G/SPS/N/TUR/75  
 
5 October 2016  
(16-5325) 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 products  
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: Draft Regulation identifying animal health 
requirements applicable to imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species . 
Language(s): Turkish . Number of  pages: 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4195_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Regulation determines rules regarding animal health 
require ments for import of bovine sperma. This Regulation covers bovine health 
requirements to be implemented for the import of bovine sperma and the issues for 
preparation of list of authorized countries. This Regulation does not cover national 
zootechnical rule s regarding distribution of sperma in particular and artificial 
insemination in general.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] 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) :   
[ ] 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/75  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Council  Directive of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable 
to intra -Commu nity trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine 
species (88/407/EEC)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of ent ry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 December 2016  
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 of Food, Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara  
Tel: +(90) 312 2587502  
Fax: +(90) 312 2587580  
E-mail: sps@tarim.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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara  
Tel: +(90) 312 2587502  
Fax: +(90) 312 2587580  
E-mail: sps@ tarim .gov.tr