WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.274
8 June 1998
(98-2313)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TURKEY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cultivated mushrooms,
ICS 67.080.20
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: TS 2410 –
November 1997, Vegetables-Cultivated Mushrooms (7 pages, available in Turkish)
6. Description of content: Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade proposes to enforce TS 2410 as a
mandatory standard.  The draft mandatory standard specifies the terms and definitions of theproduct, classification, testing requirements, packaging, labelling, storage and
transportation.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: TS 6316 January 1989 "Cultivated Mushrooms-Guide to Cold Storage
and Refrigerated Transport"
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: 3 October 1998
10. Final date for comments: 3 September 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           