Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Turkey - Food flavourings

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: TÜRKIYE

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and Control

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods. Language(s): Turkish. Number of pages: 190

https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/613/Mevzuat-Taslagi-Tgk-Aroma-Vericiler-Ve-Aroma-Verme-Ozelligi-Tasiyan-Gida-Bilesenleri-Yonetmeligi

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TUR/24_07934_01_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TUR/24_07934_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties used in and on foods, the source materials used in their production, their conditions of use and labelling rules, taking into account consumer and human health, consumer rights, ensuring fairness in food sales and protecting the environment.

This Regulation has been prepared for compliance with EU Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, EU Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? 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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

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

-_        Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC

-_        Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods

-_        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 1 October 2012 adopting the list of flavouring substances provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council, introducing it in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 and Commission Decision 1999/217/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 March 2025

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 April 2025

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication.

Food operators operating within the scope of this Regulation shall comply with the provisions of this Regulation until 1 June 2025.

Products placed on the market before 1 June 2025 by food operators operating before the publication date of this Regulation and foods containing these products may be on the market until the end of their shelf life.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 21 January 2025

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:

Ministry of Agriculture And Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey

Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 52

Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60

E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

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

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Text(s) 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 Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey

Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 52

Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60

E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

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