G/SPS/N/TUR/132  
 
10 January 2023  
(23-0294) 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):  Foodstuffs  
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 Regulation on Microbiological 
Criteria . Language(s):  Turkish . Number of pages:  30 
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/493/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Turk-Gida-Kodeksi -
Mikrobiyolojik -Kriterler -Yonetmeli gi 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TUR/23_0291_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation covers the microbiological criteria for foodstuffs 
and the rules that food business operators must comply with. The Regulation includes : 
− Annex I Food safety criteria ; 
− Annex II Process hygiene criteria ; 
− Annex III Limits of Pathogenic Microorganisms ; and  
− Annex IV Rules for sampling and preparation of test samples . 
With the enactment of the new Regulation, Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Microbiological Criteria published in the Official Gazette dated 29  December 2011 and 
numbered 28157 shall be repealed.  
7. Objec tive 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 sta ndard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/TUR/132  
 
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  [ ] 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)  
− Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological 
criteria for foodstuffs  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 March 2023  
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 - Turkey  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 77 52  
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 - Turkey  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 77 52  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr