WTO notification · SPS
TürkiyeProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Beer
Türkiye notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 14 September 2026. Comments are open until 13 November 2026.
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Beer and flavored beer
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 13 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/TUR/162 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Türkiye.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the procedures and principles to be applied to ensure that beer is produced, stored, transported, preserved, and marketed in accordance with its technique. Provısıonal Artıcle 1) Food business operators operating prior to the publication of this Communiqué must comply with the provisions of this Communiqué by 1 September 2027. 2) Products placed on the market prior to the publication of this Communiqué by food business operators operating prior to its publication may remain on the market for their shelf life. 3) Until food business operators operating prior to the publication date of this Communiqué achieve compliance with its provisions, the provisions of the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Beer (Communiqué No. 2006/33), which was repealed by Article 17, shall apply to them.
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