G/SPS/N/TUR/115  
 
3 November 2020  
(20-7732) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
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):  HS Codes : 05.04; 05.06; 05.07; 05.11.91 or 05.11.99; 23.01; 4101  
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 Certificate for Exportation of Animal 
Byproducts Intended for Manufacture of Petfood to the Republic of Turkey" . 
Language(s):  Turkish/English . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TUR/20_6662_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of that document is;  
- notification of all trading partner countries regarding model veterinary health certificate 
titled as "Veterinary Health Certificate for Exportation of Animal by products Intended for 
Manufacture of Petfood to the Republ ic of Turkey" issued in line with import requirements 
of animal by products intended for pet food manufacture with that of the European Union 
(EU) identified in the scope of Commission Regulation 142/2011/EC  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissio n (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:   G/SPS/N/TUR/115  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 142/2011, Annex XV, Chapter 3(F).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 January 2021  
Agency or authority designa ted 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 7758  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 7760  
E-mail/Internet:  sps@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Web-site: 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 7758  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 7760  
E-mail/Internet:  sps@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Web-site: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr