G/SPS/N/LKA/45  
 
29 April 2021  
(21-3649) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit, Ministry of Health  
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):  Food products  
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 (Trans  Fat) Regulations 2021 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/LKA/21_3043_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These regulations are to regulate Trans -fat level in food items 
and to regulate use of Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHO)  for food processing.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from an imal/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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2021  G/SPS/N/LKA/45  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 June 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number  and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Dr. Asela Gunawardena  
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  
No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha  
Colombo 10  
Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860  
Mobile: +(94 77) 738 3758  
Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869  
E-mail: dghs@health.gov.lk  
Website: http://www.health.gov.lk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr. V.T.S.K. Siriwardana  
Director  
Act Deputy Director General, Environmental,Occupational Health & Food Safety  
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  
No. 385 Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha  
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka  
Tel: +(94 11) 267 2004  
Fax: +(94 11) 267 2004  
E-mail: direohfs@health.gov.lk  
 dgeohfs@health.gov.lk  
 codexlanka@health.gov.lk  
Website: http://www.health.gov.lk