2.

Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry / 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): Eggs

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 Eggs (2024/7). Language(s): Turkish. Number of pages: 6

https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/584/Mevzuat-Taslagi-Tgk-Yumurta-Tebligi

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TUR/24_05450_00_x.pdf

6.

Description of content: The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the features to be taken into account in packaging, preservation, storage, transportation and marketing of shell eggs obtained from laying hens in a technical and hygienic manner.

This Communiqué covers eggs obtained from chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus). It does not cover eggs and egg products from other poultry and incubated and cooked eggs.

The Communiqué is largely compatible with the relevant EU legislation.

This Communiqué repeals the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Eggs (Communiqué No: 2014/55) published in the Official Gazette dated 20.12.2014 and numbered 29211.

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:

[ ]        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:

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).

-     Regulation of Special Hygiene Rules for Animal Food (Official Gazette: 27.12.2011-28155).

-     Turkish Food Codex - Communiqué on Eggs, Communiqué No: 2014/55 (Official Gazette: 20.12.2014-229211).

-     Turkish Food Codex Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Eggs (G/SPS/N/TUR/90).

-     Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin.

-     Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2465 of 17 August 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on egg marketing standards and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008.

-     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2023/2466 of 17 August 2023 establishing rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on egg marketing standards.

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 January 2025

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 January 2025

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): This Communiqué enters into force on the date of its publication.

Food operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué must comply with the provisions of this Communiqué until 31.12.2025. After 31.12.2025, products that do not comply with this Communiqué cannot be on the market.

The provisions of the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Eggs (Communiqué No: 2014/55) shall apply to food operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué until they comply with the provisions of this Communiqué.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 October 2024

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 Agriculture and Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye

Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 53

Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60

E-mail: kodeks@tarimorman.gov.tr, sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM

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 Agriculture and Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Türkiye

Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 53

Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60

E-mail: kodeks@tarimorman.gov.tr, sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM