G/SPS/N/TUR/79/Rev.1  
16 May 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and 
Control  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Foodstuff  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title 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 Foodstuffs (Communiqué No: 2024/10) . Language(s):  Turkish . Number 
of pages:  14 
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TUR/24_03272_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Communiqué is to establ ish 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.  
Communiqu é No: 2017/7, published in the Official Gazette dated 24 February 2017 and 
numbered 29989, has been repealed by this Communiqué.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 193-1995 General Standard for Contaminants 
and Toxins in Food and Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/TUR/79/Rev.1  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standa rd: The Draft Communiqué has been prepared taking into account 
the Codex Standard and Commision Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 of 28 March 2007 laying 
down the methods of sampling and analysis for the control of the levels of trace elements 
and processing con taminants in foodstuffs and is intended to be harmonized.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
− Commision Regulation (EC) No 333/2007of 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)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Communiqué enters into force one month after the date of 
publication.  
Institutions and organiza tions operating before the publication of this Communiqué and 
conducting analysis for official controls on products covered by this Communiqué must 
comply with the provisions of this Communiqué until 31 December 2024.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2024  
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  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
13. 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 of Agriculture 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: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr