G/TBT/N/TUR/83/Rev.1  
16 May 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry / General Directorate of Food and Control  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding th e notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mah. 2176 Sk. No:63, 06510 Çankaya/Ankara  
Telephone: +90 312 204 89 75  
Fax: +90 312 212 68 64  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Foodstuffs  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Turkish Food 
Codex Communiqué on the Methods of Sampling and Analysis for the Control of the Levels 
of Trace Elements and Processing Contaminants in Foo dstuffs (Communiqué No: 
2024/10).  ; (14 page(s), in Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  This Communiqué is to establish sampling and analysis method 
criteria for the official control of trace elements and processing contaminants in food. It 
also establishes the performance criteria with which the method of analysis used for 
official control has to be complied.  
Communiqué No: 2017/7 published in the Official Gazette dated 24/02/2017 and 
numbered 29989 has been repealed by this Communiqué.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety   
8. Relevant documents:   
- Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9).  G/TBT/N/TUR/83/Rev.1  
 
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  - Commision Regulation (EC) No 333/20 07of 28 March 2007 laying down the methods of 
sampling and analysis for the control of the levels of trace elements and processing 
contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 88, 29 March 2007, p. 29)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 August 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Communiqué enters into force 1 month after 
the date of publication.  
Institutions and organizations operating before the publication of this Communiqué and 
conducting analysis for official controls on products covered by this Communiq ué must 
comply with the provisions of this Communiqué until 31/12/2024.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mah. 2176 Sk. No:63, 06510 Çankaya/Ankara  
Telephone: +90 312 204 89 75  
Fax: +90 312 212 68 64  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
OR 
Ministry of Agricultu re and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/567/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Tgk-Gidalardaki -
Eser-Elementler -Ve-Isleme -Bulasanlarinin -Resmi -Kontrolu -Icin-Numune -Alma-Ve-
Analiz -Metodu -Kriterleri -Tebligi  
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