G/SPS/N/TUR/126  
 
20 June 2022  
(22-4756) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
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):  Food additives  
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 Regulation on Food Additives . 
Language(s):  Turkish . Number of pages:  356 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_4174_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_4174_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation provides for:  
(a) Lists of approved food additives a s set out in Annexes II and III;  
(b) Conditions of use of food additives in foods, including in food additives and in food 
enzymes as covered by Regulation on food enzymes (OG:24.2.2017 – 29989), and in 
food flavourings as covered by Regulation on flavourings and certain food ingredients 
with flavouring properties for use in and on foods (OG:29.12.2011 - 28157 reiterated 
number 3);  
(c) Rules on the labelling of food additives sold as such.  
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 relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES 
CODEX STAN 192 -1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection  Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/TUR/126  
 
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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 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 November 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication.  
Food business operators operating within the scope of this Regulation shall comply with 
the provisions of this Regulation:  
a) Within six months from the publication date of this Regulation for the sujuk in the sub -
category numbered 08.3.1 in ANNEX -II; 
b) Within six months from the date of publication of this Regulation for the local halva in 
the 16th sub -category of ANNEX -II; 
c) As of the publication date of the Regulation for sujuk, Ma raş ice cream, local halva, 
tahini, kome, pestil, bastik, walnut sujuk and similar local products and cream in the 
scope of Turkish Food Codex Cream and Turkish Cream Communiqué within six 
months.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress (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 52  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://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 52  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr