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): Table olives and table olive varieties

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 Table Olive  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 6

6.

Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the characteristics of table olives and table olive varieties. This Communiqué covers the production, preparation, processing, storage, handling and placement of the product on the market in compliance with the relevant technical and hygienic conditions.

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 Table Olives (Codex Stan 66-1981)

[ ]       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? 

[ ] Yes   [X] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: Deviations occur due to harmonization to the EU legislation.

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)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2014

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2014

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): 22 April 2014

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 55-56

Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 

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

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

13.

Texts 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 55-56

Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60 

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

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