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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 Food, Agriculture and Livestock

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 Economy

DG of Product Safety and Inspection

Inonu Bulv. No: 36 06100 Emek-Ankara/Turkey

Tel: +(90 312) 204 8074

Fax: +(90 312) 212 6864

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): Food supplements

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Amending the Communiqué on Food Supplements (2 page, in Turkish)

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Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the essential composition and labelling rules of food supplements.

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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: 1 September 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: 30 October 2015 (with transition period until April 2016)

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Final date for comments: 31 August 2015

11.

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

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock

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

Or

The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/TUR/15_2650_00_x.pdf