G/SPS/N/IND/254  
 
9 September 2020  
(20-6092) 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):  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 Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins 
and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2020 related to   MRL of pesticide, Tolerance Limit 
of Antibiotic and Toxins . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  86 
6. Description of content:  The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins 
and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2020 details the MRL of pesticide, Tolerance Limit 
of Antibiotic and Toxins.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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 regula tion conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/IND/254  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft 
Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment 
Regulations, 2020 (available in English)  
https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Draft_WTO_SPS_Notification_MRL_Pes
ticides_26_08_2020.pdf   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
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) : 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 th e 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 November 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:   
Mr. P. Karthikeyan; Assistant 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  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in   
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. A ddress, 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; Assistant 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  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in   
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/