G/SPS/N/TUR/39  
 
21 February 2014  
(14-1082)  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): All types of cheese which are made available directly for 
human consumption and/or used as raw material or semi-finished product to be 
processed into other products following the production 
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 on Cheese  
Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 10 
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to identify the 
characteristics of cheese which is made available for direct consumption or further 
processing. This is in order to ensure that its production, processing, transportation and marketing is in compliance with the relevant technical and hygienic conditions. 
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)  
 Codex Group Standard For Unripened Cheese Including Fresh Cheese Codex 
Stan 221-2001 
 Codex Group Standard For Cheeses In Brine Codex Stan 208-1999, Amend. 
2001 
 Codex Standard For Whey Cheeses Codex Stan A-7-1971, Rev. 2-2006 
 Codex General Standard For Process(Ed) Cheese And Spreadable 
Process(Ed) Cheese Codex Stan A-8(b)-1978 
 Codex General Standard For Cheese Codex Stan A-6-1978, Rev.1-1999, 
Amended 2003 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/TUR/39 
 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 April 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 April 2014 
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) : 22 April 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 77 54  Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 
E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr  
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 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 77 54  Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 
E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr