G/SPS/N/TUR/113  
 
18 June 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The 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):  All plant and plant products  
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:  Change on the Water Mark of Plant Health Certificate 
and Re -export Plant Health Certificate of Turkey . Language(s):  English .  
Number of pages:   
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Konu/1963/Yeni_Logolu_BSS  
6. Description of content:  The image of the watermark used in the Plant Health Certificate 
and Re -export Plant Health  Certificate designated for plant and plant products exported 
from Turkey has been changed. Technical specifications and information about the image 
of the watermark have been published on  
"https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Konu/1963/Yeni_Logolu_BSS " website.  
The usage of new watermarked Plant Health Certificate and Re -Export Plant Health 
Certificates will begin as of 1 of August 2020.  
However, the certificates printed with old watermark which are on the stock of the 
Provincial Directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry shall remain valid until 
31 of December 2021.  
After 31 December 2021, only new watermarked Plant Health Certificate and Re -export 
Plant Health Certi ficate will be valid and the validity of the certificates with old watermark 
will expire.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory fro m 
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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:  
The change  on the plant health certificate an d re-export plant health certificate of Turkey 
will also be circulated to the Members as GEN documents in both SPS and 
TBT Committees.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  The certificates printed with old watermark shall 
remain valid until 31 of December 2021. After 31 December 2021, on ly new 
watermarked Plant Health Certificate and Re -export Plant Health Certificate will be 
valid and, the validity of the certificates with old watermark will expire.  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notifica tion and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
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 - Turkey  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7752  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Website: http://www.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 - Turkey  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7752  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr