G/SPS/N/TUR/128  
 
5 September 2022  
(22-6594) Page: 1/2 
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):  Rendered fats not intended for human consumption for certain 
purposes outside the feed chain, rendered fats not intende d for human consumption to be 
used as feed material  
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:  Veterinary Health Certificates for Exportation of 
Rendered Fats Not Intended for Human Consumption to be Used for Certain Purposes 
Outside the Feed Chain Material and for Exportation of Rendered Fats Not Intended for 
Human Consumption to be Used as Feed Ma terial to the Republic of Türkiye . 
Language(s):  Turkish and English . Number of pages:  13 pages for a total of 
2 certificates  
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Konular/Veteriner -Hizmetleri/Ihracat -Ithalat/Ithalat  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_5964_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_5964_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Rules, procedures and models relating to veterinary health 
certificates are laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in accordance with 
parag raph 7 of Article 31 of Law No. 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9).  
Below veterinary health certificate models have been prepared partly in compliance with 
the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 of 25 February 2011:  
− "Veterinary Health Certificate for Exportation of  Rendered Fats Not Intended for 
Human Consumption to be Used for Certain Purposes Outside the Feed Chain Materıal 
to The Republic of Türkiye";  
− "Veterinary Health Certificate for Exportation of Rendered Fats Not Intended for 
Human Consumption to be Used as Feed Material to The Republic of Türkiye".  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect h umans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/TUR/128  
 
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  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) :  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Law on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2022  
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/m m/yy) : 31 December 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 November 2022  
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 75 02  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 75 80  
E-mail: sps@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  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 75 02  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 75 80  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr