G/TBT/N/TUR/199  
 
9 June 2022  
(22-4349) 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:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
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:   
Ministry  of Trade  
DG Product Safety and Inspection  
T.C. Ticaret Bakanligi  
Sögütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. 
No:63, Çankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 37; +(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  
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):  Novel 
foods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Turkish Food 
Codex Regulation on Novel Foods, 2020; (147 page(s), in Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation lays down the procedures and principles 
regarding the placing of novel foods on the market, the lists and conditions of use for 
novel foods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TUR/199  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9).  
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 
2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and Commiss ion Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001.  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing 
the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 October 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Regulation enters into force on the date of its 
publication. The food business operators in -service must comply with the provisions of 
this Regulation until 31/12/2024. Fo ods labelled or placed on the market before 
31/12/2024 can be sold in the market until the end of their shelf life.  
Regarding the issues and cases falling under the scope of this Regulation, the food 
business operators in -service are obliged to comply with  the provisions of the current 
legislation in force until they comply with the provisions of this Regulation after its 
publication  
10. Final date for comments:  6 August 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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  
Sögütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. 
No:63, Çankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 37; +(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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