G/SPS/N/TUR/42/Rev.1  
 
18 November 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 covere d (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS 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 on Olive Oil and 
Olive Pomace Oil . Language (s): Turkish . Number of pages:  7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_4765_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué 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 standard? 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 a dopted in 1981. Revisions in 1989, 2003. Amendment s 
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/Rev.1  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
 International Olive Council Trade Standard Applying to Olive Oils and Olive Pomace 
Oils (COI/T.15/NC No 3/Rev.11 July 2016  
 Commission Regulation (EEC ) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of 
olive oil and olive -residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis  
 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 of 13 January 2012 on 
marketing standards for olive oil    
10. Proposed date o f adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2017. One year transitional period.  
[ ] Trade facilitati ng measure    
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 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 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. 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 53  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail/Internet:  sps@tarim.gov.tr  
 kodeks@ta rim.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr