G/SPS/N/TUR/61  
 
22 June 2015  
(15-3224)  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): Cocoa and chocolate products 
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 Cocoa and 
chocolate products  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_2425_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the features 
of cocoa and chocolate products (incl. cocoa bean, cocoa nibs, cocoa mass) for their 
production, preparation, process, conservation, storage, transport in accordance with 
the technique and hygiene rules of these products. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
 Codex standard for cocoa butter Codex stan 86-1981, rev.1-2001 
 Codex standard for cocoa powders (cocoas) and dry mixtures of cocoa and 
sugars Codex stan 105-1981 
 Standard for cocoa (cacao) mass (cocoa/chocolate liquor) and cocoa cake 
Codex stan 141-1983 
 Standard for chocolate and chocolate products (Codex stan 87-1981, rev. 1 - 
2003) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/TUR/61 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 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) 
 Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Additives (G/SPS/N/TUR/31) 
 Directive 2000/36/EC OF The European Parliament and of The Council relating to 
cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (23 June 2000) 
(available in Turkish and/or English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2015 
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) : 21 August 2015 
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