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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/TUR/24 
11 May 2012  
 (12-2536) 
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 
Plant Production 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Bulb, tuber and rhizome plant species and their derivatives are covered. 
Tariff Code is : 0601 1090 10 00 
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:     Language(s):  Turkish  Number of pages:  10-15 
6. Description of content:  For the purpose of protecting our country's flora, without 
destroying and consuming the generations of the natural flower bulbs species that exist in 
nature, the essentials are regulated in relati on to the collection, production, storage and 
export of these species' seeds, bulbs and other components.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. 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)    
[ ] 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/24 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Depending 
upon the Regulation, each year, a communiqué is  published.  Therefore, there is also a 
communiqué related to this subject (available in Turkish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  End of 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  End of 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  It will be put into force at the date of publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 May 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. General 
Directorate of Plant Production. Department of Seed, Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km Lodumlu Ankara;  Fax:  90 312 258 82 51;  E-mail: tohumculuk@tarim.gov.tr 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   Ministry of Food, 
Agriculture and Livestock. General Directorat e of Plant Production. Department of Seed, 
Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km Lodumlu Anka ra;  Fax:  90 312 258 82 51;  E-mail: 
tohumculuk@tarim.gov.tr