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Mr Howitt, to clarify the situation in which we currently find ourselves, let me start by pointing out that Turkey is not a member of the European Union and that we have not even begun accession negotiations with Turkey. This means we have very little opportunity for influencing Turkey, particularly via legal instruments. For this reason, I would refer you to my earlier response to the question from Baroness Ludford, Mrs Lambert and you on the same subject and repeat that any negative consequences of the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline agreement signed by Turkey or the implementation of that agreement will be assessed according to the Copenhagen political criteria. That is all the Commission can do in this case. Our role is to assess whether Turkey has met the political criteria necessary for beginning accession talks. Obviously, this will also include assessing whether or not Turkey is fully respecting human rights. The Commission report to be presented in autumn this year will examine this question, of course. The Commission is aware that a number of non-governmental organisations filed complaints with the Court of First Instance in January 2004. The Commission has not yet been officially notified of the details of these complaints. If asked to do so by the Court, the Commission will submit its comments in line with the relevant procedures."@en1
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