G/SPS/N/TUR/85  
 
30 May 2017  
(17-2878) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Active and intelligent materials and articles in contact 
with food  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Active and 
Intelligent Materials and Articles in Contact with Food.  Language(s): Turkish . Number 
of pages: 6 
http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Detay.aspx?OgeId=1523&Liste=Mevzuat  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/TUR/17_2469_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Regulation is to determine rules for active 
and intelligent materials and articles that are in contact with  food 
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, i dentify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Pl ant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TUR/85  
 
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  9. Other  relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
- Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on Active and Intelligent Materials and 
Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food  
- Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliame nt and of the Council of 
27 October  2004 on Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food and 
Repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC  
- Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 2017 (Transitional period at least 1 year)  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 July 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) 31 2258 7753  
Fax:+(90 ) 31 2258 7760  
E-mail: 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 addres s (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) 31 2258 7753  
Fax: +(90) 31 2258 7760  
E-mail: sps@tarim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr