G/TBT/N/TUR/84  
 
18 November 2016  
(16-6356) 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 Live stock 
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 different from above : 
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy  
Sögütözü Mah. 2180 Cad. No. 63  
06530 Çankaya/Ankara  – Türkiye  
Telefon : +90 312 204 75 00  
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) : 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 pr oducts  (fresh or frozen); Dry vegetables, 
spices, dry herbs, condiments and botanic teas; Dried food of animal origin . 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Regulation on Food 
Irradiation (9 pages, in Turkish)  
6. Description  of content : The objective of this Regulation is to determine the procedures 
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 irradiatio n 
facilities.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : 
 Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No . 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
 Turkish Atomic Energy Au thority Law No.  2690 
 Radiation Safety Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 7/9/1985 and 
numbered 18861  
 General Standard For Irrad?ated 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 concerning foods and 
food ingredients treated with ionising radiation  G/TBT/N/TUR/84  
 
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    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  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 20 January 2017 
Proposed date of entry into force : 20 February 2017 
10. Final date for comments : 14 January 2017  
11. Texts available from : Nationa l 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) 2 58 7753  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760  
Website : http://www.tarim.gov.tr   
The electronic version of the regula tory text can be downloaded 
at: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/TUR/16_4773_00_x.pdf