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TürkiyeAdopted, according to its latest notice
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Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Spirit Drinks (30 pages, in Turkish)
Türkiye issued an addendum on 2 November 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/TUR/71. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 January 2016. The comment period closed on 29 September 2025.
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Spirit drinks
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/TUR/71/Rev.1/Add.1, 2 November 2026)
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The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on the Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Distilled Alcoholic Beverages was notified to the WTO through G/TBT/N/TUR/71/Rev.1 on 31 July 2025. The Communiqué has been published in the Official Gazette dated 1 October 2026, numbered 33387. Provisional Article (1) Food business operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué shall comply with the provisions of this Communiqué by 1 July 2027. (2) Food business operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué shall comply with the provisions of the Communiqué repealed by Article 22 until they achieve compliance with the provisions of this Communiqué. (3) Products placed on the market before the publication date of this Communiqué or for which official import controls have been completed before that date may remain on the market for eighteen months from the publication date of this Communiqué.
This Communiqué covers the procedures and principles regarding the preparation, processing, production, storage, transportation, preservation, marketing of distilled spirit drinks, includind the definition and characteristics of distilled alcoholic beverages.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/TUR/71/Rev.1/Add.1
The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on the Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Distilled Alcoholic Beverages was notified to the WTO through G/TBT/N/TUR/71/Rev.1 on 31 July 2025. The Communiqué has been published in the Official Gazette dated 1 October 2026, numbered 33387. Provisional Article (1) Food business operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué shall comply with the provisions of this Communiqué by 1 July 2027. (2) Food business operators operating before the publication date of this Communiqué shall comply with the provisions of the Communiqué repealed by Article 22 until they achieve compliance with the provisions of this Communiqué. (3) Products placed on the market before the publication date of this Communiqué or for which official import controls have been completed before that date may remain on the market for eighteen months from the publication date of this Communiqué.
RevisionG/TBT/N/TUR/71/Rev.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 29 September 2025
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Spirit Drinks (30 pages, in Turkish)
This Communiqué covers the procedures and principles regarding the preparation, processing, production, storage, transportation, preservation, marketing of distilled spirit drinks, includind the definition and characteristics of distilled alcoholic beverages.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/TUR/71
Comment deadline: Closed on 13 March 2016
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Spirit Drinks (40 pages, in Turkish)
This Communiqué sets out general rules on the definition and specifications of spirit drinks.
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