G/SPS/N/NPL/34  
 
19 July 2022  
(22-5476) 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:  Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kathmandu, Nepal  
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):  Cereal based complementary food for infants and young children  
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 Cereal Based Complementary 
Foods for Infants and Young Children (CBCF Standard Approved) . Language(s):  Nepali . 
Number of pages:  16 
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/english/notificationdetail/12/2022/90760458  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_4608_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control under 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development  of Nepal has proposed a Standard 
for Cereal Based Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children to protect health of 
infants and young children and ensure fair trade in complementary foods by ensuring the 
quality and safety of the products as per the proposed standard.  
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 p ests.   
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 Standard for processed cereal -based foods for 
infants and young ch ildren (CODEX STAN 074 -1981) 
[ ] 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 standard :  G/SPS/N/NPL/34  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After publication in the Nepal Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After approval from the Cabinet of 
Ministers, Nepal.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : After publication in the 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) : 17 September 2022  
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:   
Mr Mohan Krishna Maharjan  
Senior Food Research Officer  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Kathmandu, Nepal  
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
 mkmaharjan@gmail.com  
 
Ms Radha Devi Sharma  
Food Researc h Officer  
National SPS Notification Authority  
Ministry Of Agriculture and Livestock Development  
E-mail: internationaltrade.moad@gmail.com  
 sharmadradha@g mail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr Mohan Krishna Maharjan  
Senior Food Research Officer  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Kathmandu, Nepal  
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
 mkmaharjan@gmail.com