G/SPS/N/NPL/32  
 
16 July 2020  
(20-4846) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEPAL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry 
of Agriculture and Livestock Development,Singha Durbar, Kathmandu,Nepal.  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fruit juice and fruit nectar  
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:  "Proposed standard for fruit juice" and "Proposed 
standard for fruit nectar" . Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  5 (3+2)  
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/notificationdetail/8/2020/59692367  
http://ww w.spsenquiry.gov.np/notificationdetail/10/2020/87938695  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NPL/20_4194_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NPL/20_4194_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality control 
proposes the quality and safety standard f or fruit juices and fruit nectar as a compulsory 
provision   under the food law and regulation, to monitor production, sale, distribution, 
import/ export of these products to maintain quality and safe products to consumers.  
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 standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Stan 247 -2005 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Pro tection 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/NPL/32  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2020 - After publication in 
Nepal Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into for ce: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2020 - After publication in Nepal Gazette.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 September 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Mohan Krishna Maharjan,  
SPS National Enquiry Point,  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control,  
Tel: +(977) 1425 6947  
E-mail: mkmaharjan@gmail.com   
Website: http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mohan Krishna Maharjan,  
SPS National Enquiry Point,  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control,  
Tel: +(977) 1425 6947  
E-mail: mkmaharjan@gmail.com   
Website: http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/