G/SPS/N/TUR/23/Add.5  
 
14 February 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 13 Februa ry 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Turkey. 
 
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 Regulation on Amendment in the Regulation of Plant Quarantine 
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock amended the Regulation on Plant Quarantine, of 
which notification was made by the document G/ SPS/N/TUR/23, by publishing the Regulation on 
Amendment in the Regulation of Plant Quaranti ne in the Official Gazette No. 28866 dated 
29 December 2013. This amendment of the regulation includes: 
 Alteration in Annex-3, Plants, plant products and growing medium, introduction of which are 
banned. Isolated barks of Acer macrophyllum  Pursh, Aesculus californica  (Spach) Nutt., 
Lithocarpus densiflorus  (Hook. & Arn. ) Rehd., ve Taxus brevifolia  Nutt., originating in 
countries where Phytophthora ramorum  is known to exist, are forb idden entry to Turkey. This 
article will enter into force on the date of 29 March 2014; 
 Removal of the CN codes 0901.11.00.00.00 Coffee not decaffeinated and 1801.00.00.00.11 
Cocoa beans existing in Annex-5, plants and pl ant products that must be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate; 
 Removal of Annex-6, Entry and Exit Gates of Pl ant and Plant Products. This topic is regulated 
by Customs communique published by Official  Gazette dated 5 October 2013 and numbered 
28786; 
 Alterations in the Articles 7, 8, 13, 15, 16 of  Regulation of Plant Quarantine and corrections 
and amendments in some definitions in existing regulation text and Annex-4. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] 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 
[X] Other: Alteration in the implementation of the Regulation 
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.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable G/SPS/N/TUR/23/Add.5 
 
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  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: 
   
Text 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 Livestock 
General Directorate of Food and Control 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara Fax: +(90) 312 2587472 E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr 
 asuman.agace@tarim.gov.tr 
Web site: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Eng-1033/Mevzuat.aspx  
 
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