G/SPS/N/TUR/99  
 
19 July 2018  
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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 Agriculture and Forestry/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): Infant formula and follow -on formula  
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 Communiqué on Infant Formula and 
Follow -on Formula and Requirements on Information Relating to Infant and Young Child 
Feeding . Language(s): Turkish.  Number of pages: 26 
6. Description of content: Communiqu é establishes compositional and information 
requirements for infant formula and follow -on formula.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Standard for Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for 
Infants CODEX STAN 72 – 1981 
 Codex Standard for Follow -Up Formula CODEX STAN 156 -1987 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internati onal standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Fe ed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9);  
 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards the specific compo sitional and information requirements for 
infant formula and follow -on formula and as regards requirements on information 
relating to infant and young child feeding.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15/10/2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 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 Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
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 Agricu lture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60   
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr