G/SPS/N/TUR/141  
22 February 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:  General Directorate of Food and Control/The Ministry of Agriculture 
and Forestry  
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):  Dates (HS code: 0804.10.00.00.00); Corinthian grapes (Dried) 
(HS code: 0806.20.10.00.00); Coffee (Not decaffeina ted) (HS code 0901.11.00.00.00); 
'Homogenised' or 'reconstituted' tobacco (HS code: 2403.91.00.00.00); Other (Tobacco)  
(HS code 2403.99.90.00.00)  
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:  Import requirements for products that HS codes are 
specified in Article 3 of th is notification , which are dates, Corinthian grapes (dried), coffee  
(not decaffeinated ), "homogenized " or "reconstitu ted" tobacco and other ( tobacco) . 
Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  As of 31 March 2024, Türkiye will require the above -mentioned 
products to have a Phytosanitary Certificate upon entry into Türkiye and will subject them 
to phytosanitary control.  
Accordingly, the products with the above HS codes will be returned or destroyed if they do 
not have a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the NPPO of the exporting country or if they 
are fo und to be non -compliant as a result of the phytosanitary control to be carried out at 
the entrance to Türkiye.  
The measure notified is prepared on the grounds that the import of the products whose 
GTIPs are specified above carries a phytosanitary risk of t ransmitting harmful organisms 
and might cause entry of harmful organisms whose existence in Türkiye is unknown.  
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. 13 G/SPS/N/TUR/141  
 
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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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
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 a ddress (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKIYE  
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 avail able) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKIYE  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7452  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@tarimorman.gov.tr