G/SPS/N/TUR/58  
 
18 May 2015  
(15-2594)  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 
Protection 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): Live animals 
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 on the determination of animal 
health rules for the importation and transit of certain live ungulate animals  
Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 9 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_2020_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Regulation includes determination of rules and principles 
regarding animal health requirements to be  implemented and the preparation of the list 
of countries authorized for the import and transit of certain live hoofed animals. 
This draft Regulation has been prepared in compliance with Council Directive 
2004/68/EC as regards animal health rules fo r the importation into and transit through 
the Community of certain live ungulate animals. 
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 st andard? 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/58 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Veterinary Services, Phytosanitary, Food  and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9) 
(available in Turkish) 
 Council Directive 2004/68/EC as regards animal health rules for the importation into 
and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 July 2015 
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 Livestoc k 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 Notifi cation 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 2587502 
Fax: +(90) 312 2587580 E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr