G/SPS/N/IND/274  
 
6 December 2021  
(21-9153) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
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):  Genetically modified or engineered food  
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:  Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified 
or Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021 . Language(s):  English and Hindi . Number of 
pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/IND/21_7567_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or 
Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021 is applicable to Genetically Modified Organisms 
(GMOs) or Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) or Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) 
intended for direct use as food or for processing and Food or Processed food containing 
Genetically Modified ingredients produced from but not containing LMOs or GEOs or GMOs.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect human s 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 rela ted 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:   G/SPS/N/IND/274  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
F.No.  1/Standards/GM Food regulation /FSSAI/2018, available in English: 
https://www.fssai.gov.in/notifications.php?notification=wto -sps-notification   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official 
Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2022  
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:   
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi - 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, http://www.fssai.gov.in . 
 
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi - 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/