G/TBT/N/TUR/202  
8 July 2022  
(22-5280) 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:  TÜRKİYE  
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  
Fax: +90 (312) 219 68 64  
E-mail: sumeyye.sabanci@sana yi.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 above:   
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 75 / 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 [  ], 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):  Certain 
Mandatory Standards  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique Repealing of the Communiques on the Certain Mandatory Standards 
(Communiqué No: SGM 2022/...); (124 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation concerns many different categories of products. 
This Communique covers the Turkish standards published by TSE, which standard 
number, title and scope are given in the attached text.  G/TBT/N/TUR/202  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This communique has been prepared in order to repeal the communiques on 
mandatory standards related to certain products regulated by the Ministry of Industry 
and Technology. Mandatory standards repealed was being published as seperate 
Communiques as per different product groups. However, this approach  is abandoned as 
follow -up of those standards was difficult in this way. Henceforward, a Communique 
including all mandatory standards required for certain products regulated by the MoIT will 
be published every year and the list of these standards will be u pdated every year through 
publishing a new Communique and repealing the previous one.  
8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The Communique will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This communique shall enter into force after six 
months following the date of publication in Official Gazette.  
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  
Söðütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. 
No:63, Çankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 75; +(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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