. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TUR/8 
16 April 2012  
 (12-1990) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health 
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 :   
Ministry of Health 
DG of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy Sogutozu Mah. 2176. Sk. No:5, 06520 Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey Tel.:  +(90 312) 248 1031 Website:  http://www.iegm.gov.tr/Def ault.aspx?sayfa=anasayfa  
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection 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):  Cosmetics  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revision to the 
Regulation of Cosmetics, 2012 (35 pages, available in Turkish) 
6. Description of content:  This revision contains additional ch emical substances for cosmetics, 
revised directives/instructio ns for existing substances.  
Furthermore, this revision to Regulation of Cosmetics is prepared to align the current 
Regulation with related EU Regulation that  amend Cosmetics Directive No: 76/768/EEC. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health  G/TBT/N/TUR/8 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
Regulation of Cosmetics published in th e Official Gazette dated 23/5/2005  25823; 
Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the 
Member States relating to cosmetic products:  Official Journal L 262 , 27/09/1976 
P. 0169-0200; 
EU Regulations No: 2008/123/EC; 2009/ 6/EC; 2009/36/EC; 2009/129/EC; 2009/130/EC; 
2009/134/EC; 2009/159/EC; 2009/164/EU; 2010/ 3/EU; 2010/4/EU; 2010/59/EU and 
2010/84/EU.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection Inonu Bulv. No.  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  
Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 8074 
Fax:  +(90 312) 212 6864 E-mail:  tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr  
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
Ministry of Health 
DG of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy 
Sogutozu Mah. 2176. Sk. No:5, 06520 Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 248 1031 Website:  http://www.iegm.gov.tr/   
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
"http://www.iegm.gov.tr/Folders/file/KOZ MET%C4%B0K/Kozmetik%20Y%C3%B6netmel
i%C4%9Finde%20De%C4%9Fi%C5%9Fiklik%20Yap%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1na%20Dair
%20Y%C3%B6netmelik%20Tasla%C4%9F%C4%B1.pdf " 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/TUR/12_1308_00_x.pdf