights and the protection of minorities........................................................42 1.3. Cyprus ............................................................................................................43 1.4. Peaceful settlement of border disputes........................................................44 1.5. General Evaluation .......................................................................................44 2. Economic criteria ................................................................................. 48 2.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................48 2.2. Summary of economic developments since 1997........................................48 2.3. Assessment in terms of the Copenhagen criteria........................................51 The existence of a functioning market economy .......................................................51 The capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union57 2.4. General evaluation ........................................................................................60 3. Ability to assume the obligations of membership............................. 62 Introduction................................................................................................................62 3.1. The chapters of the acquis ............................................................................64 Chapter 1: Free movement of goods..............................................................65 3 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................65 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................66 Chapter 2: Free movement of persons ..........................................................69 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................69 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................69 Chapter 3: Freedom to provide services........................................................70 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................70 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................70 Chapter 4: Free movement of capital............................................................72 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................72 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................72 Chapter 5: Company Law ..............................................................................74 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................74 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................74 Chapter 6: Competition..................................................................................76 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................76 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................76 Chapter 7: Agriculture ...................................................................................78 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................78 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................81 Chapter 8: Fisheries.......................................................................................83 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................83 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................83 Chapter 9: Transport......................................................................................84 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................84 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................85 Chapter 10: Taxation .....................................................................................87 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................87 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................87 Chapter 11: Economic and Monetary Union................................................88 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................88 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................88 Chapter 12: Statistics......................................................................................89 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................89 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................90 Chapter 13: Social Policy and Employment..................................................91 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................91 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................93 Chapter 14: Energy ........................................................................................95 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................95 Overall assessment.....................................................................................................97 Chapter 15: Industrial policy.........................................................................99 Progress since the last Regular Report.......................................................................99 Overall assessment...................................................................................................100 4 Chapter 16: small and medium-sized enterprises .......................................101 Progress since the last Regular Report.....................................................................101 Overall assessment...................................................................................................102 Chapter 17: Science and Research..............................................................103