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Notifying Member: Turkey
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency responsible: Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock/General Directorate of Food and Control
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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): Plastic materials and articles in contact with food
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or countries:
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Title of the notified document: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Language(s): Turkish Number of pages: 11
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Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the latest amendments of European Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Amendments: 202/2014/EU and 174/2015/EU
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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.
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:
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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 Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (available in Turkish and/or English)
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2016
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2016
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2016 (with transitional period, one year)
[ ] Trade facilitating measure
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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 4 January 2016
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
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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
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