G/SPS/N/TUR/48  
 
4 June 2014  
(14-3266)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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 (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plants of Musa spp., intended for planting 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Africa, America, Southeast Asia, Jordan and 
Mozambique  
5. Title of the notified document: Instruction on Banana Panama Disease ( Fusarium 
oxysporum f. sp. Cubense )  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content:  
1. The Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) has been initiated Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense  
in order to review the import requirements of Musa spp. intended for planting 
determined in Plant Quarantine Regulation of Turkey. 
2. It has been prohibited the entry of plants for planting of Musa spp., which are host 
of Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp. cubense  from the countries where the presence of this 
pest is known, pending the completion of the PRA. This pest is considered as a serious plant pest of banana plants. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Taking necessary 
quarantine measures in order to prevent the entry or introduction into Turkey. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)   
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) ISPM 2, 
ISPM 36 
[ ] None G/SPS/N/TUR/48 
 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
 Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996, Article15 (ç)  
(G/SPS/N/TUR/9) 
 Regulation on Plant Quarantine (G/SPS/N/TUR/23) 
(available in Turkish) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
2 June 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 - Turkey Tel: +(90) 312 258 74 54 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
General Directorate of Food and Control 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey Tel: +(90) 312 258 74 54 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr