G/SPS/N/TUR/23/Add.6  
 
27 April 2015  
(15-2258)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 27 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey. 
 
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 Regarding the Amendment of the Regulation  on Plant Quarantine (G/SPS/N/TUR/23) 
This Regulation is based on the Law on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed 
(Law No: 5996 notified with G/SPS/N/TUR/9) and aims at regulating procedures and principles 
with regard to requirements to which plants, plant products and other objects are subject in terms of plant health. The Regulation covers the determination of harmful organisms hindering 
importation with respect to plant health and plants, plant products and other obstacles that shall 
be subject to official controls during importatio n and that must be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate. The Regulation concerns plants, plant products and growing medium, introduction of 
which are banned to Turkey, and special requir ements for importation of plants and plant 
products. The last amendment of this Regulati on was notified with G/SPS/N/TUR/23/Add.5. 
This amendment of the Regulation includes: 
 Alterations in Articles 2, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13; 
 Alterations in clauses (e), (i), (k), (ü), (çç) , (dd) of the first paragraph of Article 4 and 
additions to the first paragraph (ff), (gg), (gg) clauses; 
 Alterations in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 5; 
 Alteration of the title of Article 14 as Product Entry via mail or cargo; 
 Alteration in first paragraph of Article 18; 
 Alterations in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Article 19; 
 Addition of new paragraphs 4 and 5 to Article 20; 
 Alterations in Annexes 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 11; 
 Addition of Provisional Article-2 to Article titled by Transition Clause. 
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This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/TUR/23/Add.6 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 26 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestoc k General Directorate of Food and Control 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara 
Tel: +(90) 312 2587413 Fax: +(90) 312 2587472 
E-mail Address: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestoc k General Directorate of Food and Control 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara Tel: +(90) 312 2587413 Fax: +(90) 312 2587472 
E-mail Address: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
 
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