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14 December 2021  
(21-9340) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  14 December 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Turkey . 
 
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Title: Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Labelling and Information to Consumers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 1 April 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Duyuru/447/Mevzuat -Taslagi -Tgk-Gida-
Etiketleme -Ve-Tuketicileri -Bilgilendirme -Yonetmeliginde -Degisiklik -Yapilmasina -Dair-
Yonetmelik   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TUR/final_measure/21_7802_00_
x.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  01/03/2022  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:   
• This regulation sets new rules to be applied to prevent misleading statements by 
consumers and to make labels easier to read.  
• With this amendment, some changes in the form of labels were made, and some new rules 
were added.  
• Food premises should comply with the amendments brought by this regulation until 
31/12/2023. In other words, there is a transition peri od until 31/12/2023.  
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1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  