G/SPS/N/TUR/81  
 
22 November 2016  
(16-6396) 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 Food Agriculture and Livestock/General Directorate of 
Food and Control  
3. Products covered (provid e tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Bulbs, roots, tubers; Fresh fruits and vegetables; 
Cereals and their milled products, nuts, oil seeds, pulses dried vegetables and dried 
fruits; Raw fish, shellfish and their products (fresh or frozen), frozen frog leg; Poultry 
meat and red meat and their products  (fresh or frozen); Dry vegetables, spices, dry 
herbs, condiments and botanic teas; Dried food of anim al origin  
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 on Food Irradiation . Language(s): 
Turkish . Numbe r of pages: 9 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4757_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The objective of this Regulation is to determine the procedur es 
and principles related to the placing on the market, official controls, importation and 
exportation of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation at the 
irradiation facilities.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal hea lth, [ ]  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 serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : General Standard For Irradiated Foods 
Codex  Stan 106-1983, Rev. 1 -2003 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] Internatio nal Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/TUR/81  
 
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  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)  
 Turkish Atomic Energy Authority Law No.2690  
 Radiation Safety Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated  
7 September  1985 and numbered 18861  
 General Standard For Irrad iated Foods Codex Stan 106 -1983, Rev. 1 -2003 
 Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
22 February  1999 on the approximation of the laws of the member States 
concerni ng foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation  
 Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
22 February  1999 on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food 
ingredients treated with ionising radiation  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : At the date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facili tating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry P oint. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock  
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/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock  
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/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website : http://www.tarim.gov.tr