G/SPS/N/TUR/28  
 
3 April 2013  
(13-1713)  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;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Control of Salmonella  and other specific food-borne 
zoonotic agents 
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:  Regulation on control of Salmonella  and other 
specified food-borne zoonotic agents  Language(s):  Turkish  Number of pages:  13 
6. Description of content:  The objective of this Regulation is to ensure that proper and 
effective measures are taken to detect and to control Salmonella  and other zoonotic 
agents at all relevant stages of production, including in feed, in order to reduce their 
prevalence and the risk they pose to public  health. This regulation has been prepared 
taking into account of the Directive 2003/99/E C of the European Parliament and of the 
Council dated 17 November 2003. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
 Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat (CAC/RCP 58-2005) 
 Code of Hygienic Practice for Eggs and Egg Products (CAC/RCP 15-1976) 
 Code of practice to minimize and contain antimicrobial resistance 
(CAC/RCP 61-2005) 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2012) 
 Section 6: Veterinary public health 
 Chapter 6.5: Prevention, detection and control of Salmonella  in poultry 
 Chapter 6.6: Introduction to the recommendations for controlling 
antimicrobial resistance 
 Chapter 6.7: Harmonisation of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance 
and monitoring programmes G/SPS/N/TUR/28 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 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:  This 
Regulation has been prepared on the basis of the provisions of the Law No. 5996, and 
dated 11 June 2010 of Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  No later than 1 September 2013. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  No later than 1 September 2013. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  This Regulation will enter into force on the date of its 
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) :  2 June 2013 
Agency or 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 Control 
Eskişehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu 
ANKARA Tel: +(90) 312 2587510 
Fax: +(90) 312 2587572 
E-mail/Internet: drselma.yilmaz@tarim.gov.tr  
 guzinsahin@tarim.gov.tr  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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 
Eskişehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu 
ANKARA 
Tel: +(90) 312 2587510 
Fax: +(90) 312 2587572 E-mail/Internet: drselma.yilmaz@tarim.gov.tr  
 guzinsahin@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.gkgm.gov.tr/mevzuat/ taslak/salmonella_taslak.zip