. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TUR/12 
19 April 2011 
 (11-2020) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of 
Protection 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):  All foodstuff 
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 on Specific Hygiene Rules for Food of 
Animal Origin  Language(s):  Turkish  Number of pages:  53 
6. Description of content:  This Regulation covers the pro cedures and principles related to 
the self-checks conducted by food business operators, as well as the specific hygiene 
requirements and the responsibilities of food business operators producing unprocessed and 
processed food of animal origin. 
This Regulation does not apply to food cont aining both products of plant origin and 
processed products of animal origin.  However, processed products of animal origin used to 
prepare such food shall be obtained and handled  in accordance with th e requirements stated 
in this Regulation. 
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 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 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 July 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 July 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:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 June 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:   
General Directorate of Protection and Control 
Akay caddesi No: 3  
06100 Bakanliklar- Ankara 
Fax:  +(90 312) 425 44 16 E-mail:  sps@kkgm.gov.tr 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
General Directorate of Protection and Control  
Akay caddesi No: 3  
06100 Bakanliklar- Ankara 
Fax:  +(90 312) 425 44 16 E-mail:  sps@kkgm.gov.tr