G/SPS/N/TUR/62  
 
1 July 2015  
(15-3381)  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): Food supplements 
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 Amending 
Communiqué on Food Supplements  Language(s):  Turkish  Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_2537_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the essential 
composition and labelling rules of food supplements. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Guidelines for vitamin and mineral food supplements. 
CAC/GL 55 - 2005 
[ ] 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 international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Deviations may occur due to national preferences. G/SPS/N/TUR/62 
 
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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 Directive 2002/46/EC of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws 
of the member States relating to food supplements, 
 (available in Turkish and/or English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 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 7753 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 7760   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
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 7753 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 7760   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr