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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/TUR/3
30 May 2000
(00-2178)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TURKEY
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  General Directorate of Protection and Control, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany   Regions or countries likely
to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Meat and meat products, eggs and
egg products, milk and milk products, certain processed products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Administrative Order 2000, lifting
the import ban on eggs and egg products, rendered fats, processed animal proteins, bovine
meat and products, milk and milk products
5. Description of content:  MARA is lifting the import ban on the above-mentioned products
originating from Belgium.  Also, MARA is required to certify that all imports of freshpoultry meat and products, meat and meat pr oducts which are derived from pigs, from
Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, are not contaminated with dioxin and do
not exceed PCB levels of 200 ng/gr or that such products come from animals slaughtered or
eggs laid after 20 September 1999.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  MARA has received information that animal fat from a
rendering company in Belgium was contaminated with dioxin.  Therefore, poultry animalsand other animals were fed with dioxin-contaminated feed, which resulted in contaminated
products through-out the food chain.  So, this measure was taken in consideration of the
health hazards/public health.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in English
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  15 May 2000G/SPS/N/TUR/3
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
General Directorate of Protection and Control (SPS Enquiry Point)
Akay Caddesi, No. 3Bakanliklar – Ankara
Turkey
Tel:  +(90 312) 418 5834
Fax:  +(90 312) 418 6523
E-mail:  food@food.gov.tr