G/SPS/N/TUR/127  
 
28 July 2022  
(22-5700) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
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):  Food supplements  
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:  Regulation on Food Supplements . Language(s):  
Turkish . Number of pages:  48 
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/473/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Takviye -Edici-
Gidalar -Yonetmeligi  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_4981_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation provides for:  
(a) List of active ingredients in food  supplements;  
(b) Registration and approval procedures of food businesses that import, produce, process 
and place on the market food supplements;  
(c) Import, production, processing, advertising, promotion and placing on the market of 
food supplements;  
(d) Approval, tr aceability and workplace responsibilities of food supplements;  
(e) Provisions regarding the establishment, working procedures and principles of the 
Commission on Food Supplements;  
(f) Rules on the labelling of food supplements.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Aliment arius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/TUR/127  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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)  
− Regulation (EC) No 2002/46 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 
2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food 
supplements  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication. 
Food supplements that have been approved before the publication date of this Regulation 
and in compliance with the provisions of the R egulation on Import, Production, Processing 
and Placing of Food Supplements and Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Food 
Supplements are allowed to be on the market until 1 July 2024.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty day s from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 September 2022  
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 58  
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 58  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr