. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TUR/9 
27 July 2010 
 (10-4009) 
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):  Food and feed, materials in contact with foodstuffs 
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:  The Law on Veterinary Services, Phytosanitary, Food and 
Feed  Language:  Turkish  Number of pages:  40   
6. Description of content:  This Law encompasses all of the stages of the production, 
processing and distribution of food, feed and mate rials in contact with foodstuffs;  controls 
of plant protection products, veterinary me dicinal product residues and other residues and 
contaminants;  fight against the epidemic and in fectious animal diseases, pests in plants and 
plant products;  welfare of farm and experime ntal animals, pets and ornamental animals; 
subjects related to zootechnics, veterinary h ealth products and plant protection products;  
veterinary and phytosanitary services;  transacti ons related to entry a nd exit of live animals 
and products thereof;  official controls a nd sanctions regarding these subjects.  Primary 
production for personal consump tion and food prepared for personal consumption do not 
fall under the scope of this Law. 
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.  The aim of this Law is to protect and ensure the food and feed safety, 
public health, phytosanitary and animal health , animal breeding and welfare, taking into 
account the interests of consumers and environmental protection. 
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)    G/SPS/N/TUR/9 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] 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:  This law has been prepared  taking into account the EU 
Legislation. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The adoption 
of the Law through the amendment of the Decree in Law numbered 5179 on the production, consumption and the control of food, the Feed Law numbered 1734, the Law numbered 
3285 on Animal Health and Surveillance, the Law numbered 4631 on Animal Breeding, 
Regulation based on the Law numbered 6968 on the Agricultural Protection and 
Quarantine. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  11 June 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  13 June 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :   
Except:  
(a) First paragraph of Article 46, will enter into force on the publishing date; 
(b) First paragraph of Article 31, Article 33, second and third para graphs of Article 46 
and fourth paragraph of Provisional Articl e 1 will enter into force on the publishing 
date. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 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:    
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