G/SPS/N/TUR/74  
 
14 July 2016  
(16-3776)  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): Food additives, food enzy mes and food flavourings 
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 Regulation on common approval 
procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings  Language(s): Turkish   
Number of pages: 15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_2833_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the risk 
assessment procedure of food additives, f ood enzymes, food flavourings and source 
materials of food flavourings and of food ingr edients with flavouring properties used or 
intended for use in foodstuffs and applications in this regard, by considering also the 
consumer and human health, consumer rights. 
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/74 
 
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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) 
 Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food 
additives, food enzyme s and food flavourings 
 Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 of 10 March 2011 implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : One and a half year from the date of publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 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 52 
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 52 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr