G/SPS/N/TUR/70  
 
14 January 2016  
(16-0293)  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): Botanicals and botanical preparations that may be used 
in foods 
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 Botanicals and 
Botanical Preparations That May Be Used in Foods  Language(s): Turkish  Number of 
pages: 35 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_0138_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_0138_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_0138_02_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Communiqué lays down a common procedure for the 
safety assessment of botanical materials (e .g. whole, fragmented or cut plants, plant 
parts, algae, fungi and lichens) and botanical preparations and provides lists of botanical 
materials and botanical preparations permitted for use in foods, conditions of use of 
them and rules on the labelling of foods which include botanical materials and botanical 
preparations. 
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 G/SPS/N/TUR/70 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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) (available in Turkish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 April 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : At the date of publication (with transition period until 
December 2016). 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 March 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