G/SPS/N/TUR/65  
 
11 November 2015  
(15-5956)  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): 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 Re sidue Limits of Pharmacologically Active 
Substances in Foodstuffs of Animal Origin  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_4534_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the latest 
a m e n d m e n t s  o f  E u r o p e a n  C o m m i s s i o n  R e g u l a t i o n  ( E U )  N o  3 7 / 2 0 1 0  o f  22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification 
regarding maximum residue limits in  foodstuffs of animal origin. 
Amendments: 418/2014, 676/2014, 677/2014, 681/2014, 682/2014, 683/2014, 
967/2014, 1277/2014, 1359/2014, 1390/2014, 149/2015, 150/2015, 151/2015, 
152/2015, 394/2015, 446/2015, 1078/2015, 1079/2015, 1080/2015 and 1308/2015. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 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: This Regulation has been prepared for the compliance with the 
EU legislation. G/SPS/N/TUR/65 
 
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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 classificati on regarding maximum residue limits in 
foodstuffs of animal origin 
(available in Turkish and/or English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Thirty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification. 
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 53 Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60   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 77 53 Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60   E-mail/Internet: sps@gkgm.gov.tr 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr