BORDER CONTROL SYSTEM OF PRODUCTS LIVE ANIMAL AND PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN IN TURKIYE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL 25/06/2008

GENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POINTS 2 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF CUSTOMS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

GENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POINTS 3 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL INLAND BORDER POSTS

GENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POINTS 4 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL COASTAL BORDER POSTS

GENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POINTS 5 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL RAILWAY BORDER POSTS

GENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POINTS 6 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL AIRLINES BORDER POSTS

MAIN LEGISLATION CONCERNING CUSTOM CONTROLS 7 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Turkish Customs Law No: 4458 Turkish Customs Law No: 4458 Animal Health Control Law No: 3285 Animal Health Control Law No: 3285 Anti-Smuggling Law No: 5607 Anti-Smuggling Law No: 5607 Article 237 of Implementing Provisions of Turkish Customs Code Article 237 of Implementing Provisions of Turkish Customs Code Council of Ministers Decree No 2000/53 Council of Ministers Decree No 2000/ Law on Adoption of the Amended Decree By-Law on the Production, Consumption and Inspection of Food Law on Adoption of the Amended Decree By-Law on the Production, Consumption and Inspection of Food Instruction of export, re-import and transit of animal products Fishery Laws

ANIMAL HEALTH CONTROL LAW NO: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL The Ministry of Agriculture charged several Border Customs to perform the importation of live animals and products of animal origin.The Ministry of Agriculture charged several Border Customs to perform the importation of live animals and products of animal origin. Import is allowed only through customs gates that are designated jointly by MARA and Undersecretariat of Customs.Import is allowed only through customs gates that are designated jointly by MARA and Undersecretariat of Customs. There are 29 custom gates authorized for importing live animals and 58 custom gates for animal products. Most of them are not located at borders.There are 29 custom gates authorized for importing live animals and 58 custom gates for animal products. Most of them are not located at borders.

Authorized Provincial Directorates and Warehouse and Customs Veterinary Directorates (WCVD) 9 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Animal products Live Animals

Article 237 of Implementing Provisions of Turkish Customs Code 10 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Health inspections of animals, animal products, plantation and parts at the authorizedborder customs offices are carried out by the authorized veterinary and inspectors. Customs offices do not allow to the transit of such goods unless this inspection process is completed.Health inspections of animals, animal products, plantation and parts at the authorized border customs offices are carried out by the authorized veterinary and inspectors. Customs offices do not allow to the transit of such goods unless this inspection process is completed. While determining the entry/exit border points and the transit routes within Turkey which the animals, animal products, plantation and parts will follow, the provisions of law, regulation and international agreement shall be considered.While determining the entry/exit border points and the transit routes within Turkey which the animals, animal products, plantation and parts will follow, the provisions of law, regulation and international agreement shall be considered. If there is no local office or personnel of Ministry of Agriculture at the border customs offices, these inspections are carried out by the inspectors/vets coming from the nearest local office of Ministry of Agriculture.If there is no local office or personnel of Ministry of Agriculture at the border customs offices, these inspections are carried out by the inspectors/vets coming from the nearest local office of Ministry of Agriculture.

11 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL DEPUTY DIRECTORS-GENERAL DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH Control Laboratories and Residue Monitoring Division Establishment Inspection and License Division Division of Zoonose Disease Protection DEPARTMENT FOR PLANT PROTECTION Plant Disease Management Division, Agricultural Supply Division Training and Control Division DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIROMENT& DISASTERS Division of Agricultural Environment and Water Pollution Control Agriculture and Environment Relations Division Division of Natural Disasters and Protection of Farmer Commodity DEPARTMENT FOR FOOD CONTROL Food Codex Division Food Internal Control and Nutrition Division External Trade and Control Division DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND QUARATINE Quarantine Division Private Veterinary Services Division Domestic Animal Movement Division DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICINE AND EQUIPMENT Veterinary Medicines Division Agricultural Medicines Division Medicine and Equipment Control Division DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL HEALTH Animal Diseases Ccontrol Division Veterinary Laboratory Division Epidemiology and Information Division DEPARTMENT FOR COORDINATION Coordination Division Information Technology and Budget Division Foreign Affairs Division DEPARTMENT FOR FISHERIES Fisheries Control Division Hygiene and Disease Control Division Fisheries Technology and Infrastructures Division DEPARTMENT FOR FEED AND FEED REGISTRATION Feed Registration and License Division Feed Control Division Food Industry Production and Registration Division DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND SEED SERVICES External Quarantine Division Internal Quarantine Division Seed Registration and Certification Division Administrative and Financial Affairs Division GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL

12 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL There are 81 Provincial Directorates and 849 District Directorates in Turkiye. Each Provincial Directorate has 7 sections GOVERNER PROVINCE DIRECTOR Plant Protection DivisionControl Division Support DivisionProject and Statistics Division Communication and Farmer Training Division Animal Health Division Administrative and Financial Affairs Division District Directorates

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL 13 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade (2008/5) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) is the competent authority for the determination of the safety of the products, to be imported, in the aspect of public health and food safety, plant and animal health and existence (Article 1)

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL 14 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND QUARANTINE DEPARTMENTANIMAL MOVEMENT AND QUARANTINE DEPARTMENT ( Live Animals, Unprocessed Animal Products and Animal by-products) ( Live Animals, Unprocessed Animal Products and Animal by-products) FOOD CONTROL DEPARTMENTFOOD CONTROL DEPARTMENT ( Foodstuffs and Materials and Articles coming into contact with foods, including Processed Animal Food Products) ( Foodstuffs and Materials and Articles coming into contact with foods, including Processed Animal Food Products) FISHERY DEPARTMENTFISHERY DEPARTMENT

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 15 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL At present there are 5 Warehouse and Customs Veterinary Directorates (WCVD) which can be compared, for their status, location and functions, to the Veterinary Border Inspection Posts (VBIPs) in the EU. Kapıkule (on the land border with Bulgaria) Gürbulak/Ağrı (on the land border with Iran) Gürbulak/Ağrı (on the land border with Iran) Cilvegözü/Hatay (on the land border with Syria) Cilvegözü/Hatay (on the land border with Syria) Izmir (seaport) Izmir (seaport) Mersin (seaport) Mersin (seaport)

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 16 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Although located at borders, none of them are within the custom area. Sea Border Land Border

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 17 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Pursuant to: Law No on Animal Health Control (Article 7) Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 15) Control document is issued if, The live animals and animal product is not in the banned country list and banned live animals and animal product list,

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 18 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Veterinary Checks Documentary checkDocumentary check Identity checkIdentity check Physical checkPhysical check Veterinary checks can take place in two different steps: at the point of entryat the point of entry and at point of destination.and at point of destination.

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 19 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Documentary Check Control Document (SPS) Control Document (SPS) Original certificate Original certificate Country or part of a country authorized to export to Republic of Turkiye Country or part of a country authorized to export to Republic of Turkiye Health certificate Health certificate Signed by the official authority Signed by the official authority Signature and Stamp Signature and Stamp

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 20 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Identity Check Control of identification and seals of containers Control of identification and seals of containers Control of composition, weight, quantity of product Control of composition, weight, quantity of product Control of labelling, stamps and official marks Control of labelling, stamps and official marks Physical Check Clinical examination of live animals Clinical examination of live animals Sensory examination Sensory examination Simple physical and chemical tests Simple physical and chemical tests Laboratory tests Laboratory tests Check on the conditions and transport Check on the conditions and transport Temperature controls etc. Temperature controls etc.

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 21 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Quarantine Pursuant to: Law No on Animal Health Control (Articles 7 and 34) Law No on Animal Health Control (Articles 7 and 34) Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 105) Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 105) Quarantine is established: Entry point Entry point Holding of destination Holding of destination Quarantine centre Quarantine centre

IMPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS 22 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Decision on the consignment Pursuant to: Law No on Animal Health Control (Articles 6, 7 and 34) Law No on Animal Health Control (Articles 6, 7 and 34) Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 10) Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 10) The decision on the consignment may be: Free circulation Free circulation Refusal Refusal Re-dispatch Re-dispatch Destruction Destruction

NONCOMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF PET ANIMALS 23 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL The Council of Ministers Decree No 2000/53; 2 house pets (cat, dog or bird) or 10 aquarium fish (as accompanied baggage) are exempt from customs duties Must have veterinary health certificate, origin and vaccine documents and also identification card if any,

TRANSIT CONTROLS ON CONSIGNMENTS 24 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Documentary checks Documentary checks Veterinary Health Certificate Veterinary Health Certificate Invoice Invoice custom clearance for transit, custom clearance for transit, truck carnet e.g. truck carnet e.g. harmonization of documents, date and number of document, stamp and signature harmonization of documents, date and number of document, stamp and signature e.g. are subjected to control. e.g. are subjected to control. Identity checks Identity checks Physical checks Physical checks suspicion of threat to animal and public health or suspicion of irregularity

TRANSIT CONTROLS ON CONSIGNMENTS 25 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Transit Consignments - shall come from an authorized country - shall not be in the banned product list Transit is permitted if; - consigments are transported in leak-proof and sealed truck; -person responsible for the load commits not to transport the consignment back through territory of Turkiye if the consignment is rejected by importer country due to animal/ public health reasons,

TURK-VET INFORMATION SYSTEM 26 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL IMPORT IMPORT Import entry Import entry Import approval Import approval TRANSIT TRANSIT Transit entry Transit entry Transit approval Transit approval RE- IMPORT RE- IMPORT Re-import entry Re-import entry Re-import approval Re-import approval EXPORT EXPORT

CURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POST COMPLIED WITH EU COMPLIED WITH EU 27 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Under Project Number -TR Support to the Alignment of Turkey to the EU Veterinary Acquis, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport Veterinary Border Inspection Post was constructed. This BIP is competent for all live animals and all products from animal origin. (HC and NHC)

CURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POST TO BE COMPLIED WITH EU TO BE COMPLIED WITH EU 28 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Establishing New Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) Project (2005 program) Objective: The overall objective is to support the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA); to transpose the relevant EC standards of veterinary legislation, to improve the capability of the competent authority to carry out border control for live animals and animal products,

CURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POST TO BE COMPLIED WITH EU TO BE COMPLIED WITH EU 29 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Establishing New Border Inspection Posts(BIPs) Project Land Borders - Veterinary Border Inspection Posts ; Cilvegözü VBIP Habur VBIP Sarp VBIP Gürbulak VBIP (Cancelled – Land allocation couldnt be completed) Seaports - Veterinary Border Inspection Posts ; İzmir VBIP Mersin VBIP

CURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POST TO BE COMPLIED WITH EU TO BE COMPLIED WITH EU 30 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL Sabiha Gökçen Airport VBIPSeaport VBIPLandborder VBIP

THANK YOU 31 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL