G/SPS/N/TUR/111  
 
8 November 2019  
(19-7597) 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):  Foods 
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 Amending Turkish Food Codex Regulation 
on the Addition of Vitamins and Minerals and of Certain Other Substances to Foods . 
Language(s):  Turkish . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this regulation is to be aligned with:  
− Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/649 of 24 April 2019 amending Annex III to 
Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturall y occurring in fat of animal origin;  
− Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1203 of 5 July 2017 amending Directive 
2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 
1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards o rganic silicon 
(monomethylsilanetriol) and calcium phosphoryl oligosaccharides (POs -Ca®) added 
to foods and used in the manufacture of food supplements . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns 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 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 G/SPS/N/TUR/111  
 
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  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 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
20 December 2006 on the addition of Vitamins and Minerals and of Certain Other 
Substances to Foods   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2020 . The proposed regulation will entry into force at 
the date of publication but transition period is until 31 December 2021.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 January 2020  
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 Foresty  
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: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.g ov.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 Foresty  
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: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr