G/SPS/N/TUR/32  
 
13 January 2014  
(14-0128)  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 
Plant Production 
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): Chemical and organic fertilizers 
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: Regulation on Market Surveillance and Control of 
Fertilizers  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 105 
6. Description of content: This Regulation covers the market surveillance and control, 
surveillance and control procedures concerning  products regulated by the "Regulation on 
the Chemical Fertilizers used for Farming" and "Regulation on the Production, Import, 
Export and Making Available to the Market of Organic, Organomineral Fertilizers and Soil 
Improvers and Products with Microbial and Enzyme Input and Other Products", along with issues concerning natural persons and legal entities dealing with the production, 
import, export, purchasing and sales of such products. 
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:  
[ ] 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 
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: This draft Regulation has been prepared in line with the 
Regulation (EC) No: 2003/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
13 October 2003. G/SPS/N/TUR/32 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Regulation (EC) No: 2003/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
13 October 2003. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 March 2014 
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 76 01 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 76 77 E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr 
OR Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
General Directorate Plant Production 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara – Turkey 
Tel: +(90) 312 258 83 11 Fax: +(90) 312 258 83 95 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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 01 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 76 77 E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr 
OR Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
General Directorate Plant Production 
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara – Turkey Tel: +(90) 312 258 83 11 Fax: +(90) 312 258 83 95 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr