G/SPS/N/TUR/42  
 
10 March 2014  
(14-1435)  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): Olive oil and olive pomace oil 
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 Amending 
Communiqué on Olive Oil and Olive Pomace Oil  Language(s): Turkish  Number of 
pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/TUR/14_1137_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is  to determine the criteria for 
olive oil and olive pomace oil in line with Codex Alimentarius Standards, EU legislation 
and International Olive Council Standards. 
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 Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils, 
CODEX STAN 33-1981, adopted in 1981. Revisions in 1989 and 2003. 
Amendment in 2009 and 2013. 
[ ] 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TUR/42 
 
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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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2013 of 16 December 2013 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on th e characteristics of olive oil and olive-
residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 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) : 9 May 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 53 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60   
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
 kodeks@tarim.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 53 
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
 kodeks@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr