G/SPS/N/TUR/82  
 
5 January 2017  
(17-0031) 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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock, General Directorate of 
Food and Control  
3. Products covered (prov ide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Animal and animal products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practic able: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: "Directive Related With the Definition and Decleration 
of Zones Free From Notifiable Avian Influenza Disease" and "Free of Avian Influenza 
Disease Zon es". Language(s): English . Number of pages: 23 + 2  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TUR/17_0040_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TUR/17_0040_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Directive determines the procedures and principles to 
define and declare zones free from Avian Influenza disease in order to protect animal 
and public health, provide safe animal origin production and to sustain international 
trade. This Directive also includes the procedures related with the definition of the zones 
that will be defined as zones free of Avian Influenza and in spection and survey 
procedures that will be realized.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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 Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal H ealth Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 4.3 and Chapter 10.4   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/TUR/82  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Council  Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for t he 
control of Avian Influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of public ation , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2016  
[ ] 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, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Çankaya/ Ankara  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 75 02  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 75 80  
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry o f Food, Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Çankaya/Ankara  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 75 02  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 75 80  
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr