WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TUR/5 
2 September 2010  
 (10-4539) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TURKEY
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade DG of Standardization for Foreign Trade Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  Tel: +(90 312) 204 8074 
Fax:  +(90 312) 212 6864 
E-mail:  tbt@dtm.gov.tr
 
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Olive Oil and Olive 
Pomace Oil (1509.10.90.00.11, 1509.10. 90.00.12, 1509.10.90.00.13, 1509.10.90.00.14, 
1509.90.00.00.14, 1509.90.00.00.15, 1509.90.00. 00.16, 1509.90.00.00.18, 1516.20.91.00.14) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Turkish Food Codex 
Communiqué on Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oi l (Communiqué No: 2010/35), (5 pages in 
English) 
6. Description of content:  The Communiqué defines the charac teristics of olive oil and olive-
pomace oil for ensuring production, preparat ion, processing, preservation, storage, 
transportation and marketing in accordance w ith relevant techniques and in a hygienic 
manner.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature  of urgent problems  where applicable:  It 
defines the characteristics of olive oil and olive-pomace oil.  
8. Relevant documents:   - Turkish Food Codex – Communi qué on Food Additives Other than 
Colours and Sweeteners published in the Official Gazette numbered 26883 and dated 
22/5/2008. G/TBT/N/TUR/5 
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  - Aroma Substances for Foods Section of the Turkish Food Codex Regulation. 
- Turkish Food Codex – Communiqué on Determ ining the Maximum Levels of Certain 
Contaminants in Foodstuffs published in th e Official Gazette numbered 26879 and dated 
17/5/2008. 
- Turkish Food Codex – Communiqué on Microbiol ogical Criteria published in the Official 
Gazette numbered 27133 and dated 6/2/2009. 
- Specifications for Establishments Produci ng Foodstuffs Section of the Turkish Food Codex 
Regulation. 
- Packaging, Labelling and Marking Section of the Turkish Food Codex and Turkish Food 
Codex – Communiqué on Rules for Genera l Labelling and Nutritional Labelling of 
Foodstuffs published in the Official Gazette numbered 24857 and dated 25/8/2002. 
- Article 3.3 of the Annex 10 concerning the or ganoleptic properties of the Turkish Food 
Codex – Communiqué on Sampling and Analysis Methods for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace 
Oil. 
- Turkish Food Codex – Communiqué on Sampling and Analysis Methods for Olive Oil and 
Olive-Pomace Oil. 
- "Sampling and Analysis Methods Section" of the Turkish Food Codex Regulation and 
Turkish Food Codex – Communiqué on Sampling and Analysis Methods for Olive Oil and 
Olive-Pomace Oil. 
- Food Hygiene Section of the Turkish Food Codex-Communiqué on Maximum Residue 
Limits of Pesticides Permitted to be in Foodstuffs (published in Official Ga zette numbered 
26879 and dated 17/5/2008). 
- Law on the Approval of the Amended De cree having the Force of Law about the 
Production, Consumption and Inspection of Food numbered 5179 and dated 27/5/2004.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Sub-paragraph (f) of the first paragraph of the 
13th article of this Comm uniqué shall enter into 
force on the date of 1/3/2011, sub-paragraph (ð) of the same article shall enter into force on the 
date of 1/8/2011 and othe r articles shall enter 
into force on the date of its publication.   
10. Final date for comments:  -  G/TBT/N/TUR/5 
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  11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade DG of Standardization for Foreign Trade 
Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 8074 Fax:  +(90 312) 212 6864 E-mail:  tbt@dtm.gov.tr
 
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs General Directorate of Agricultu ral Production and Development 
Address: Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara/ TURKEY  
Tel:  +903122873360  
Fax:  +903122863830  and can be downloaded at:  http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/TUR/10_3315_00_e.pdf
 (English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/TUR/10_3315_00_x.pdf  (Turkish)