. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/16 
29 November 2004 
 (04-5173) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Processed food items 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners exporting products me ntioned under item three to India  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Notification no. G.S.R. 
388(E) - the 25th June 2004 (two pages) 
6. Description of content:  Some changes have been made in the Prevention of Food 
Adulteration Rules, 1955 through the notification mentioned above.  These new Rules may 
be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (1st Amendment) Rules, 2004.  This 
amendment adds certain new chapter/clauses, modifies existing ones, expands the list of artificial sweeteners that can be used on certain food products, and establishes their 
maximum limit. 
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  To ensure food safety  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Codex standards and guide lines, wherever exist 
have been considered. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The Gazette of India 
Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Sec tion (i), dated 25 June  2004 (Available in 
English and Hindi). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   25 June 2004 except the Rule 4, 6, 7, 13 and 14 which shall 
come into force six months after the date  of publication which is 24 December 2004. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   25 June 2004 except the Rule 4, 6, 7, 13 and 14 which 
shall come into force six m onths after the date of public ation which is 24 December 2004. G/SPS/N/IND/16 
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 12. Final date for comments:  As this amendment is in line wi th the Codex standards and guide 
lines no specific time for comments was given.  This notification is only for information and 
transparency purposes. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Joint Secretary, Department of Health, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Nirman 
Bhawan, New Delhi-110-011, Telefax:  23018842, India 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Website of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, 
http://www.mohfw.nic.in/pfa:htm  
Joint Secretary, Department of Health, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Nirman 
Bhawan, New Delhi-110-011, Telefax:  23018842, India