G/SPS/N/NPL/35  
 
19 July 2022  
(22-5477) 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, Kathmandu, Nepal  
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, vegetables, fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal 
grains, infant f ood, fish and meat, dairy products, vegetable fat spread, fats and oil, sea 
food, eggs, cocoa products, favored ice popsicles  
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 limit of heavy metal in food . 
Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  21 
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/english/notificationdetail/13/2022/92959846  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NPL/22_4609_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control under 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development  of Nepal has proposed the 
maximum limit of heavy metals in different food and food products to protect consumer 
health and ensure 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or  serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 193 -1995 
[ ] 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 standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how  and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NPL/35  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After publication in the Nepal Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : After publication in the Nepal Gazette.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty da ys from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 September 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availabl e) of other body:   
Mr Mohan Krishna Maharjan  
Senior Food Research Officer  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Kathmandu, Nepal  
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
 mkmaharjan@gmail.com  
 
Ms Radha Devi Sharma  
Food Research Officer  
National SPS Notification Authority  
Ministry of Agriculture and L ivestock Development  
E-mail: internationaltrade.moad@gmail.com  
 sharmadradha@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr Mohan Krishna Maharjan  
Senior Food Research Officer  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Kathmandu, Nepal  
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
 mkmaharjan@gmail.com