LAW OF THE FEED ADDITIVES                                
Law No: 1734 
Date of Ratification: 29.5.1973
Date of Publication:  07.6.1973

CHAPTER: I
PURPOSE AND SPOCE

ARTICLE 1. – The purpose of this Law is to stipulate the provisions governing the preparation, manufacture, import, export, marketing and sale of feed products with a view to enabling rational livestock feeding and to developing animal husbandry.

ARTICLE 2. – The preparation, production, import, export, marketing and sale of feed products supplied to the market, as well as their quality with respect to their properties, the type and quantitiy of their essential feedstuff content, the relevant declaration and registration procedures and similar issues shall be subject to the provisions herein stated.

CHAPTER: II
DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION

ARTICLE 3. – The definitions of the terms referred to in this Law are as follows:

Feed: Organic and inorganic substances or their mixtures used with the purpose of meeting the survival and productivity requirements of livestock which, when administered under certain limits and conditions, do not exert any harmful effects upon and which are normally utilizable by livestock.

Declaration: A written statement declaring the essential feedstuff contents which form the basis for determining the value of feed products.

Licence: Feed manufacturing permission granted to operations engaged in feed manufacture provided that they possess the necessary technical and hygienic qualifications.

Registration: The names of all the ingredients of a feed product subject to declaration, its commercial name and class are entered into the respective registry by the Ministry of Agriculture in the event that the product conforms to norms and standards with respect to the essential feedstuff content which forms the basis for value determinations.

Control: Control of operations manufacturing feeds, with respect to minimum technical and hygienic conditions, as well as physical, chemical and, if necessary, biological examinations and analyses of the feeds with respect to their conformity to the declarations.

Essential Feedstuffs: Feedstuffs contained in feeds such as crude protein, crude oil, crude cellulose, nitrogen-free extraction substances, calcium, phosphorus, etc., which form the basis for value determinations.

ARTICLE 4. – According to this Law, feeds are classified as follows:

a)      Feed of vegetable origin: All kinds of grass and unrushed grains, roots, tubers, fruit, hay, silage feeds, etc. available for immediate use either in fresh or dry form.

b)      Industrial residues of vegetable origin: Industrial residues obtained from processing certain plants in industries such as the flour, starch, beer, sugar, vegetable, oil industries, which can be used as feeds, as well as all kinds of crushed feeds of vegetable origin.

c)      Feeds of animal origin: Meat meal, meat-bone meal, carcass meal, blood meal obtained by drying and crushing carcasses of animals, animal organs and animal products, as well as residues of the milk industry etc.

d)      Mineral feeds: Feed products consisting either of minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus, salts, trace minerals, synthetic urea, ammonium salts., or their mixtures.

e)      Feed additives: Feeds produced by means of chemical analysis, synthesis and extraction methods and containing preparations enhancing the feed value and increasing organic utilization, as well as additional protective agents such as antibiotics, hormones and vitamins. This definition does not include those drugs and substances such as sulfonamides, antibiotics, hormones and vitamins preparations used in the treatment and prevention of animal diseases.

f)        Feed compounds: Feeds prepared by combining several feeds in accordance with standards.

CHAPTER : III
DECLARATION, REGISTRATION, LICENCE AND
CONTROL PROCEDURES

ARTICLE 5. – Public and private operations and undertakings manufacturing and selling feeds subject to this Law, are liable to forward a written declaration to the Ministry of Agriculture, regarding the essential feedstuff content of the feed products, which forms the basis for value determinations, and the names of the feeds used in the feed mixes.

      Right of determining and announcing which feed products shall be subject to declaration and registration, will be at the discretion of the Ministry of Agriculture.

      The essential feedstuff content of the feeds, which forms the basis for value determinations, are to be indicated on the packages or labels of the feeds marketed in packages. For the unpacked feeds, the manufacturer shall indicate same on the guarantee form required in wholesale transactions involving quantities of more than 100 kgs.

      With a view to preventing disease contaminations, the conditions relating to further use of containers of feeds already used, are prescribed in the Feed Regulation.

ARTICLE 6. – Registration by the Ministry of Agriculture is required prior to the marketing of feeds subject to registration. The principles regarding the registration procedure are prescribed in the Feed Regulation.

      This provision is also applicable to feeds subject to registration to be imported from abroad.

ARTICLE 7. – Public and private operations and undertakings manufacturing and selling feeds governed by this Law, classified under feeds of animal origin, mineral feeds, feed additives and feed compounds, are liable to secure a license from the Ministry of Agriculture prior to commencing the manufacturing process.

      The minimum technical and hygienic prerequisites which such operations and undertakings should conform to are specified in the Feed Regulation.

      The Ministry of Agriculture, when deemed necessary, shall determine the wholesaler and retailer prices of feeds by negotiating with the other Ministries concerned.

      When an operation has been granted a license, it is liable to control at least twice annually by officials authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture.

      The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare retains the rights acquired by dint of Law of General Health Protection No. 1593

ARTICLE 8. – It is within the power of the Ministry of Agriculture, by negotiating with the Ministries concerned, to grant permission regarding the import and export of feeds subject to this Law.

      Control of feeds, subject to declaration and registration, by means of physical, chemical and biological examinations and analyses, prior to marketing or during importation or exportation, is undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture. The authorities concerned are notified within 30 days at the latest about the examination and analysis results of the samples. If no sample examination has been performed and the authorities have not been notified regarding the analysis results, marketing of such feeds is prohibited.

      Sample quantities, manner of collection, examination and analysis methods to be performed, preparation of reports and other relevant issues shall be prescribed in the Feed Regulation.

      In the event that the control results of a feed establish inconsistency with the declaration and the registration, the necessary proceedings ensuing from this Law shall be affected. General provisions are applicable in cases regarding which there are no specific measures conferred by this Law. 

ARTICLE 9. – Objections by the manufacturer, dealer or their representatives to the examination and analysis results are to be forwarded within 30 days at the latest. In case of such objections, re-examination and re-analysis procedures are performed at another laboratory designated by the Ministry of Agriculture or at the laboratories of the university. The report of such a laboratory is deemed final.

ARTICLE 10. – Officials authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture can enter into the feed factories, warehouses or places where feeds are sold, without prior request for permission, in order to control and collect samples.

      Proprietors of such premises, or their representatives, are liable to furnish any information requested, to demonstrate the products and relevant substances and to take all the necessary measures for ensuring control.

      Premises to be used for purposes of storing and selling feeds, are subject to licenses accorded by the Ministry of Agriculture.

ARTICLE 11. – Samples requested by the Ministry of Agriculture for control purposes shall be free of charge.

CHAPTER: IV
PENALTY PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 12. – Sale of feeds which fail to conform to the qualities previously declared or registered; or the quality or trademark of which has been either changed or distorted; or which are deteriorated, altered or modified shall be subject to imprisonment 1-6 months and to a major fine varying from TL.

500. – to TL. 2.500. – Sale of any feed endangering the health of livestock shall be subject to imprisonment from 3 months to 1 year and to a major fine varying from TL. 1.000. – to TL.  5000. - .

      In both events, the profession or craft employed by the perpetrator as a means of violation shall be discontinued and the products in question confiscated.

ARTICLE 13. – Persons not complying with the obligations stated under Articles 6,7,8 and 10 are liable to a major fine varying from TL. 25. – to TL. 1.000. -.

ARTICLE 14. – It is within the power of the Ministry of Agriculture to prohibit the sale of undeclared or unregistered feeds subject to declaration and registration.

ARTICLE 15. – Local Peace Courts shall be authorized to administer the penal provisions of this Law.

CHAPTER :V
ORGANİZATİON

ARTICLE 16. – A “Department for Registration and Control of Feeds” shall be organized within the framework of the Ministry of Agriculture do deal with services governed by this Law.

CHAPTER : VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 17. – Real or legal persons planning to manufacture feeds are to apply to the Ministry of Agriculture for securing the necessary permission with respect to technical requirements and to feeds to be manufactured.

ARTICLE 18. – The Ministry of Agriculture is to be notified in writing within 1 month about any decision to forgo the manufacture of feeds already registered and for which a license has been granted.

ARTICLE 19. – Feeds to be transported th

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