From the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology:  
 
COMMUNIQUÉ ON  
TS 9809 ‘‘VALVES – BALL  VALVES WITH CAST IRON – COMBUSTI BLE 
GASES’’  
 (COMMUNIQUÉ NO: MSG - MS - 2017/   ) 
 
Purpose  
ARTICLE 1 – (1) The purpose of this Communiqué is to identify issues related to the 
implementation of TS 9809 (December 2015) standard.  
 
Scope  of this standard  
 
ARTICLE 2 – (1) This standard covers product ball valves with cast iron whose 
nominal angle are from DN  65 to DN  300 used in combustible gas pipeline like natural gas 
and LPG.  
This standard does not cover steel and copper alloy ball valves  
This standard does not cover type of connection elements to be used according to 
working conditions like working pressure classes and temperature, thermal fluctuations, 
manufactur ed materials and dimensions.  
 
Legal Basis  
ARTICLE 3 – (1) This  Communiqué has been drawn up based on the Decree Law 
No. 635 on Organisation and Duties of the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology 
dated 3/6/2011; Law No. 1705 on the Prevention of Ad ulteration in Trade and Supervision 
and Protection of Exports dated 10/6/1930; Law No. 132 establishing Turkish Standards 
Institution dated 18/11/1960 and Regulation on Mutual Recognition in Non -regulated Areas 
that was published in the Official Gazette No . 28332 dated 23/6/2012 and put into force with 
the Decision No. 2012/3169 of the Council of Ministers dated 2/5/2012.  
 
Putting into Effect  
  ARTICLE 4 – (1) ‘‘ TS 9809  Valves – Distribution Valves (Except those used in 
pipelines) – For Ball Combustible Gases (Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas 
‘‘LPG’’) ’’ nominal diameter  from DN 65 mm up to (including) DN 500mm i s canceled .. 
Instead  ‘‘TS 9809 (December 2015)  Valves – Ball Valves With Cast İron – Combustible 
Gases ’’ was adopted and decided to be publ ished in the meeting of Technical Board of 
Turkish Stan dards Institution (TSE) dated 21/12/2015  has been put into effect as mandatory in 
manufacturing and sales stages.  
 
 
 
Compliance Obligation  
ARTICLE 5 – (1) Those who produce and sell products within the scope of TS 9809  
(December 2015 ) Standard shall be obliged to comply with the provisions of this 
Communiqué.   
 
Mutual Recognition Clause  
ARTICLE 6 – (1)  The provisions of this Communiqué on ‘‘TS 9809 (December 
2015) Valves – Ball Valves With Cast İron – Combustible Gases’’ shall not apply to the 
products which were legally produced or put into free circulation in a Member State of the 
European Union.  
   (2) Nonetheless, the Ministry of Science,  Industry and Technology may 
submit the product referred to in paragraph (1) to an evaluation following the rules and 
procedures laid down in Chapter Three of Regulation on Mutual Recognition in Non -
Harmonised Area and as a result of this evaluation if it finds out that this product does not 
provide a level of protection equivalent to that sought by this Communiqué on ‘‘TS 9809 
(December 2015) Valves – Ball Valves With Cast İron – Combustible Gases’’  it may prohibit 
placing on the market of the product, mak e its placing on the market subject to prior 
conditions or have the product withdrawn or recalled from the market.  
 
Provision  
ARTICLE 7 – (1) TS 9809  (December  2017) Standard shall be obtained from the 
central organization or provincial representative offi ces of TSE. Contact information can be 
accessed from the website of the TSE.  
 
Repeal  
 ARTICLE 8 – (1) TS 9809  Standard in that was published in the Official Gazette No:  
24466  and dated 18/7/2001  has been repealed.  
 
Entry into Force  
ARTICLE 9 – (1) This Communiqué shall enter into force six months after its 
publication.  
 
Enforcement  
ARTICLE 10 – (1) The provisions of this Communiqué shall be enforced by the 
Minister of Science, Industry and Technology.