G/TBT/N/TUR/204  
12 December 2022  
(22-9220) 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/General Directorate of Food and Control  
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 differe nt from above:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975; +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: https://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):  Foodstuffs  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Turkish Food 
Codex - Regulation on  Contaminants; (36 page(s), in Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation covers maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in food  and the responsibilities for the identification, prevention, reduction 
or elimination of the source of the risk assoc iated with the contaminants.  
The Regulation consists of nitrates, mycotoxins, heavy metals, 3 -monochloropropanediol 
(3-MCPD), 3 -MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters, dioxins and dioxin -like 
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), polycyclic aroma tic hydrocarbons (PAH), melamine and 
their structural analogues, natural plant toxins, perchlorate and other contaminants.  
With the enactment of the new Regulation, The Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Contaminants published in the Official Gazette dated 2 9/12/2011 and numbered 28157 
shall be repealed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Food safety, Maximum levels for contaminants  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9).  G/TBT/N/TUR/204  
 
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  - CXS 193 -1995 General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum 
levels  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 April 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation enters into force on the date of its 
publication. Nevertheless, transitional period has been provided in Provisional Article 1.  
Maximum levels for which an effective date is not specified in Annex -1 shall be applied 
from t he date of entry into force of this Regulation.  
The maximum levels with the effective date specified in Annex -1 are applied as of the 
mentioned date.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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 Trade  
DG Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mah. 2176. Sk.  
No:63, Çankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 75; +(90 312) 204 9 286 
Fax: +(90 312) 212 87 68; +(90 312) 204 86 38  
Email: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
OR 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7753  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760  
E-Mail: kodeks@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/  
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Duyuru/1734/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Tgk-Bulasa nlar-
Yonetmeligi  
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