REGULATION ON HEAT TREATMENT AND MARKING OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

Publication date

26-07-2024

Country implemented ISPM 15 for imports

• Yes

Country implemented ISPM 15 for exports

• Yes

The ISPM No.15 mark is registered as a trade mark

Yes

Description of the mark

The member countries that are parties to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) request the goods and materials that come to their countries by export, as well as the wood packaging materials used for transportation and protection, to be subjected to heat treatment in accordance with the ISPM 15 (International Phytosanitary Measures-Wood Packaging Material) standard published by you.

Please find attached the reply and attached table given by the IPCC Secretariat in response to the letter sent to FAO by our Ministry. As can be seen in the table, Türkiye is among the countries that require the conditions of compliance with the ISPM 15 standard within the scope of the IPPC contract to which our country is a party. Although the expiry date of Türkiye's compliance with the ISPM 15 standard is 26 September 2023 in the list sent, Türkiye is still looking for ISPM 15 compliance both in the wood packaging materials used with the goods in the products it exports and in the wood packaging materials that come with the goods through import to Türkiye. Due to the expiry of the period on 26 September 2023, it is seen that Türkiye is not included in the list of FAO at https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/all/ispm15/. Türkiye continues to implement all measures very strictly in terms of phytosanitary measures. As long as there is no change in the measures taken by FAO, we would like to state that as Türkiye, we will seek the ISPM 15 requirement for both the products we export and the wood packaging materials that come with the goods through import to Türkiye until 01.01.2050. For this reason, kindly request that the name of Türkiye be added by updating the list of countries that meet the FAO's international ISPM 15 standard at https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/all/ispm15/. Best regards.

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REGULATION ON HEAT TREATMENT AND MARKING OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

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