Regulation on Agricultural Quarantine Inspectors.

This Regulation provides for the institution and training, responsibilities and authority of Quarantine Inspectors who shall be responsible for the prevention and control of pest and diseases due to importation of plants, plant products, industrial and forestry products, for the compliance with the quarantine legislation of buyer countries on exportation, and for conducting necessary supervision and monitoring during importation, exportation, re-exportation and transit movements. Candidate qualifications are listed. Inspector courses are organized three times a year for a period of 2 weeks. Those who pass the final examination at the end of these courses become quarantine inspectors. Inspectors will attend in-service training in every five years for a period of 5 days. Their main duties are; i) preparation of Plant Health Certificate for export products in accordance to the respective legislation of the importing country; ii) advising respective customs office whether the imported products conform Turkish quarantine legislation; iii) checking packages and transportation vehicles for transit movements; Further details are given in the regulation.