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Draft Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages, 4 pages, Turkish.
Türkiye issued an addendum on 21 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/TUR/41. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 6 August 2013. The comment period closed on 9 August 2013.
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The comment period closed on 9 August 2013. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.3; it can take them up with Türkiye.
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The latest notice extends the comment period.
Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Warning Messages to be Placed on Alcoholic Beverage Packaging
The Draft Communiqué proposes changing the warning phrase 'Alcohol is not your friend' found in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Communiqué on Warning Messages to be Placed on Alcoholic Beverage Packaging (published in the Official Gazette dated 11 August 2013 and numbered 28732) to 'Alcohol can cause cancer.' Furthermore, the Draft Communiqué envisages updating the packaging and warning regulations (Article 3/1/d) which were previously notified to the WTO under G/TBT/N/TUR/41 and its subsequent addendum (G/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.2) as well as modifying mandatory QR code placement requirements and the dimensions of warning messages. This Communiqué shall enter into force on the date of its publication. PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 1 – Except for products manufactured for export purposes, the production, importation, and placing on the domestic market by manufacturers and importers of products that do not meet the requirements set forth in Articles 2 and 3 of this Communiqué shall be prohibited as of six months after the date of entry into force of the Communiqué introducing this Article.
With the Law 6487, published at the Official Gazette dated 11/06/2013 and numbered 28674, some amendments were made to the Law 4250 of the spirits and alcoholic beverages Monopoly Act. Pursuant to 8th paragraph of Article 2 of the Law numbered 6487, except for those which are produced for export, written warning messages in Turkish shall be put on the containers of alcoholic beverages. These warning messages can also be in the shape of picture, figure or graphic. Alcoholic beverages without warning messages cannot be supplied and sold. The mentioned Law entered into force on June 11, 2013. According to the Law, secondary legislation concerning aforementioned paragraph of Article 2, has to enter into force within 2 months after the publication of the Law, that is, as of August 11, 2013. For this reason, the Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages was prepared. Mentioned Communiqué regulates the principles of using warning messages to prevent alcohol consumptionwhile pregnant and while driving and about the prohibition to sell alcoholic beverages to minors. With the Communiqué, one written and three graphic messages have been prepared to be used on the container of alcoholic beverages. Also, fonts, font sizes, location of the warnings are stated within the Communiqué taking into account various container sizes. According to the Communiqué, one written and 3 graphic messages have to be applied on all inner and outer surfaces of the containers…
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AddendumG/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.3
Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Warning Messages to be Placed on Alcoholic Beverage Packaging
The Draft Communiqué proposes changing the warning phrase 'Alcohol is not your friend' found in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Communiqué on Warning Messages to be Placed on Alcoholic Beverage Packaging (published in the Official Gazette dated 11 August 2013 and numbered 28732) to 'Alcohol can cause cancer.' Furthermore, the Draft Communiqué envisages updating the packaging and warning regulations (Article 3/1/d) which were previously notified to the WTO under G/TBT/N/TUR/41 and its subsequent addendum (G/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.2) as well as modifying mandatory QR code placement requirements and the dimensions of warning messages. This Communiqué shall enter into force on the date of its publication. PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 1 – Except for products manufactured for export purposes, the production, importation, and placing on the domestic market by manufacturers and importers of products that do not meet the requirements set forth in Articles 2 and 3 of this Communiqué shall be prohibited as of six months after the date of entry into force of the Communiqué introducing this Article.
AddendumG/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.2
With the Communiqué, published on the Official Gazette No. 28885, dated 17/01/2014; the Communiqué on Warning Messages to be Placed on the Packaging of Alcoholic Beverages had been amended. This amendment decreased the total area and the dimension of the warning messages for products with packaging volume 50 cl and smaller. The Articles listed in the Amendment Table below were amended through assessment of different opinions and demands of stakeholders in the alcoholic beverages industry and wit
AddendumG/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.1
TITLE: Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages AGENCY: Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority ACTION: Extension of comment period. SUMMARY: This addendum is to Technical Barriers to Trade Committee Notification G/TBT/N/TUR/41 which notified the Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages. Turkey is extending the comment period until 6 October 2013 in response to requests made by some National Enquiry Points and trade asso
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/TUR/41
Comment deadline: Closed on 9 August 2013
Draft Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages, 4 pages, Turkish.
With the Law 6487, published at the Official Gazette dated 11/06/2013 and numbered 28674, some amendments were made to the Law 4250 of the spirits and alcoholic beverages Monopoly Act. Pursuant to 8th paragraph of Article 2 of the Law numbered 6487, except for those which are produced for export, written warning messages in Turkish shall be put on the containers of alcoholic beverages. These warning messages can also be in the shape of picture, figure or graphic. Alcoholic beverages without warning messages cannot be supplied and sold. The mentioned Law entered into force on June 11, 2013. According to the Law, secondary legislation concerning aforementioned paragraph of Article 2, has to enter into force within 2 months after the publication of the Law, that is, as of August 11, 2013. For this reason, the Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages was prepared. Mentioned Communiqué regulates the principles of using warning messages to prevent alcohol consumptionwhile pregnant and while driving and about the prohibition to sell alcoholic beverages to minors. With the Communiqué, one written and three graphic messages have been prepared to be used on the container of alcoholic beverages. Also, fonts, font sizes, location of the warnings are stated within the Communiqué taking into account various container sizes. According to the Communiqué, one written and 3 graphic messages have to be applied on all inner and outer surfaces of the containers…
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