G/SPS/N/TUR/91  
 
29 September 2017  
(17-5233) 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 (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 exte nt relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex - Amending Regulation on Food 
Contaminants . Language(s): Turkish.  Number of pages: 21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TUR/17_4390_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The r egulation lays  down maximum levels for certain 
contaminants (nitrate, mycotoxins, metals, dioxins, 3 -MCPD, PAH, melamine, inherent 
plant toxins) in order to protect human health.  
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 serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 193 -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 
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)   G/SPS/N/TUR/91  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 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 facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 November 2017  
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 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 25 8 77 53  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr