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Turkish
Food Codex Communique Amending the Communiqué on Drinking Milk
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The
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Drinking Milk (Communiqué No. 2019/12) was
previously notified under G/SPS/N/TUR/98 (22 May 2018) and published in the
Official Gazette dated 27 February 2019.
The presence
on the market of drinking milk with varying fat contents (such as 0.1%, 0.5%,
etc.) and differing price levels has been found to mislead consumers and to
result in unfair competition. In this context, it has been considered
necessary to remove the '%… fat milk' category currently included in the
Communiqué, to revise the classification of drinking milk according to fat
content, and to introduce regulatory provisions concerning the flavour and
sugar content of flavoured drinking milk, which is primarily produced for
children.
This
amendment to the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Drinking Milk aims to
ensure consumer protection, fair competition, and the proper regulation of
flavoured drinking milk in line with public health considerations. The
Communiqué shall enter into force on the date of its publication, with a
transition period granted until 31 December 2026.
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/671/Mevzuat-Taslagi-Tgk-Icme-Sutleri-Tebliginde-Degisiklik-Yapilmasina-Dair-Teblig
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TUR/25_08004_00_x.pdf
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This addendum concerns a:
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[ ] Modification
of final date for comments
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[ ] Notification
of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation
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[X] Modification of content and/or scope
of previously notified draft regulation
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[ ] Withdrawal
of proposed regulation
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[ ] Change
in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force
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[
] Other:
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Comment period: (If the addendum extends
the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or
potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should
be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for
comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)
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[
] Sixty days from the date of
circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):
11 January 2026
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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:
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Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
General
Directorate of Food and Control
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No: 161
06800, Cankaya
Tel: +(90
312) 258 7610
+(90 312) 258 7607
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr
Website:
https://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:
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Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
General
Directorate of Food and Control
Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No: 161
06800, Cankaya
Tel: +(90
312) 258 7610
+(90 312) 258 7607
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr
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