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7 March 2023  
(23-1646) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 March 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Türkiye . 
 
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Title:  Regulation Amending the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Concerning Domestic and 
Foreign Trading of Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2023/02/20230202 -2.htm  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TUR/modification/23_1746_00_x.
pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guid ance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  Regulation Amending the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Concerning 
Domestic and Foreign Trading of Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages was published in the Official 
Gazette dated 2 February 2023 and numbered 32092. The Regulation amended the provisions  
regarding the packaging and market supply of alcoholic beverages. The changes have been explained 
below:  
1. The sixth and sixteenth paragraphs of Article 13 of the Regulation on the Procedures and 
Principles Regarding the Domestic and Foreign Trade of Alcoh ol and Alcoholic Beverages 
have been amended as follows:  
 
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  • "Alcoholic beverages with a packaging volume of less than 5 cl and alcoholic beverages with 
a packaging volume of more than 300 cl, excluding beer, cannot be imported, produced or 
supplied to the mar ket." 
• "Alcoholic beverages other than beer are supplied to the market only in glass packaging."  
2. With the Provisional Articles 13 and 14 added to the Regulation, the products not conforming to 
this regulation, cannot be supplied to the domestic market by  the producers and importers as of the 
end of the third month; and by wholesalers, retailers or beverage service facilities as of the end of 
the fourth month following the publication date of the Regulation.  
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