G/SPS/N/TUR/142  
15 March 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and 
Control  
3. 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):  Methyl bromide (MeBr) fumigation  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Restriction of Methyl Bromide (MeBr) Fumigation 
Applications for Re -Export of Products . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  Due to its negative effect on the ozone layer, efforts are being 
made to reduce and completely terminate the usage of Methyl bromide (MeBr) . 
Türkiye  became a party to the Montreal Protocol on 19 December 1991 and accepted all 
amendm ents of the Protocol to date.  
In order to reduce the usage of MeBr, which is among the ozone depleting substances 
under the Montreal Protocol, the Regulation on Reducing the Use of Methyl Bromide in 
Agriculture has been published in Türkiye on 23 June 2000 . 
Considering the risks of MeBr on human and environmental health, in order to reduce the 
use of MeBr, "Fumigation application with MeBr for products to be re -exported is 
prohibited" as of 1 April 2024.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No . 43 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internat ional standard:   G/SPS/N/TUR/142  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Regulation on Reducing the Use of Methyl Bromide in Agriculture in our country in order to 
reduce the use of MeBr (23 June 2000)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measu re  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKİYE  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7428  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@tarimorman.gov.tr  
 spstarim@tarimorman.gov.tr  
13. 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  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKİYE  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7428  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@tarimorman.gov.tr  
 spstarim@tarimorman.gov.tr