. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TUR/10 
23 May 2012  
 (12-2694) 
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 Science, Industry and Technology 
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 Science, Industry and Technology  
Directorate General for European Union and Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi Dumlupýnar Bulvarý (Eskiþehir Yolu 7.Km)  2151.Cadde No:154 06510 Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey Tel :  +(90 312) 248 10 31 
Website:  http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/Pag es.aspx?pageID=513&lng=en  
 
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 80 74 Fax:  +(90 312) 212 68 64 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):  Transportable Pressure 
Equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulation for 
Transportable Pressure Equipment  (11 pages, available in Turkish) 
6. Description of content:  This Regulation is prepared to e nhance the safety and free market 
circulation of transportable pre ssure equipment. It revises the current regulation in line with 
the revisions in the EC Directive No 2010/ 35/EU of Transportabl e Pressure Equipment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety  G/TBT/N/TUR/10 
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  8. Relevant documents:   The Preparation and Application of Technical Regulation for Products 
Law No. 4703  dated 29/6/2001 
Decree Law No. 635 dated 3/6/2011 of Organizatio n and Functions of Ministry of Science, 
Industry and Technology  
EC Directive No 2010/35/EU of Tr ansportable Pressure Equipment 
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 80 74 Fax:   +(90 312) 212 68 64 E-mail:  tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr 
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
 
Ministry of Science, I ndustry and Technology  
Directorate General for Europ ean Union and Foreign Affairs 
Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi Dumlupýnar Bulvarý (Eskiþehir Yolu 7.Km)  
2151.Cadde No:154 06510 Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 248 10 31 
Website:  http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/Pag es.aspx?pageID=513&lng=en  
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