G/SPS/N/TUR/20/Rev.1  
 
1 December 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 cover ed (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Feeds  
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:  Implementing Regulation on the Methods of Sampling 
and Analysis for Official Control of Feedstuffs . Language (s): Turkish . Number of 
pages:  157 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4929_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2 016/SPS/TUR/16_4929_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulation covers:  
1. Sampling for the determination of constituents, additives and undesirable 
substances for the official control of feed;  
2. Preparation of samples for analysis and expression of r esult;  
3. Methods of analysis for the official control of compound feeds and feed materials;  
4. Methods of analysis for the official control of  feed additives that are authorized;  
5. Methods of analysis  for the official control of  undesirable substances in animal  feed; 
6. Methods of analysis  for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the 
official control of feed;  
7. Calculation of the energy value of compound poultry feed; and  
8. Methods of analysis to control the illegal presence of no longer authorised ad ditives 
in feed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X] food safety, [ X] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standa rd? 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 G/SPS/N/TUR/20/Rev.1  
 
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  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 standar d: EU legislation No.  152/2009 laying down the methods of 
sampling and analysis for the official control of feed.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
This regulation has been prepared on the basis of the provisions of  the Law No. 5996, 
dated 11 June 2010, on Veterinary Services, Plant health, Food and Feed 
(G/SPS/N/TUR/9).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into  force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 January 2017  
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 Cont rol 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 76 23  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 76 77  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
13. Text(s) available from: [ X] National Notific ation 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 23  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 76 77  
E-mail/Internet: sps@ tarim .gov.tr