. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/IND/5
9 July 2002
(02-3836)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   INDIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Mineral Water defined
under:  Prevention of Food Adulteration (6th Amendment) Rules, 2000 as published vide
Notification no. G.S.R 759 (E) dated 29 September 2000
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:    Prevention of Food
Adulteration (6th Amendment) Rules, 2000 (13 pages, in Hindi and English)
6. Description of content:
(A) Labelling requirement:  "Every package of mineral water shall carry the following
declaration in capital letters having the size of each letter as prescribed in Rule 36 ofPrevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955:  NATURAL MINERAL WATER".
(B) Quality Standards:  Packaged Mineral water to be subjected to mandatory quality
certification by Bureau of Indian Standards ( BIS) so as to comply with the standards
prescribed in Prevention of Food Adulteration (6
th Amendment) Rules, 2000 as published
vide Notification no. G.S.R 759(E) 29 September 2000.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection and compliance of legislation applicable to domestic products.
8. Relevant documents:
1. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
2. Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955;
3. Bureau of Indian standards Act, 1986;
4. Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 1987G/TBT/N/IND/5
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5. Bureau of Indian Standards Rules (Certification) Regulations, 1988.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 September 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  29 March 2001
10. Final date for comments:   Measure being notified to WTO was first published in the draft
form vide Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Notification no. G.S.R 808(E) dated
10 December 1999 inviting objections and suggestions within 60 days from the date the
copies of draft Notification were made available to the public i.e. 13 December 1999.  The
measure under Notification before the WTO is the final Notification framed after
considering the objections and suggestions received from the public.  This is being enforcedwith effect from 29 March 2001.  This notification is being made to acquaint Members with
the regulation already in force.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Assistant Director General (PFA),
Director General of Health Services,
Nirman Bhavan,New Delhi-110011
E-mail:  adgpa@nb.nic.in