G/SPS/N/TUR/73  
 
14 July 2016  
(16-3775)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food enzymes 
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 Food Enzymes  
Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 6 
http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Deta y.aspx?OgeId=139 2&Liste=Mevzuat  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/TUR/16_2831_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Regulation is to specify the approved food 
enzymes list, the conditions of use of food enzymes in foods and the rules on the 
labelling of food enzymes sold as such; including such enzymes used as processing aids; by considering the protection of human health, consumer health and consumer rights, 
and fair practices in food trade, where appr opriate, the protection of the environment. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant 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/73 
 
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  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) 
 Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 December 2008 on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, 
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 2001/112/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (Text with EEA relevance) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : One and a half year from the date of publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation 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