WTO notification · SPS
TürkiyeProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
Veterinary health certificate for products subject to veterinary controls for direct transit through Republic of Türkiye or for temporary storage intended for dispatch to another country/ship
Türkiye notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 20 November 2025. The comment period closed on 15 January 2026.
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Products subject to veterinary controls other than live animal, semen and embryos
The comment period closed on 15 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/TUR/154; it can take them up with Türkiye.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This draft model veterinary health certificate has been prepared for the entry into Türkiye of products (other than live animal, semen and embryos in Annex 1 of the Regulation on Live Animals and Animal Products Subject to Veterinary Controls upon Entry into the Country (G/SPS/N/TUR/17/Add.2)) subject to veterinary controls intended for direct transit through Türkiye or for sending to another country/ship after temporary storage in Türkiye.
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