G/SPS/N/TUR/88  
 
5 July 2017  
(17-3612) 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): The methods of sampling and analysis for the official 
control of the levels of mycotox ins in 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 Communiqué on the methods of 
sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs.  
Language(s): Turkish . Number of pages: 36 
http://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2017/SPS/TUR/17_3070_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Communiqué covers the methods of sampling and 
analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs . 
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 Code, 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/88  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are a vailable:  
 Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
 Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the 
methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins 
in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] 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 September 2017  
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:  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 32  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Mevzuat/Taslaklar  
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 32  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: kodeks@tarim. gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Mevzuat/Taslaklar