G/TBT/N/TUR/75/Rev.2  
28 November 2022  
(22-8850) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
MINISTRY OF TRADE  
DG Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance  
Tel:+90 312 449 45 25  
Fax:+90 312 449 45 22  
e-mail:tuketicipgd@ticaret.gov.tr  
Name and address (including telephone and fax num bers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Türkiye -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sögütözü Mah. 2176. Sk.  
No:63, Çankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 75; +(90 312) 204 9286  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 87 68; +(90 312) 204 86 38  
Email: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Children's 
high chairs, Drinking equipment, Seating and tables, Buoyant aids, Two -wheeled cycles, 
Baby walking frames, Cribs, Wheeled child conveyances, Baby/child carriers, Furniture 
equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Communiqué 
on Conformity Inspection of Some Consumer Products; (2 page(s), in English and Turkish)  
6. Description of content:  This amendment specifies additional reference standards that 
will be considered about the conformity (the product meets essential requirements or not) 
of some furniture equipment (TS EN 15338 , TS EN 15570)  
In addition, the updates and name changes made by the Turkish Standards Institute in 
other standards in the Communiqué are reflected in the text.  G/TBT/N/TUR/75/Rev.2  
 
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  References to the previous legislation have been rearranged due to the entry into force 
of the Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law No. 7223 and secondary legislation 
which forms the basis of market surveillanc e and inspection activities regarding product 
safety in our country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protecti on of human health or safety   
8. Relevant documents:  COMMUNIQUE ON CONFORMITY INSPECTION OF SOME 
CONSUMER PRODUCTS dated 3/5/2016 no:29701  
TS EN 14988 Children's high chairs - Requirements and test methods  
TS EN 14350 Child care articles - Drinking equipment - Safety requirements and test 
methods  
TS EN 581 -1 Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract 
use - Part 1: General safety requirements  
TS EN 13138 -2 Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety r equirements and 
test methods for buoyant aids to be held  
TS EN 13138 -3 Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 3: Safety requirements and 
test methods for swim seats into which a user is positioned  
TS EN ISO 4210 -2 Cycles - Safety requirements for bic ycles - Part 2: Requirements for 
city and trekking, young adult, mountain and racing bicycles  
TS EN 1273 Child care articles - Baby walking frames - Safety requirements and test 
methods  
TS EN 1130 Children's furniture - Cribs - Safety requirements and test  methods  
TS EN 1888 -1 Child care articles - Wheeled child conveyances - Part 1: Pushchairs and 
prams  
TS EN 1888 -2 Child care articles - Wheeled child conveyances - Part 2: Pushchairs for 
children above 15 kg up to 22 kg  
TS EN 13209 -1 Child care articles - Child carriers - Safety requirements and test methods 
- Part 1: Framed back carrier  
TS EN 13209 -2 Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and 
test methods - Part 2: Soft carrier  
TS EN 15338  Hardware for furniture - Strength and durability of extension elements and 
their components  
TS EN 15570  Hardware for furniture - Strength and durability of hinges and their 
components - Hinges pivoting on a vertical axis  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 December 2022; The relevant standards regarding 
furniture equipment will enter into force on 1/12/2022 in accordance with the 
Communiqué on Import Control of Consumer Products. This draft communiqué essentially 
aims to reflect these standards to the domesti c market.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 December 2022; The relevant standards 
regarding furniture equipment will enter into force on 1/12/2022 in accordance with the 
Communiqué on Import Control of Consumer Products. This draft communiqué essentially 
aims to reflect these standards to the domestic market.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TUR/75/Rev.2  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TUR/22_8081_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TUR/22_8081_00_x.pdf