WTO notification · SPS
TürkiyeProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
Import Requirements for Specific Plant Products
Türkiye notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 9 December 2025.
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Published here:
Apricot, peach (including nectarine), and plum stones (except kernels)
The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/TUR/155; it forwards comments to Türkiye.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)According to our national legislation, products with HS Code 12.12.99.95.00.14 (apricot, peach (including nectarine) and plum stones and kernels) are required to be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate for import. However, the importation of products under HS code 12.12.99.95.00.14 (excluding kernels) poses a plant health risk to Türkiye with respect to harmful organisms such as Plum pox potyvirus – Plum pox virus (PPV), Cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV), Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV), and Prune dwarf virus (PDV). Accordingly, it is intended to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into Türkiye and their spread to production areas. As of 10 December 2025, Türkiye will require that the phytosanitary certificate accompanying the importation of products classified under HS Code 12.12.99.95.00.14 (excluding kernels) include the phytosanitary requirements detailed below in the additional declaration section, and that the necessary supplementary documents be provided. For the importation of the aforementioned products into Türkiye the additional declaration section of the plant health certificate issued by the NPPO of the exporting country must include the following additional information regarding the above-mentioned harmful organisms: - Additional information confirming that the product has been collected from pest-free areas or pest-free production sites, and - The product has been subjected to appropriate official tests and, based on laboratory analyses…
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