G/SPS/N/IND/236  
 
21 May 2019  
(19-3517) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of 
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided  in addition, 
where applicable):  Food Products (Milk products)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Product 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019 . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and 
Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2019 related to formulation of new standards 
for low lactose/lactose free milk and dairy permeate powder and definition of mozzarella 
cheese.  
7. Objective  and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standar d: 
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 331 -2017 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/IND/236  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
F.No. Stds/M&MP/Notification (04)/FSSAI -2019.  
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-
notifications.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the 
Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 July 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/home  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body :  
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India,  
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home  
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/home