Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Update of export certificates for plant and plant products - Submission from Turkey

UPDATE OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES FOR PLANT AND PLANT PRODUCTS

Submission from Turkey

The following communication, received on 5 December 2018, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Turkey.

 

1.  Within the framework of the transition to the Presidential Administration System in our country, the name of "The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock" has been re-organised as "The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry" and accordingly the logo has also been changed.

2.  In this context, Phytosanitary Certificate, Re-Export Phytosanitary Certificate and Additional Declaration document models which have been designed for the plant and plant products exported from our country were updated.

3.  Updated new models are published at the following link:

     https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Konu/1963/Yeni_Logolu_BSS.

4.  The use of new model updated certificates and additional declaration documents will be initiated starting from 1 January 2019.

5.  However, the certificates with the old logo found in the stocks of our Directorates as well as the additional declaration documents can be used until 31 March 2019. After this date, the use of certificates with the old logo and additional declaration documents shall be terminated and the use of completely new certificates shall be initiated as of 1 April 2019.

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey

Tel: +(90) 312 258 74 55

Fax: +(90) 312 258 74 72

E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr