G/SPS/N/TUR/77  
 
17 October 2016  
(16-5617) 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 (provid e tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Distilled spirit drinks  
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: Analysis Methods Communiqué for Distilled Spirit 
Drinks . Language(s): Turkish . Number of pages: 60 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4344_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4344_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to establish the methods 
for carrying out the sampling and analysis for the official control of distilled spirit drinks.  
It also establishes the performance criteria with which the method of analysis used for 
official control has to be complied.  
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 relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Co de, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates  from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TUR/77  
 
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  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 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down 
Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks (OJ L 333, 
29 December 2000, p. 20) (available in Turkish and English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2017  
11. Propose d date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : At the date of publication but one year adaptation period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of  the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 December 2016  
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 Food , Agriculture and Livestock  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 55  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://w ww.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 55  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: kodeks@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr