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Notifying
Member: TÜRKIYE
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry/ General Directorate of Food and Control
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Products
covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable): Products subject to
veterinary controls other than live animal, semen and embryos
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Veterinary
health certificate for products subject to veterinary controls for direct
transit through Republic of Türkiye or for temporary storage intended for
dispatch to another country/ship. Language(s):
Turkish and English. Number of pages: 4
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TUR/25_08056_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This draft model
veterinary health certificate has been prepared for the entry into Türkiye of
products (other than live animal, semen and embryos in Annex 1 of the
Regulation on Live Animals and Animal Products Subject to Veterinary Controls
upon Entry into the Country (G/SPS/N/TUR/17/Add.2)) subject to veterinary
controls intended for direct transit through Türkiye or for sending to
another country/ship after temporary storage in Türkiye.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are
available:
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Regulation
Governing the Organisation of Veterinary Checks on Products Entering the
Country from Other Countries (G/SPS/N/TUR/18)
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Regarding the
Amendment of the Regulation on Live Animals and Products subject to
Veterinary Controls at Entry into the Country (G/SPS/N/TUR/17/Add.2)
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10.
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2026
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2026
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11.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
1 April 2026
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 15 January 2026
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
General
Directorate of Food and Control
Eskisehir
Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye
Tel: +(90)
312 258 77 11
E-mail:
sps@tarimorman.gov.tr
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Text(s) available from: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
General Directorate of Food and Control
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 11
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr
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