WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TUR/10 
28 July 2010 
 (10-4060) 
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 (MARA)/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):  Foodstuffs, materials and articles in cont act with foodstuffs and feedstuffs 
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 the Genetically Modified Organisms and 
Products thereof   Language:  Turkish  Number of pages:  17   
6. Description of content:  This regulation covers the provisions on: 
(a) The application, evaluation, decision, processing, packaging, labelling, monitoring, 
preservation, stocking, transportation, marketi ng, importation, exportation, transit passage, 
monitoring, inspection and control of genetica lly modified organisms and products thereof 
intended for food and feed; 
(b) The research and development and cont rolled experimental works of genetically 
modified organisms and products thereof to be imported or having been domestically 
developed; 
(c) The application, permission, evaluation, decision, importation, exportation, production, 
processing, labelling, marketing, monitoring, inspection and control of the conditions of 
laboratories and facilities and relevant closed  areas where the closed area activities are 
conducted regarding genetically modified  organisms and products thereof. 
The aim of this Regulation, in order to eliminate the risks which could occur from the 
genetically modified organism s and products thereof which are developed through the use 
of modern biotechnology and to protect the human, animal and plant health, environment 
and biodiversity is to determine the procedures and principles on: 
(a) The application, evaluation, decision, processing, importation, exportation, labelling, 
monitoring, marketing, inspection and contro l of genetically modified organisms and 
products thereof intended for food and feed; 
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  (b) The activities intended for the research a nd development and controlled experimental 
works of genetically modified organisms and products thereof being in such a way to prevent their contact with the external envir onment to be done in a restricted area in a 
controlled manner; 
(c) The research and development, appli cation, permission, evaluation, decision, 
importation, exportation, production, pro cessing, labelling, mon itoring, marketing, 
inspection and control of genetically modified organisms and products thereof. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] 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 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:  This 
regulation has been prepared on the basis of the 18/3/2010 dated and 5977 numbered Law 
on Biosafety. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :    
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  This Regulation shall enter into force on the same date which the 5977 
numbered Law on Biosafety will enter into force. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 September 2010 
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:     G/SPS/N/TUR/10 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 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/Internet:  sps@kkgm.gov.tr Website:  http://www.kkgm.gov.tr