G/SPS/N/TUR/35  
 
19 February 2014  
(14-1052)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Feed additives 
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 Feed Additives For Use In Animal 
Nutrition  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 11 
6. Description of content: This Regulation covers the procedure for authorising 
placement on the market and use of feed additives. It outlines the rules for the 
supervision and labelling of feed additives an d premixtures in order to provide the basis 
for the assurance of a high level of protection of public health, animal health and 
welfare, environment and users' and consumers' interests in relation to feed additives. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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:  
[ ] 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/35 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 This regulation has been prepared on the basis of the Veterinary, Phytosanitary, 
Food and Feed Law No 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9). 
 This regulation is fully compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 January 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 76 01 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 76 77 E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
13. Texts 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) 312 258 76 01 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 76 77 E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr