G/SPS/N/TUR/112  
9 January 2020  
(20-0244) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original : English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
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):  Spices 
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 - Communiqué on Spices (Draft) 
2019. Language(s):  Turkish . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TUR/20_0146_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Communiqué covers product definitions, compositions 
criteri a and labelling requirements of spices.  
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 relevan t international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Law 
on Veterinary Services, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed, Law No 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)   G/SPS/N/TUR/112  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2020 (Food enterprises operating before the publication of this 
Communiqué are obliged to comply with the provisions of this Communiqué within three 
years after the date of publication)  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail add ress (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 53  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://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 53  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr