G/SPS/N/TUR/101/Add.1  
 
1 November 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 1 November 2022, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Türkiye . 
 
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Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Sugar  
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Sugar , notified through G/SPS/N/TUR/101 on 10  August 2018 , 
entered into force on 20 August 2022.  
The main difference between the Communiqué that entered into force in 2022 and the draft 
Communiqué notified in 2018 is related to article 10 (1) -I. In the naming of the products in 
subparagraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and (ğ) of the first paragraph of Article 4 of the aforementioned 
communiqué, the source from which they were obtained should be written in parentheses following 
the product names. The s ame applies if these products are used as ingredients in the composition of 
a food.  
Food establishment operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué are obliged 
to comply with the provisions of this Communiqué until 31 December 2024.  
Products labelled or placed on the market before 31 December 2024 may be available on the market 
until the end of their shelf life.  
The provisions of the Turkish Food Codex Sugar Communiqué (Communiqué No . 2006/40), which has 
been repealed, shall apply to f ood establishment operators operating before the publication date of 
this Communiqué until they comply with the provisions of this Communiqué.  
https://mevz uat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=39677&MevzuatTur=9&MevzuatTertip=5  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_7380_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_7380_01_x.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/TUR/101/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under o ther 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No . 161 
06800, Cankaya  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7610  
 +(90 312) 258 7607  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry o f Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No . 161 
06800, Cankaya  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7610  
 +(90 312) 258 7607  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
 
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