. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TUR/3 
10 November 2009  
 (09-5604) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TURKEY
  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or auth ority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above :   
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 
Directorate General of Agricultural Production and Development Eskisehir Yolu 9. KM Lodumlu Ankara / TURKEY                                                            Tel: +(90)3122873360                                                                                                             
Fax: +(90)3122863830 
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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic, organomineral 
fertilizers, soil amendment products, microbial and enzyme based products and other 
Products (HS : 3101) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft regulation 
regarding the production, import, marketing and inspection of organic, organomineral 
fertilizers and soil amendment products and other products, microbial and enzyme based products (37 pages in Turkish and English).  
6. Description of content:  The regulation covers the promoti on, definition, maintaining of 
analysis methods, production, import, marketi ng and inspection of organic, organomineral 
fertilizers, soil amendment products and ot her products, microbial and enzyme based 
products in order to protect consumers, to improve soil fertility and quality, to protect 
human health and environment. the regulation defines the norms, content and features of the 
products.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
The Regulation aims to protect consumers, to improve soil fertility and quality, to protect 
human health and environment.  
8. Relevant documents:   The Regulation is prepared in the context of The Framework Law 
Regarding the Preparation and Implementation of the Technical Legislation on Products 
(No. 4703) and The Decree on the Establishment and Duties of the Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Affairs (No. 441).    G/TBT/N/TUR/3 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }- 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Turkish Prime Ministry-Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade                                          
Directorate General of Standardization for Foreign Trade                                            
National Enquiry Point                                                                                                         
Fax: 90(312) 212 87 68                                                                                                            
E-mail: tbt@dtm.gov.tr         
And can also be downloaded here: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2009/tbt/tur/ 09_3888_00_e.pdf