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26 July 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Corrigendum  
The following communication, received on 21 July 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Türkiye . 
 
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Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye on Amendment of the emergency 
measures in order to prevent the introduction into and the spread within Türkiye of Tomato brown 
rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)  
This corrigendum concerns some clerical changes. Notification G/SPS/N/TUR/109/Add.5 should be 
read as follows:  
The European Union published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1032 of 25 May 2023 
establishing measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union territory of 
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and the implementation date was extended until 
31 August  2023.  
The implementation of the phytosanitary measures of Türkiye included in the SPS notification 
G/SPSN/TUR/109/Add.4, published in accordance with this regulation, has also been extended until 
31 August 2023.  
In addition, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1032 of 25 May 2023 specifies the 
implementation period and the new phytosanitary measures to be implemented as of 
1 September  2023.  
The phytosanitary requir ements for tomato and pepper seeds and plants for planting purposes from 
countries after 31 August 2023 within the scope of harmonization with this regulation are stated 
below, which will be valid from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.  
For tomato ( Solanu m lycopersicum ) and pepper ( Capsicum sp.) plants for planting 
purposes other than those belonging to varieties known to be resistant to ToBRFV:  
1.a) an official declaration that the plants intended for planting have been obtained from seeds that 
comply wit h the specified requirements;  
b) an official declaration that the plants intended for planting have been produced at a production 
site registered and inspected by the national plant protection agency in the country of origin and 
known to be free from the specified pest organism on the basis of official inspections, sampling and 
testing carried out at the appropriate time to detect the pest organism;  
c) the name of the registered production site;  
must be indicated in the Phytosanitary Certificate under the heading "Additional Declaration".  
2. For the planting of varieties known to be resistant to ToBRFV, the resistance of certain tomato 
(Solanum lycopersicum)  and pepper (Capsicum sp.) plants must be indicated in the Phytosanitary 
Certificate under the he ading "Additional Declaration".  
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  Except for certain tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)  and pepper (Capsicum sp.) seeds of 
varieties known to be resistant to ToBRFV;  
1.a)i) products must have been produced at a production site known to be free of the specified 
harmful organism, based on official inspections conducted at the appropriate time to detect ToBRFV;  
ii) in the case of a specific seed batch from more than 30 mother plants, it must be stated that 
the seed batch has been subjected to analysis usi ng the RT -PCR method prior to processing and 
that the product is free of the pest organism in question;  
iii) in the case of a specific batch of seeds originating from fewer than or equal to 30 mother 
plants, that the specified seeds or mother plants are fr ee from the specified pest organism, using 
the RT -PCR analysis method;  
b) information ensuring the traceability of the production site of the mother plants must be indicated 
in the Phytosanitary Certificate under the heading "Additional Declaration".  
2. Seeds of varieties known to be resistant to ToBRFV should be indicated as "Additional Declaration" 
in the Phytosanitary Certificate.  
3. For certain seeds harvested before 31 August 2023, the country's phytosanitary and quarantine 
legislation must be determin ed to comply with the requirements of EU legislation (Commission 
Implementing Directive No. 2020/1191). The additional declaration of the Phytosanitary Certificate 
must include the statement "The seeds were harvested before 31 August 2023 and were found to  be 
free of the specified pest organism using the PT -PCR analysis method."  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara -Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 7451  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 7472  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
 
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