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BORDER CONTROL SYSTEM OF LIVE ANIMAL AND PRODUCTSPRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

IN TURKIYE

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRSGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL

25/06/2008

GENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POGENERAL ASPECT OF CONTROL POIINTSNTS

2MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL

REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF CUSTOMS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT




INLAND BORDER POSTS




COASTAL BORDER POSTS




RAILWAY BORDER POSTS




AIRLINES BORDER POSTSAIRLINES BORDER POSTS

MAIN LEGISLATION CONCERNING CUSTOM CONTROLSMAIN LEGISLATION CONCERNING CUSTOM CONTROLS



• Turkish Customs Law No: 4458Turkish Customs Law No: 4458

• Animal Health Control Law No: 3285Animal Health Control Law No: 3285

• Anti-Smuggling Law No: 5607Anti-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 2000/53Council of Ministers Decree No 2000/53

• 5179- Law on Adoption of the Amended Decree By-Law on the 5179- Law on Adoption of the Amended Decree By-Law on the Production, Consumption and Inspection of FoodProduction, Consumption and Inspection of Food

• Instruction of export, re-import and transit of animal products

•1380- Fishery Laws

ANIMAL HEALTH CONTROL LAW NO: 3285ANIMAL HEALTH CONTROL LAW NO: 3285



•The Ministry of Agriculture charged several Border Customs to perform the The Ministry of Agriculture charged several Border Customs to perform the importation of live animals and products of animal origin.importation of live animals and products of animal origin.

•Import is allowed only through customs gates that are designated jointly by MARA Import is allowed only through customs gates that are designated jointly by MARA and Undersecretariat of Customsand Undersecretariat of Customs..

•There are 29 custom gates authorized for importing There are 29 custom gates authorized for importing live animals and 58 custom live animals and 58 custom gates for animal gates for animal products. Most of them are not located at borders.products. Most of them are not located at borders.

Authorized Provincial Directorates and Authorized Provincial Directorates and Warehouse and Customs Veterinary Directorates (WCVD)Warehouse and Customs Veterinary Directorates (WCVD)



Animal products

Live Animals

Article 237 of Implementing Provisions of Turkish Customs CodeArticle 237 of Implementing Provisions of Turkish Customs Code



•Health inspections of animals, animal products, plantation and parts at the Health inspections of animals, animal products, plantation and parts at the authorizedauthorized border customs offices are carried out by the authorized veterinary and 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 inspectors. Customs offices do not allow to the transit of such goods unless this inspection process is completed.inspection process is completed.

•While determining the entry/exit border points and the transit routes within Turkey 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 which the animals, animal products, plantation and parts will follow, the provisions of law, regulation and international agreement shall be considered.of law, regulation and international agreement shall be considered.

•If there is no local office or personnel of Ministry of Agriculture at the border 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/vetcustoms offices, these inspections are carried out by the inspectors/vetss coming coming from the nearest local office of Ministry of Agriculture.from the nearest local office of Ministry of Agriculture.



DEPUTY DIRECTORS-GENERAL

DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTHControl Laboratories and Residue Monitoring DivisionEstablishment Inspection and License DivisionDivision 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 DivisionFood Internal Control and Nutrition Division External Trade and Control Division

DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND QUARATINE Quarantine DivisionPrivate Veterinary Services Division Domestic Animal Movement Division

DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICINE AND EQUIPMENT Veterinary Medicines DivisionAgricultural Medicines DivisionMedicine and Equipment Control Division

DEPARTMENT FOR ANIMAL HEALTHAnimal Diseases Ccontrol DivisionVeterinary Laboratory DivisionEpidemiology and Information Division

DEPARTMENT FOR COORDINATION Coordination DivisionInformation Technology and Budget DivisionForeign Affairs Division

DEPARTMENT FOR FISHERIESFisheries Control DivisionHygiene and Disease Control DivisionFisheries Technology and Infrastructures Division

DEPARTMENT FOR FEED AND FEED REGISTRATION Feed Registration and License DivisionFeed Control DivisionFood Industry Production and Registration Division

DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND SEED SERVICES External Quarantine DivisionInternal Quarantine Division Seed Registration and Certification Division

Administrative and Financial Affairs Division




There are 81 Provincial Directorates and 849 District Directorates in Turkiye. Each Provincial Directorate has 7 sections

GOVERNER

PROVINCE DIRECTOR

Plant Protection Division Control Division

Support Division Project and Statistics Division

Communication and Farmer Training Division

Animal Health Division

Administrative and Financial Affairs Division

District Directorates

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROLGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL



Communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade (2008/5)Communiqué on Standardization in Foreign Trade (2008/5) Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) is the competent authority for the determination of the 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 of the products, to be imported, in the aspect of public health and food safety, plant and animal health and existence safety, plant and animal health and existence (Article 1)(Article 1)

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROLGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL



•ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND QUARANTINE DEPARTMENT ANIMAL 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 ( ( FFoodstuffs and Materials and Articles coming into contact with foods, oodstuffs and Materials and Articles coming into contact with foods, including including Processed Animal Food Products)Processed Animal Food Products)

•FISHERY DEPARTMENT FISHERY DEPARTMENT

IMPORTATION OF IMPORTATION OF LLIIVE ANVE ANIIMALS, UNPROCESSED ANMALS, UNPROCESSED ANIIMAL PRODUCTS MAL PRODUCTS AND ANAND ANIIMAL BY-PRODUCTSMAL BY-PRODUCTS



At present there are At present there are 55 Warehouse and Customs Veterinary Directorates (WCVD) Warehouse and Customs Veterinary Directorates (WCVD) which can be compared, for their status, locationwhich can be compared, for their status, location and functions, to the Veterinary and functions, to the Veterinary Border Inspection Posts (VBIPs) in the EU.Border Inspection Posts (VBIPs) in the EU.

• KapKapııkule kule (on the land border with Bulgaria)(on the land border with Bulgaria)• GGüürbulak/Arbulak/Ağğrrıı (on the land border with Iran)(on the land border with Iran)• CilvegCilvegöözzüü/Hatay /Hatay (on the land border with Syria)(on the land border with Syria)• Izmir Izmir (seaport) (seaport) • Mersin Mersin (seaport)(seaport)




Although located at borders, none of them are within the custom area.Although located at borders, none of them are within the custom area.

Sea BorderLand Border




Pursuant to:Pursuant to:

Law No. 3285 on Animal Health Control (Article 7) Law No. 3285 on Animal Health Control (Article 7) Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 15)Implementing Regulation on Animal Health Control (Article 15)

Control document is issued if,Control document is issued if,

The live animals and animal product is not in the banned country list and The live animals and animal product is not in the banned country list and banned live animals and animal product list,banned live animals and animal product list,




Veterinary ChecksVeterinary Checks

•Documentary checkDocumentary check

•Identity checkIdentity check

•Physical checkPhysical check

Veterinary checks can take place in two different steps:Veterinary checks can take place in two different steps:

•at the point of entry at the point of entry

•and at point of destination.and at point of destination.




Documentary CheckDocumentary Check

• Control Document (SPS)Control Document (SPS)

• Original certificateOriginal certificate

• Country or part of a country authorized to export to Republic of TurkCountry or part of a country authorized to export to Republic of Turkiyeiye

• Health certificateHealth certificate

Signed by the official authoritySigned by the official authority Signature and StampSignature and Stamp




Identity CheckIdentity Check

• Control of identification and seals of containersControl of identification and seals of containers• Control of composition, weight, quantity of productControl of composition, weight, quantity of product• Control of labelling, stamps and official marksControl of labelling, stamps and official marks

Physical CheckPhysical Check

• Clinical examination of live animalsClinical examination of live animals• Sensory examinationSensory examination• Simple physical and chemical testsSimple physical and chemical tests• Laboratory testsLaboratory tests• Check on the conditions and transportCheck on the conditions and transport• Temperature controls etc.Temperature controls etc.




QuarantQuarantiinene

Pursuant toPursuant to::

• Law No. 3285 on Animal Health Control (Articles 7 and 34) Law No. 3285 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:Quarantine is established:

• EEntry pointntry point

• HHolding of destinationolding of destination

• QQuarantine centuarantine centrere




Decision on the consignmentDecision on the consignment

Pursuant to:Pursuant to:

• Law No. 3285 on Animal Health Control (Articles 6, 7 and 34) Law No. 3285 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:The decision on the consignment may be:

• Free circulationFree circulation

• RefusalRefusal Re-dispatchRe-dispatch

DestructionDestruction

NONCOMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF PET ANIMALSNONCOMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF PET ANIMALS



The Council of Ministers Decree No 2000/53;The Council of Ministers Decree No 2000/53;

2 house pets (cat, dog or bird) or 10 aquarium fish (as accompanied baggage) are 2 house pets (cat, dog or bird) or 10 aquarium fish (as accompanied baggage) are exempt from customs dutiesexempt from customs duties

Must have veterinary health certificate, origin and vaccine documents and also Must have veterinary health certificate, origin and vaccine documents and also identification card if anyidentification card if any,,

TRANSTRANSIIT CONTROLS ON CONST CONTROLS ON CONSIIGNMENTSGNMENTS



Documentary checksDocumentary checks

• Veterinary Health CertificateVeterinary 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 checksIdentity checks

Physical checksPhysical checks

suspicion of threat to animal and public health or suspicion suspicion of threat to animal and public health or suspicion of irregularityof irregularity

TRANSTRANSIIT CONTROLS ON CONST CONTROLS ON CONSIIGNMENTSGNMENTS



Transit Consignments Transit Consignments - shall come from an authorized countryshall come from an authorized countryshall not be in the banned product list - shall not be in the banned product list

Transit is permitted if;Transit is permitted if;- consigments are transported in leak-proof and sealed truck;consigments are transported in leak-proof and sealed truck;-person responsible for the load commits not to transport the consignment back person responsible for the load commits not to transport the consignment back through territory of Turkiye if the consignment is rejected by importer country through territory of Turkiye if the consignment is rejected by importer country due to animal/ public health reasons, due to animal/ public health reasons,

TURK-VET INFORMATION SYSTEMTURK-VET INFORMATION SYSTEM



IMPORTIMPORT

Import entryImport entry Import approvalImport approval

TRANSTRANSIITT

Transit entryTransit entry Transit approvalTransit approval

RERE- I- IMPORTMPORT

ReRe--import entryimport entry ReRe--import approvalimport approval

EXPORTEXPORT

CURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POSTCURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POST COMPLIED WITH EUCOMPLIED WITH EU



Under Project Number -TR 0203.05 -“Support to the Alignment of Turkey to the EU Under Project Number -TR 0203.05 -“Support to the Alignment of Turkey to the EU Veterinary Acquis”, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport Veterinary Border Inspection Veterinary Acquis”, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport Veterinary Border Inspection Post was constructed. This BIP is competent for all live animals and all products Post was constructed. This BIP is competent for all live animals and all products from animal origin. (HC and NHC)from animal origin. (HC and NHC)

CURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POSTCURRENT STATUS OF BORDER INSPECTION POST TO BE COMPLIED WITH EUTO BE COMPLIED WITH EU



“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,




“Establishing New Border Inspection Posts(BIPs)” Project

Land Borders - Veterinary Border Inspection Posts ; Cilvegözü VBIP Habur VBIP Sarp VBIP Gürbulak VBIP (Cancelled – Land allocation couldn’t be completed)

Seaports - Veterinary Border Inspection Posts ; İzmir VBIP Mersin VBIP




Sabiha Gökçen Airport VBIP Seaport VBIP Landborder VBIP

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