G/TBT/N/TUR/146  
 
23 January 2019  
(19-0373) 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 Agriculture and Forestry/ General Directorate of Food and Control  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 58  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr   
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr   
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 Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Canka ya-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8946  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://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): Food 
(excluding spring water, drinking water, natural m ineral water, water for special medical 
purposes of which are produced without using any food additives, flavourings and any 
substance for enrichment purposes)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Turkish Food 
Codex Regulati on on Food Labelling and Information to Consumers (40 page(s), in 
Turkish)    
6. Description of content: This Regulation sets out general principles, needs and 
responsibilities governing food information to consumers and in particular food labelling.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/TUR/146  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996  
2. Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Labelling. (Official Gazette of the Republic of 
Turkey, dated 29 December 2011, No. 28157, reiterated number 3)  
3. Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Labelling and Information to Consumers. 
(Official Gazette of The republic of Turkey, dated 26 January 2017, reiterated 
number 2 9960)  
4. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Of The European Parliament And Of The Council 
of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending 
Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European 
Parliament and of the Counci l, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, 
Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 
2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission 
Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304 22.11.2011, p. 18)  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 March 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 31 December 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 15 March 2019  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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 58  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 7 7 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
 
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at: 
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Detay.aspx?OgeId=1671&Liste=Mevzuat  
 
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