G/SPS/N/TUR/103  
 
11 September 2018  
(18-5606) 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 Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and 
Control  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Foodstuffs of animal origin  
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 Regulation Amending the Regulation 
on Classification and Maximum Residue Limits of Pharmac ologically Active Substances in 
Foodstuffs of Animal Origin . Language(s): Turkish.  Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TUR/18_48 16_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the latest 
amendments of European Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 
on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue 
limits in foodstuffs of animal origin . 
Amendments: 201/2017, 1558/2017, 1559/2017, 523/2018, 520/2018, 721/2018, 
722/2018 and 1076/2018  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or  related text) : CAC/MRL 2 -2015: Maximum Residue Limits for 
Veterinary Drugs in Food  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM n umber) :  
[ ] 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: This Regulation has been prepared for the compliance with the 
EU legislation.  G/SPS/N/TUR/103  
 
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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 Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically 
active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in 
foodstuffs of animal origin   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 November 2018  
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 Agriculture and Forestry  
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: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry  of Agriculture and Forestry  
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: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr