G/TBT/N/TUR/197  
9 May 2022  
(22-3574) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Halal Accreditation Agency  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Turkey -TBT E nquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Address: Sogutozu Mah. 2180 Cad. No:63 06530 Cankaya/Ankara - TURKIYE  
Phone: +90 312 204 89 52 E -mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Fax: +90 312 212 68 64  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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 addition, where applicable):  Product 
and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS code(s): 03.120.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendments to 
the Law No. 7060 Certain Regulations Regarding Halal Accreditation Agency.; (1 page(s), 
in English and Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  Halal certification and compliance with halal standards are 
voluntary in Türkiye. However, it is a req uirement of the public interest that a halal 
certified product or service to be reliable, not subject to change and that marking, 
labelling and certification of product are carried out in a way that does not mislead the 
consumers.  
It is essential that hala l certification activities are regularly assessed by an independent 
and competent public authority in order to ensure that the products and services certified 
for "compliance with halal requirements" do not provide false and misleading information 
to the c onsumers. The Halal Accreditation Agency is the sole public institution legally 
authorized to provide accreditation services in the field of halal in Türkiye.  
With the envisaged arrangements, it is aimed to maintain the voluntary basis for halal 
conformity  assessment activities but to notify the consumers correctly and to contribute 
to the public welfare via taking such activities under the assurance of halal accreditation. 
In this regard, prevention of both the halal certification activities of non -assesse d 
certification bodies and the circulation of unreliable halal certificates in the market are 
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  Also, administrative fines to be applied to organizations for violating the provisions of the 
Law via carrying out halal accreditation activities as wel l as performing halal conformity 
assessment activities without halal accreditation assessments and accreditation status 
are regulated.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Law No. 7060, "Certain Regulations Regarding Halal Accreditation Agency"  
Law No. 7223, "Product Safety and Technical Regulations"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The regulation will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The regulation enter into force one year after the 
date of its publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Trade  
DG Product Safety and Inspection  
T.C. Ticaret Bakanligi  
Sogutozu Mah. 2176. Sk.  
No:63, Ç ankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 37; +(90 312) 204 89 52  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 87 68; +(90 312) 204 86 38  
Email: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
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