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G/SPS/N/TUR/22 
4 November 2011  
 (11-5633) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Feeds 
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:  Regulation Implementing Feed Hygiene  Language(s):  
Turkish  Number of pages:  24 
6. Description of content:   
This Regulation covers th e provisions relating to: 
(1) the activities of feed business operators at all stages, ranging from primary 
production of feed to the placing of feed on the market; 
(2) the feeding of food-producing animals;  and (3) the imports and exports of feed. 
This Regulation does not cover the provisions relating to:  
(1) the private domestic production of feed for food-producing animals kept for private 
domestic consumption and for animals not kept for food production; 
(2) the feeding of food-producing animals kept for private domestic consumption; (3) the direct supply of small quantities of primary production of feed at local level by 
the producer to local farms for use on those farms; 
(4) the feeding of animals not kept for food production;  and 
(5) the retailing of pet food. 
The objectives of this Regulation are to lay down general rules on feed hygiene and 
required conditions and arrangements for regist ration and approval of feed establishments 
to ensure traceability of feed and to make necessary arrangements. G/SPS/N/TUR/22 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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:  EU legislation - Regulation No.183/2005 laying down 
requirements for feed hygiene 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
Regulation has been prepared on the basis of the provisions of the Law No. 5996, dated 11 June 2010 on Veterinary Services,  Plant Health, Food and Feed.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  No later than 13 December 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  No later than 13 December 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  13 December 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 November 2011 
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:    
13. Texts 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 Eskiºehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu  Ankara 
Tel:  +(90) 312 2587677 
Fax:  +(90) 312 2587658 E-mail:  sps@kkgm.gov.tr Website:  http://www.kkgm.gov.tr