G/SPS/N/TUR/134  
 
26 January 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse ( tobacco, partly or 
wholly stemmed/stripped)  
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:  Introduction of import requirements for unmanufactured 
tobacco . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  As of 31 March 2023 Türkiye requires that tobacco (partly or 
wholly stemmed/stripped) products shall accompany a phytosanitary certificate and shall 
be subject to phytosanitary control upon entry  into the country.  
Therefore, if the products in question do not carry a phytosanitary certificate issued by the 
NPPO of the exporting country or are not found suitable after the phytosanitary control at 
the entry , they  will be either returned or destroyed . 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Tobacco (partly or 
wholly stemmed/stripped ) poses phytosanitary risks just like unmanufactured tobacco and 
tobacco refuse.  
Therefore, it has been aimed to prevent entry of harmful organisms associated with 
unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse , including tobacco, partly or wholly 
stemmed/stripped.  
9. 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. 13  G/SPS/N/TUR/134  
 
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  [ ] 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 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
31 March 2023 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7452  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@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 Mi nistry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7452  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@tarimorman.gov.tr