G/SPS/N/NPL/38  
 
16 November 2022  
(22-8522) 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:  Government of Nepal , Department of Food Technology and Quality 
Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu  
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):  Fortified rice 
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 Fortified Rice . Language(s):  
Nepali . Number of pages:  2 
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/english/notification -board/1/2020/82987668/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_7787_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has proposed a quality standard for 
fortified rice in order to ensure the quality of the product in the domestic market and to 
facilitate fair trade.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/NPL/38  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After approval from Government of Nepal . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After approval from Government of Nepal . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 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) : 15 January 2023  
Agency or authority designa ted to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
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  
National SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Tel: +(977 98) 5119 6333 
E-mail: mkmaharjan@gmail.com  
 info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np