G/TBT/N/TUR/206  
25 January 2023  
(23-0623) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and Control  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indi cated if different from above:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975 +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wood 
Packaging Material  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation 
Concerning The Subjection Of Wooden Package Materials To Heat Treatment Process And 
Their Marking; (63 page(s), in Turkish), (65 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The objective of this Regulation is to determine the necessary 
methods and basis in order to prevent the transmission and spreading of pest organisms 
through wooden package materials.  
This Regulation covers principles regarding the heat treatment application and ISPM 15 
marking and traceability marking on wooden packaging  materials to be used in export, 
issuance of permit certificates, licensed businesses, non -permitted businesses, suppliers, 
users, HT/DH heat treatment furnace installation permit and marking apparatus sales 
permit, inspection and responsibilities of the b usinesses and the inspection of wooden 
packaging materials; in order to prevent the spread of harmful organisms carried with 
packaging materials made of wood.  
It covers the principles regarding only the production stages completed wooden packaging 
material s and the elimination of harmful organisms.  
It introduces the security hologram application which is explained in Article 3 and 4.  G/TBT/N/TUR/206  
 
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  As of 30/06/2024, countries selling products to Türkiye are required to include information 
on the wooden packaging materials  they use with the product on the invoice. Or, the heat 
treatment graph/printout/report of the heat treatment application of the ISPM 15 mark 
on the wooden packaging material should be attached to the invoice of the exported 
product as it is explained in A rticle 8.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Plant protection, protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, protect 
territory from other damage from pests.  
8. Relevant documents:   
· Law No. 5996 and dated 11 June 2010 of Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and 
Feed.  
· Regulation Concerning The Subjection Of Wooden Package Materials To Heat Treatment 
Process And Their Marking (Official Gazette Date: 25.05.2019, Issue: 30784)  
· Regulation Of Wood Packaging Material In International Trade (ISPM -15) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Article 16 of this Regulation shall enter into force 
on 01/01/2024 and other articles shall enter into force on 30/06/2024.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975 +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
OR 
Ministry Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7451  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail:ersin.celik@tarimorman.gov.tr  
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