The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has amended import requirements for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), pepper (Capsicum spp.) and pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo) from all countries into Turkey and notified these measures through G/SPS/N/TUR/119.
As a result of evaluation of opinions, certain amendments have been made regarding the measures.
TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM) SEEDS FROM ALL COUNTRIES FROM 15 SEPTEMBER 2021 TO 15 NOVEMBER 2021
For the import of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds from all countries from 15 September 2021 to 15 November 2021, an additional declaration will be requested on the Phytosanitary Certificate stating that the seeds have been analyzed by the exporting country using the RT-PCR Method for Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV), Tomato apical stunt viroid (TASVd), Columnea latent viroid (CLVd), Pepper chat fruit viroid (PCFVd), Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid (TCDVd) and that the product is free from these agents.
PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM) SEEDS FROM ALL COUNTRIES FROM 15 SEPTEMBER 2021 TO 15 NOVEMBER 2021
For the import of pepper (Capsicum annuum) seeds from all countries from 15 September 2021 to 15 November 2021, an additional declaration will be requested on the Phytosanitary Certificate stating that the seeds have been analyzed by the exporting country using the RT-PCR Method for Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV), Tomato apical stunt viroid (TASVd), Pepper chat fruit viroid (PCFVd) and that the product is free from these agents.
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