G/SPS/N/TUR/108  
 
22 January 2019  
(19-0354) 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): Food (excluding spring water, drinking water, natural mineral water, 
water  for special medical purpose of which are produced without using any food additives, 
flavorings and any material for enrichment purposes)  
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 on Food Labelling and 
Information to Consumers . Language(s): . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This Regulation sets out general principles, needs  and 
responsibilities governing food information to consumers and in particular food labelling.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territo ry 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) : General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged 
Foods (CODEX STAN 1 -1985)  
[ ] 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 proposed Regulation is prepeared in line with Regulation 
(EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.  G/SPS/N/TUR/108  
 
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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)  
 Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Labelling. (Official Gazette of the Republic of 
Turkey, dated 29 December 2011, No. 28157, reiterated number 3)  
 Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Labelling and Information to Consumers 
(Official Gazette of t he Republic of Turkey, dated 26 January 2017, reiterated  number 
29960)  
 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 
25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending 
Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament 
and of t he Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council 
Directive  90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 
2008/5/EC and Commission Regu lation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304 
22 November  2011, p. 18)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2019  
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 58  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.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 58  
Fax:+(90) 312 258  77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr