G/SPS/N/TUR/53
19 February 2015
(15-1007)  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): Foodstuffs 
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 the methods of 
sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls and non-dioxin-l ike polychlorinated biphenyls in certain 
foodstuffs  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 24  
6. Description of content: This Communiqué covers the methods of sampling and 
analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls 
and non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in certain foodstuffs 
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 number of Codex 
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/53 
 
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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) (available 
in Turkish) 
- European Union Commission Regulation (EU) No. 589/2014 of 2 June 2014 laying 
down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in ce rtain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation 
(EU) No. 252/2012 (avaiablel in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 February 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 April 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 October 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2015 
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 7732 Fax: +(90) 312 258 7760   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 7732 Fax: +(90) 312 258 7760   E-mail/Internet: kodeks@tarim.gov.tr 
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr/Mevzuat/Taslaklar