G/TBT/N/TUR/73  
 
13 January 2016  
(16-0252)  Page:  1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: TURKEY 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  
DG Product Safety and Inspection Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara/Turkey Tel: +(90 312) 204 8074 
Fax: +(90 312) 212 6864 
E-mail: tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr   
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Food (excluding spring 
water, drinking water, natural mineral water, water for special medical purposes of which are 
produced without using any food additives, flavorings and any substance for enrichment 
purposes) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Turkish Food 
Codex Regulation on Food Labelling and Information to Consumers (42 pages, in Turkish)  
6. Description of content: This Regulation sets out general principles, needs and 
responsibilities governing food information to consumers and in particular food labelling.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety;  Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. Article 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 32 and 34 of Law on Veterinary Services, Plant 
Health, Food and Feed ( aw No. 5996 Date: 11 June 2010) 
2. Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Labelling. Official Gazette of the Republic of 
Turkey, No. 28157, 29 December 2011, Duplicated Issue 3 
3. Regulation (Eu) No 1169/2011 of The Euro pean Parliament and of The Council of 
25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending 
Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council 
Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Counc il, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 
2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 G/TBT/N/TUR/73 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 April 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: Products bearing trade marks existing before 
1 January 2005 which do not comply with this Regulation may continue to be marketed until 
19 January 2022 after which time the provisions of this Regulation shall apply. Trade marks 
existing on food labels which are registered prior to the publication of this Regulation and which do not comply with this Regulation and the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food 
Labelling requirements may be marketed until 31 December 2019. 
10. Final date for comments: 20 March 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
DG of Food and Control 
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu-Ankara/Turkey Tel: +(90 312) 258 7758 
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760 
E-Mail: kodeks@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/  
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