G/SPS/N/NPL/29  
20 December 2019  
(19-8904) 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  
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):  Pustakari, Gudpaak, Cooking oil  
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 Q uality and Safety Standard for Pustakari 
(Available in Nepali Language, 2 pages), Proposed Quality and Safety Standard for 
Gudpaak (Available in Nepali Language, 2 pages), Proposed Maximum Level of Total Polar 
Material (TPM) in Cooking oil ( available in N epali language, 1 Page) . Language(s):  
Nepali . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NPL/19_7237_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NPL/19_7237_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NPL/19_7237_02_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal, Proposes the quality and safety 
standard of above mentioned food products as a compulsory provision under the food law 
and regulation, to monitor production, sale, distribution, export/import of these products 
and to maintain safe and quality food product to the consumer.  
7. Objective and ration ale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/NPL/29  
 
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  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:  
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/notice -board/8/2019/37772886/   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : After Published 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) : 18/02/2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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, Kathmandu,  
phone:+977 -1-4256947  
Email:mkmaharjan@gmail.com  
Website:  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:   
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/notice -board/8/2019/37772886/