G/SPS/N/TUR/98  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3016) 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): Drinking milk 
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 Communique On Drinking Milks . 
Language(s): Turkish.  Number of pages: 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TUR/18_2510_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TUR/18_2510_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Communiqué covers drinking milks. It do es not cover the 
raw milk. The C ommuniqué specifies the characteristics of drinking milk in order to 
produce, store, transport and market  hygienically and in accordance with the technique of 
drinking milk.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territo ry from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international 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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TUR/98  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Veterinary, Phyt osanitary, Food and Feed Law No.  5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
 Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council  
 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 20 07 establishing a common 
organiz ation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agric ultural 
products.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : At the date of publication. (After publication, there will be a six -month 
adaptation period.)  
[ ] 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 July 2018  
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  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 22  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@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 Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 25 8 77 22  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr