G/SPS/N/TUR/30  
 
19 August 2013  
(13-4423)  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): Feeds 
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: Undesirable Substances in Animal Feed  
Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 20 
6. Description of content: This communique covers the provisions on the maximum 
limits of undesirable substances in animal  feed, without prejudice to the provisions 
regarding feed additives, marketing and use of feedstuffs, fruits and vegetables, 
residues of pesticide in and on certain products of plant and animal origin and veterinary 
matters related to public health and animal health. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 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: This draft communique has been prepared for the 
transposition of the Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 
of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed. G/SPS/N/TUR/30 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: This 
communique has been prepared on the basis of  the Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and 
Feed Law No. 5996. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 December 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 October 2013 
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 76 01  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 76 77 E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 76 01  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 76 77 E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr