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G/TBT/N/TUR/3/Rev.1 
27 July 2012  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and website addresses, 
if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the 
notification shall be indicated if different from above:    
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
DG of Plant Production Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu-Ankara / Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 258 8324 
Fax:  +(90 312) 287 7240 Website:  http://www.bugem.gov.tr/    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection 
Inonu Bulv. No.  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 8074 Fax:   +(90 312) 212 6864 E-mail:  tbt@economy.gov.tr  
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Organic, organomineral 
fertilizers, soil amendment products, microbial and enzyme based products and other products 
(HS: 3101). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulation on 
The Production, Import, Export and Marketing of Organic, Organomineral Fertilizers and Soil 
Amendment Products and Microbial, Enzyme Based and Other Products Used in Agriculture (38 pages in Turkish).  G/TBT/N/TUR/3/Rev.1 
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  6. Description of content:  This regulation is a general re vision on the regulation in force 
(dated 4/06/2010 and Official Gazette No. 27061) due to improvements in technology and 
market requirements. The regulation covers the pr omotion, definition, maintaining of analysis 
methods, production, import, expor t and marketing of organic, organomineral fertilizers, soil 
amendment products and other pr oducts, microbial and enzyme based products in order to 
protect consumers, to improve soil fertility and quality, to protect human health and 
environment. The regulation defines the norms , content and features of the products.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and environment.   
8. Relevant documents:  The Regulation is prepared in the context of The Framework Law 
Regarding the Preparation and Implementation of the Technical Legislation on Products 
(No. 4703) and The Decree on the Establishment and Duties of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (No. 639). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone or fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site address, if available of the other body:    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection 
Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 8074 Fax:  +(90 312) 212 6864 E-mail:  tbt@economy.gov.tr  
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 
DG of Plant Production Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu-Ankara / Turkey Tel.:  +(90 312) 258 8324 Fax:  +(90 312) 287 7240 Website:  http://www.bugem.gov.tr/    
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