Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Turkey - Total diet replacement for weight control

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: Turkey

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

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:

Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point

Ministry of Trade

DG of Product Safety and Inspection

Söğütözü Mah. 2176 Cad. No:63

06530

Çankaya/Ankara - TÜRKİYE

E-mail: tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr

Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Total diet replacement for weight control

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Total Diet Replacement For Weight Control, 2018 (7 page(s), in Turkish)

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Description of content: This communique establishes compositional and information requirements for total diet replacement for weight control.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents: Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No: 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)

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Proposed date of adoption: 15 October 2018

Proposed date of entry into force: 15 October 2018 (with transition period until April 2019)

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Final date for comments: 15 September 2018

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
DG of Food and Control
Address: Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu-Ankara/TURKEY
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7753
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7760
Website: http://www.tarim.gov.tr

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