G/TBT/N/TUR/183  
4 May 2021  
(21-3791) 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 Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 58  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
E-Mail: kodeks@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of ag ency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Cankaya -Ankara / Turk ey 
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8946  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://teknikengel.gov.tr/  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr/#/index  
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):  
Bee products (propolis products, royal jelly, royal jelly powder, bee pollen, dried bee 
pollen, bee bread)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Turkish Food 
Codex - Communique on Bee Products (6 page(s), in Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  This Communiqué covers product definitions, compositions 
criteria and labelling requirements of propolis products, royal jelly, royal jelly powder, bee 
pollen, d ried bee pollen and bee bread. The Communiqué also provides the requirements 
that covered bee products should have in the stages of production, preparation, 
processing, storage, import, transportation and marketing. The scope of the Communiqué 
does not cov er mixtures of products covered by this Communiqué or other food or 
supplementary foods which products covered by this Communiqué used as ingredients. 
It also does not cover products needed in health applications such as apitherapy, which 
are not within th e scope of food and supplements.  G/TBT/N/TUR/183  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
• The SPS Notification symbol of "Turkish Food Codex - Communique on Bee 
Products (6 page(s), in Turkish)" is  G/SPS/N/TUR/117/Corr.1.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  26 June 2021  
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 Agriculture and Forestry  
DG of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7753  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760  
E-Mail: kodeks@tarimorman.gov.tr   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Mevzuat/Taslaklar  
https://www.tarimorm an.gov.tr/Duyuru/1346/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Turk-Gida-Kodeksi -Ari-
Urunleri -Tebligi  
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