. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TUR/15 
5 October 2012  
 (12-5415) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology 
Name and address (including telephone 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 :   
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology  
Directorate General for Metrology and Standardization Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi Dumlupinar Bulvari (Eskiºehir Yolu 7.Km)  2151.Cadde No:154 06510 Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey Tel.:  +(90 312) 248 10 31 
Website:  http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/Pag es.aspx?pageID=516&lng=en  
 
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection 
Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 80 74 Fax:  +(90 312) 212 68 64 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Prepackaged products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft regulation on the 
making-up by weight and by volume of prepac kaged products (10 pages, available in 
Turkish). 
6. Description of content:  The Regulation on the making-up by weight and by volume of 
prepackaged products was prepared for determin ing quantity controls for actual contents 
relative to nominal contents and is prepared  to align Directive 76/211/EEC. The 2012 draft 
revision envisages modifi cations in parallel with the evaluations of the EU Commission.  G/TBT/N/TUR/15 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of deceptive practices  
8. Relevant documents:   The regulation on the making-up by weight and by volume of 
prepackaged products published in the O fficial Gazette No. 24722 dated 10/4/2002.  
EC Directive No 76/211/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating 
to the making-up by weight or by vol ume of certain prep ackaged products.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection 
Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 80 74 Fax:  +(90 312) 212 68 64 E-mail:  tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr  
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
 
Ministry of Science, I ndustry and Technology  
Directorate General for Metr ology and Standardization 
Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi Dumlupinar Bulvari (Eskiºehir Yolu 7.Km)  
2151.Cadde No:154 06510 Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 248 10 31 
Website:  http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/Pag es.aspx?pageID=516&lng=en  
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:    
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/TUR/12_3885_00_x.pdf