G/TBT/N/TUR/90  
 
15 June 2017  
(17-3200) 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 : TURKEY   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Liv estock/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 differen t from above :  
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2180 Cad. No:63 06530  
Cankaya/Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +90 312 204 89 40  
Fax: +90 312 212 68 64  
E-mail: tbt@ekonomi.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 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wood Packaging 
Material  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Regulation 
amending the Regulation Concerning the Subjection of Wooden Package  Materials to Heat 
Treatment Process and Their Marking (8 page(s), in Turkish)    
6. Description of content:  With this draft Regulation, the Regulation Concerning the 
Subjection of Wooden Package Materials to Heat Treatment Process and Their Marking 
have b een amended  for regulating the work flow of control officials for clarifying and 
simplifying on -site audit procedures for both first time applying companies for 
authorization certificate and companies that have authorization certificate.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of animal or plant life or health; With this amendment, there will not be any 
change in the content of the main regulation.  The matters on the same issues that had 
been involve d in the different articles have been re -organized under two main articles 
according to the work flow during audit process.  G/TBT/N/TUR/90  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Law No. 5996 and dated 11 June 2010 of Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food 
and Feed.  
 Regulation concern ing the subjection of wooden package materials to heat 
treatment process and their marking (Official Gazette Date: 27.05.2015, 
Issue:  29368)  
 Regulation Of Wood Packaging  Material In International Trade (ISPM -15) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 10 October 20 17 
Proposed date of entry into force: The date of publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock  
DG of Food and Control  
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7452  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: kamil.eren@tarim .gov.tr  
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/TUR/17_2740_00_x.pdf