G/SPS/N/TUR/80  
 
22 November 2016  
(16-6395) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phyto sanitary 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 (provi de tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fermented milk products  
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 Fermented Milk 
Products . Language(s): Turkish  and English . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4756_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4756_00 _e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The objective of this Communiqué is to determine the product 
specifications in order to provide the production, preparation, processing, packaging, 
conservation, storage, transportation and marketing of fermented milk pr oducts in 
conformity with the relevant technique and hygienically.  
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 pes ts.   
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 fermented milks (Codex 
Stan 243-2003)  
[ ] 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?   
[ ] Ye s   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Partially conformed to the relevant standard.  (It is not fully 
harmonized with Codex Alimentarius because of national requirements, protection of 
specif ications of local products, giving clearer information to consumer about products.)  G/SPS/N/TUR/80  
 
- 2 - 
 
  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)  
10. Proposed date of adopt ion (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 2017  
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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 52  
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 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 52  
Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr