. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TUR/4 
16 August 2010  
 (10-4333) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)/ General 
Directorate of  Protection and Control 
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 Agriculture and Rural Affairs 
General Directorate of Protection and Control Akay Cad. No. 3 (06640) Bakanliklar Ankara, Turkey Tel.:  +(90 312) 425 4390 
Fax:  +(90 312) 419 8325 
E-mail/Internet:  sps@kkgm.gov.tr Website:  http://www.kkgm.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):  Foodstuffs, Materials and 
Articles in contact with Foodstuffs and Feedstuffs. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation on the 
Genetically Modified Organism s and Products thereof  (17 pages, in Turkish)     
6. Description of content:  This regulation covers the provisions on:  
a) The application, evaluation, decision, proc essing, packaging, labelling, monitoring, 
preservation, stocking, transportation, ma rketing, importation, exportation, transit 
passage, monitoring, inspection and control of genetically modified organisms and 
products thereof intende d for food and feed; 
b) The research and development and controlled  experimental works of the genetically 
modified organisms and products thereof to  be imported or having been domestically 
developed;  
c) The application, permission, evaluati on, decision, importation, exportation, 
production, processing, labelling, marketing,  monitoring, inspection and control of 
the conditions of laboratories and facilities and relevant cl osed areas where the closed 
area activities are conducted regarding ge netically modified organisms and products 
thereof. G/TBT/N/TUR/4 
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               This Regulation is prepared in order to eliminate the risks which could originate from 
the genetically m odified organisms and pr oducts thereof which are developed through the use 
of modern biotechnology and to protect the huma n, animal and plant health, environment and 
biodiversity, thus its aim is to determ ine the procedures and principles on: 
a) The application, evaluation, decision, proces sing, importation, exportation, labelling, 
monitoring, marketing, inspection and contro l of genetically modified organisms and 
products thereof intende d for food and feed; 
b) The activities intended for the research a nd development and controlled experimental 
works of the genetically modified organism s and products thereof being in such a 
way to prevent their contact with the external  environment to be done in a restricted 
area in a controlled manner; 
c) The research and development, applica tion, permission, evaluation, decision, 
importation, exportation, pr oduction, processing, labelling, monitoring, marketing, 
inspection and control of genetically mo dified organisms an d products thereof.. 
Note: This document has also been  notified under the SPS Agreement. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To ensure that activities regarding genetica lly modified organisms and products thereof 
intended for food and feed are conducted in a safe manner in order to protect human health 
and food safety as well as plant protection and consumer information.  
8. Relevant documents:   The Regulation is prepared on th e basis of the 18 March 2010 dated 
and 5977 numbered Law on Biosafety.     
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } - 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 
General Directorate of Protection and Control 
Akay Cad. No. 3 (06640) Bakanliklar 
Ankara- Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 425 4390 Fax:  +(90 312) 419 8325 E-mail:  sps@kkgm.gov.tr Website:  http://www.kkgm.gov.tr
 
 
Undersecretariat of The Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade 
General Directorate of Standa rdization for Foreign Trade 
Inonu Bulvarý No.36 (06510) Emek Ankara- Turkey Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 8074 
Fax:  +(90 312) 212 8768 
E-mail:  tbt@dtm.gov.tr Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr