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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TUR/7/Add.2 
9 April 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 7 April 2 010, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Turkey
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Notification of adoption, publication or entry into  force of regulation on the Genetically Modified 
Organisms Intended for Food and Feed  
 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affa irs amended and made th e Regulation which was 
withdrawn from implementation due to the decisi on of the State Council (dated 23 November 2009 
and numbered G/SPS/N/TUR/7) on "The Import, Pro cessing, Export, Control and Inspection of the 
Genetically Modified Organisms and Products Thereof Intended for Food and Feed" operational 
again. 
 In accordance with the amendments made by the Ministry;  
 In the importation of the products for which c ontrol documents were received, the Articles 5, 
6, 9 and 11 of this Regulation will be implemented as from 1 March 2010;  provided that these 
products are in line with the criteria adopted by the European Union.  In the importation transactions 
of the products which were appr oved as of 20 January 2010 and which are not subject to the control 
document, the provisions of the Regulation will be implemented without taking into account the 
transitional Article 2 of the Regulation.  The impor tation of the Genetically Modified Food and Feed 
which are not included in the gene list to be form ed by the Ministry will not be allowed (as of 
2 February 2010, no gene is allowed by the Ministry yet).  For those foodstuffs and feedstuffs 
declared GMO-free, the controls will be conducte d depending on the analysis prevalence determined 
by the Ministry.  If GMO is observed, its importation will not be allowed.  If any GMO can not be observed, the controls will be continued in accordance  with the other relevant importation provisions.  
 The date of Amendment:  20 January 2010.   The Regulation and the Turkish texts related to the amendment of the Regulation could be 
found in electronic format as follows: 
 http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/Yonetmelikler.aspx
 
 http://rega.basbakanlik.gov.tr  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation G/SPS/N/TUR/7/Add.2 
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  [ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the addendum may 
vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
   
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
   
   
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