G/SPS/N/TUR/63  
 
25 August 2015  
(15-4289)  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): Erucic acid in certain foodstuffs, namely: vegetable oils 
and fats, foods containing added vegetable oils and fats more than 5% and other 
foodstuffs (with possible risk of erucic acid content) 
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 the methods of 
sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of 
the levels of erucic acid in certain foodstuffs  Language(s): Turkish  Number of 
pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_3279_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Communiqué establishes the methods for carrying out the 
sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of erucic acid set in the Turkish 
Food Codex Regulation on co ntaminants in foodstuffs. 
It also establishes the performance criteria with which the method of analysis used for 
official control has to comply. 
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 stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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/63 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
- Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9). - COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/705 of 30 April 2015 laying down methods of 
sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of 
the levels of erucic acid in foodstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 80/891/EEC (available in Turkish and English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 October 2015 
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 7732 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 7760  E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Sayfalar/De tay.aspx?OgeId=1281&Liste=Mevzuat  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 7732 
Fax:+(90) 312 258 7760  E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Sayfalar/De tay.aspx?OgeId=1281&Liste=Mevzuat