G/SPS/N/TUR/89  
 
24 July 2017  
(17-4050) 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 (provi de tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Animal by -products not intended for human consumption  
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: Implementing Communiqué of Regulation on animal 
by-products not intended for human consumption.  Language(s): Turkish . Number o f 
pages: 100 
6. Description of content: The objective of this Communiqué is to regulate 
implementation of Regulation on animal by -products not intended for human 
consumption. This regulation has been prepared takin g into account of the 
Directive  142/2011/ EC of the E uropean Union. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant internationa l standard? 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:  G/SPS/N/TUR/89  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
This Implementing Communiqué has been prepared on the basis of the provisions of the 
Law No: 5996 dated 11 June 2010 of Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed 
and Regulation on Animal by -products not intended for human consumption.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : No later than October 2017.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : No later than October 2017.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On 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) : 22 September 2017  
Agency o r authority designated to handle 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 Co ntrol 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 17  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 75 72  
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
 mustafa.bebek@tarim.gov.tr  
 guzin.sahin@tarim.gov.tr  
 gonca.oztap@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
13. Text(s)  available from: [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 Dire ctorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 17  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 75 72  
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
 mustafa.bebek@tarim.gov.tr  
 guzin.sahin@tarim.gov.tr  
 gonca.oztap@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr