G/SPS/N/TUR/129  
 
8 December 2022  
(22-9127) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/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):  Foodstuffs  
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 Contaminants . 
Language(s):  Turkish . Number of pages:  36 
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Duyuru/1734/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Tgk-Bulasanlar -Yonetmeligi   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_8279_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation covers maximum levels for certain contaminants 
in food  and the responsibilities for the identification, prevention, reduction or elimination of 
the source of the risk associated with the contaminants.  
The Regulation consists of nitrates, mycotoxins, heavy metals, 3 -monochloropropanediol 
(3-MCPD), 3 -MCPD  fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters, dioxins and dioxin -like 
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), melamine and 
their structural analogues, natural plant toxins, perchlorate and other contaminants.  
With the enactment of the new Regulation, the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Contaminants published in the Official Gazette dated 29 December 2011 and numbered 
28157 shall be repealed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant pro tection, 
[ ] 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) : CXS 193 -1995 General Standard for Contaminants 
and Toxins in Food and Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Hea lth Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/TUR/129  
 
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  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:  The Draft Regulation has been prepared by taking into account 
the Codex Standard and a significant level of harmonization has been achieved.  
It has been prepared within the framework of harmonization with Commissio n Regulation 
(EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in foodstuffs.  
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)  
− Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum 
levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This regulation enters into force on the date of its publication. However, 
transitional period has been provided in Provisional Article 1.  
Maximum levels for which an effective date is not specified in Annex -1 shall be applied 
from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.  
The maximum levels with the effective date specified in Annex -1 are applied as of the 
mentioned date.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 February 2023  
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 Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No: 161  
06800, Can kaya 
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7610  
 +(90 312) 258 7607  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.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 Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No: 161  
06800, Cankaya  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7610  
 +(90 312) 258 7607  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr