Exports to Türkiye – New Registration Requirements
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has recently issued an Information Notice (IN) to industry in relation to technical requirements for Irish companies trading with Türkiye in an evolving *third country regulatory environment.
The SFPA has received notification from the Ministry of Agriculture of The Republic of Türkiye that, all third country exporters of fishery products to Türkiye will need to be registered with them prior to export, effective immediately.
This new registration requirement does not change existing documentary requirements for export consignments of fishery products from Ireland to Türkiye. All such consignments must be accompanied by an SFPA issued health certificate for Türkiye, and an SFPA issued certificate of origin. These certificates are available on application to approved establishments from their local SFPA port office.
However, in addition to these existing certification requirements, any Irish Food Business Operator (FBO) who wishes to export fishery products to Türkiye will now also need to be registered. This registration application is made via the SFPA Trade Compliance and Internal Audit Unit. If you wish to register your establishment for export to Türkiye, you can begin the process by emailing SFPATradeandAudit@sfpa.ie Any queries regarding this information notice should be addressed to SFPATradeandAudit@sfpa.ie
This information is published on our website, Exports of Fishery Products to Türkiye
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*Third Country in the context of export health certification is a country that is not a member of the European Union or European Economic Area
About the SFPA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of the sea-fisheries and the sea-food production sectors. It promotes compliance with the EU Common Fisheries Policy, sea-fisheries law and food safety law relating to fish and fish products, verifies compliance and, where necessary, enforces it. Its mandate covers all fishing vessels operating within Ireland’s 200-mile limit, over 2,000 Irish registered fishing vessels wherever they operate, and all seafood produced in Ireland’s seafood processing companies. The SFPA operates through a network of regional port offices situated at Ireland’s main fishery harbours.
For further information visit: www.sfpa.ie