G/TBT/N/TUR/40  
 
12 July 2013  
(13-3708)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment and Urbanization 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization 
DG of Environmental Management 
Ehlibeyt Mah. Ceyhun Atýf Kansu Cd. 1271 Sk. No: 13 06520 Balgat / Ankara/Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 586 30 15 Fax:  +(90 312) 474 03 18 
E-Mail:  kyd@csb.gov.tr  
Website :  http://www.csb.gov.tr/gm/cygm/  (Legislation - Drafts) 
or 
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection 
Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel:  +(90 312) 204 8074 Fax:   +(90 312) 212 6864 E-mail:  tbt@ekonomi.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 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) of Substances and Mixtures. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  By-law on 
Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures, 2012, (1770 pages, 
available in English).         
6. Description of content:  This By-law sets the principles and procedures for 
manufacturers, importers, downstream users, suppliers and producers of articles regarding classification of substances and mixtures, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, notification of classification and labelling of hazardous 
substances. Moreover, the rules for establishing a list of substances with their 
harmonised classifications and labelling and es tablishing a classification and labelling 
inventory of substances are defined in this By-law.  G/TBT/N/TUR/40 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This By-law aims to harmonise the CL P Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. The 
purpose of this By-law is to provide high level protection for human health and the 
environment from substances, mixtures and some goods; and settle the technical 
procedures and principles for classifying, labelling and packaging the mentioned products in order to ensure their free flow in the market.  
8. Relevant documents:    
The Environment Law No. 2872 dated 09/08/1983;  
Decree Laws of Organization and Functions of the following Ministries: 
Ministry of Environment and Urban Settlement  (No. 644 dated 04/07/2011); Ministry of Health (No. 181 dated 13/12/1983); Ministry of Labor and Social Security (No: 3146 dated 09/01/1985); 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (No. 441 dated 07/08/1991); and 
CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008: 
http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUr iServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:353:0001:1355:en:P
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    2013 This By-law enters into force on the date it is 
published. However, there is transition period defined in the By-law. Therefore, the obligatory implementation dates for 
substances and mixtures are 1st January 
2015 and 1st June 2016, respectively. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization 
DG of Environmental Management 
Ehlibeyt Mah. Ceyhun Atýf Kansu Cd. 1271 Sk. No: 13 06520 Balgat / Ankara/Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 586 30 15 Fax:  +(90 312) 474 03 18 E-Mail:  kyd@csb.gov.tr   
Website:  http://www.csb.gov.tr/gm/cygm/  (Legislation - Drafts) 
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/tbt/TUR/13_2665_00_x.pdf