G/SPS/N/NPL/33  
9 February 2022  
(22-1084) 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  
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):  Fruits and Vegetables  
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 Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides for 
fruits and Vegetables . Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  69 
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/notificationdetail/11/2022/30215697  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_1422_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry 
of Agriculture and Livestock Development has proposed maximum residue limit for 
different fruits and vegetables with the twin objective of protecting human health by 
ensuring safety of fruits and vegetables and facilitating trade through harmonization of 
food standards.  
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 online database for Maximum residue limits of pesticides; CXA_004e and 
CXG_084 Codex documents  
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NPL/33  
 
- 2 - 
 
  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_1422_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_1422_02_e.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After Publication in Nepal Gazette  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After approval from Nepal Government  
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) : 9 April 2022  
Agency or a uthority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Radha Devi Sharma,  
National SPS Notification Authority,  
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development,  
E-mail: internationaltrade.moad@gmail.com,  
sharmadradha@gmail.com,  
rmishrarp@gmail.com  
Tel: +(977) 98 4914 6972  
 
Mohan Krishna Maharjan,  
National SPS Enquiry Point,  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control,  
E-mail: mkmaharjan@gmail.com,  
info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
Tel: +(977) 98 5119 6333  
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,  
E-mail: mkmaharjan@gmail.com,  
info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
Tel: +(977) 98 5119 6333