G/SPS/N/TUR/64  
 
5 November 2015  
(15-5842)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plastic materials and articles in contact with food 
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 Amending the 
Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food  Language(s): 
Turkish  Number of pages: 11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_4441_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_4441_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the latest 
amendments of European Commission Regula tion (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 
on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. 
Amendments: 202/2014/EU and 174/2015/EU 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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/64 
 
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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 (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials 
and articles intended to come into contact with food (available in Turkish and/or 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016 (with transitional period, one year) 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 53 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 53 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr