G/TBT/N/TUR/209  
30 January 2024  
(24-0685) 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:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock/General Directorate of Plant Production  
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 b e indicated if different from above:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975 +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  
NP(Nitrogen and phosphorus) and NPK (Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) 
Organomineral Fertilizer  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation 
Amending The Regulation on Organic, Mineral and Microbial Fertilizers Used in Agriculture; 
(1 page(s), in Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  Amends the production of NP and NPK Organomineral Fertilizers 
without the use of basic slag, partially soluble phosphate rock, partially soluble 
magnesium phosph ate rock, dicalcium phosphate, calcined phosphate, aluminium -
calcium phosphate and ground soft phosphate rock.  
As the season of use of the fertilizer in question is approaching, this measure needs to be 
taken quickly.  
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Increasing the effectiveness of organomineral fertilizers  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation on Organic, Mineral and Microbial Fertilizers Used in Agriculture , 23/02/2018  G/TBT/N/TUR/209  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  29/02/2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 
of its publication.  
It shall be mandatory to comply with the amendments made by the Regulation introducing 
this article within six months.  
Products within the scope of this Regulation which have been imported or manufactured 
before the date of entry into force of this article may be on the market until the expiry 
date. 
10. Final date for comments:  26 February 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Söğütözü Mahallesi 2176. Sk. No :63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Türkiye  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 8975 +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 8768  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate Plant Production  
Eskisehir Yolu 9 . Km. Lodumlu Ankara – Türkiye  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 83 25  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 83 95  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/BUGEM  
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