G/SPS/N/TUR/107  
 
11 December 2018  
(18-7807) 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): Honey  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent releva nt or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex - Communiqué on Honey . 
Language(s): Turkish.  Number of pages: 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TUR/18_6374_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Communiqué covers product definitions, compositions 
criteri a and labelling requirements of honey.  
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) : Standard for Honey (CODEX STAN 12 -1981/2001)  
[ ] 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:  
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)  
 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 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 Anka ra - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 32  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Mevzuat/Taslaklar  
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 32  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Mevzuat/Taslaklar