1.

Notifying Member: Turkey

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

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

3.

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): Cocoa and chocolate products

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: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Cocoa and chocolate products  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 7

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/TUR/15_2425_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the features of cocoa and chocolate products (incl. cocoa bean, cocoa nibs, cocoa mass) for their production, preparation, process, conservation, storage, transport in accordance with the technique and hygiene rules of these products.

7.

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.  

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]    Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)

-      Codex standard for cocoa butter Codex stan 86-1981, rev.1-2001

-      Codex standard for cocoa powders (cocoas) and dry mixtures of cocoa and sugars Codex stan 105-1981

-      Standard for cocoa (cacao) mass (cocoa/chocolate liquor) and cocoa cake Codex stan 141-1983

-      Standard for chocolate and chocolate products (Codex stan 87-1981, rev. 1 - 2003)

[ ]      World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]      None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

9.

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

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

-         Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Additives (G/SPS/N/TUR/31)

-         Directive 2000/36/EC OF The European Parliament and of The Council relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (23 June 2000)

(available in Turkish and/or English)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 31 August 2015

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 30 September 2015

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):  

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 21 August 2015

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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey

Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 53

Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60

E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr

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

13.

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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey

Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 53

Fax:+(90) 312 258 77 60

E-mail/Internet: sps@tarim.gov.tr

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