G/TBT/N/TUR/164  
25 February 2021  
(21-1652) 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:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Mustafa Kemal Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari  
Eskişehir Yolu 2151. Cad. No:154  
Cankaya - Ankara/ Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: +90 (312) 219 68 64  
E-mail: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
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 a bove:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2180. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 204 89 37 / 89 52  
Fax: +90 (312) 212 87 68  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tool Steel; 
IRON AND STEEL (HS 72); ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL (HS 73)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Communiqu é 
on TS EN ISO 4957 Tool Steels Standard (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
(1) This standard specifies the requirements for the following grades of wrought tool 
steels:  
a) Unalloyed cold -worked tool steels  
b) Alloyed cold -worked tool steels  
c) Alloyed hot -worked tool steels  
d) High -speed tool steels.  
(2) Unless otherwise specified, this standard is valid for all types of hot -rolled, forged, 
cold drawn or cold rolled products or powder metallurgy products that supplied in one of 
surface and heat -treating conditions given in 6.2 and Table 1.  G/TBT/N/TUR/164  
 
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  (3) Tables 2, 4, 6 and 8 cover on ly steels that have gained some level of international 
importance, but this does not mean that these steels available in every industrial country. 
In addition, many other steels for tools are specified in regional, national or company 
standards.  
(4) In cas es where the heat resistance of the tools is particularly important, such as hot -
formed glass, the material selection is made according to ISO 4955.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communiqué is to identify issues related to the 
implementation of adaptation of TS EN ISO 4957 (November 2018) "Tool Steels" 
standard; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EN ISO 4957   "Tool Steels" Standard  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The regulation will be adopted upon its publication  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The regulation will enter into force 6 months after 
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 Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Tel: 0 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: 0 312 219 68 64  
e-posta: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
The text of regulation is supplied in English in the attached file.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TB T/TUR/21_1432_00_e.pdf