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): Follow-up formula and follow-on milk

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 Follow-on Formula  Language(s): Turkish  Number of pages: 24

6.

Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the essential composition and labelling rules to follow for formula intended for particular nutritional use by infants.

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 Follow-Up Formula CODEX STAN 156-1987

[ ]       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 of 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)

·         Commission Directive 2006/141/EC of 22 December 2006 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC

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: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 30 April 2014 (with transition period until 31 October 2014)

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 20 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 53

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 53

Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60

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

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