G/SPS/N/TUR/84  
 
4 April 2017  
(17-1821) 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): Food additives  
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: Turkish Food Codex Regulation on the Amendment of 
the Regulation on Food Additives.  Language(s): Turkish . Number of pages: 39 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TUR/17_1583_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Regulation is to specify the additives in/on 
foods. The list of food additives permit ted for use in foods and the conditions for usage 
of them involved in Annex II and food additives which may be used in food additives, in 
food enzymes and in food flavourings under the condi tions of use specified in Annex  III 
of Turkish Food Codex Regulati on on Food Additives , have been updated.  
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 releva nt international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : General Standar d for Food Additives CODEX 
STAN  192-1995 (adopted in 1995. Revision 1997, 1999, 2001,  2003, 2004, 
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)  
[ ] 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?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: This Regulation has been prepared in conformity  with 
Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 354, 31 December 
2008, p. 16).  G/SPS/N/TUR/84  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available :  
 Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Fe ed Law No. 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
 Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food additives  
 Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Additive (G/SPS/N/TUR/31)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numbe r 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 52  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tari m.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 52  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr