G/SPS/N/TUR/125  
 
1 June 2022  
(22-4179) 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 Agriculture and Forestry/ 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):  Plants, fungi, algae, lichens and their preparations that may be used 
in foods  
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 Plants, Fungi, Algaes 
and Lichens That May Be Used in Foods . Language(s):  Turkish. Number of pages:  200 
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/467/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Tgk-Gidalarda -
Kullanilabilecek -Bitkiler -Mantarlar -Algler -Ve-Likenler -Hakkinda -Yonetmelik  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/TUR/22_3828_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation lays down:  
− The procedures and principles regardi ng the safety assessment of plants, fungi, algae, 
lichens, their parts and preparations obtained from them, and pure substance, 
substance mixture, enriched extract -extracts used in foods, and applications within 
this scope; and  
− Labelling rules, lists of th eir use in foods and conditions of use.  
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:  
[ ] 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 Cod e, 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/125  
 
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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)  
− Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Botanicals and Botanical Preparations That May 
Be Used in Foods (G/SPS/N/TUR/70)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 November 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication.  
Food business operators operating before the publication date of this Regulation must 
comply with the third paragraph of Article 37 of this Regulation, and the Annex -6, Annex -7 
and Annex -8 of the Regulation until 31 December 2024.  
After 31 December 2026, products that do not comply with this Regulation cannot be 
placed on the market.  
The food business operators operating before the publication date of this Regula tion, has 
to comply with the regulations applied by the Ministry before the publication of this 
Regulation, in matters falling within the scope of this Regulation until they comply with the 
third paragraph of Article 37 of this Regulation, Annex -6, Annex -7 and Annex -8 of this 
Regulation.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National N otification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture And Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.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 Agriculture And Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.tarimorman.gov.tr