NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 1 September 2023, is being circulated at the
request of the delegation of Türkiye.
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Title: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Amending the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué
on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
Description: Turkish
Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
was notified to WTO through G/TBT/N/TUR/135 on 20 November 2018.
The
Communiqué notified in G/TBT/N/TUR/135 has been amended with the attached text.
The
purpose of this draft Communiqué is to amend the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué
on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food in line with the
amendments 2020/1245/EU and 2023/1442/EU of the EU regulation 10/2011/EU.
This
amendment covers revisions of some monomers and starting substances to be used
in the production of food contact plastic materials and articles and changes to
migration test rules.
This
regulation enters into force on the date of its publication. However,
transitional period has been provided in Provisional Article 2.
Provisional Article 2
(1)
The workplaces that produce, import and sell the products within the scope of
this Communiqué must comply with the amendments made with the publication of
the Communiqué until 1/1/2026.
(2)
Products that do not comply with the changes made with the publication of the
Communiqué, but which were placed on the market before 1/1/2026, may be
available on the market until 1/1/2028.
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[1] This information can be provided by including a website address, a
pdf attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified
measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.