G/SPS/N/NPL/30  
 
6 January 2020  
(20-0017) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEPAL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  The Federal Democratic Republic of 
Nepal  
2. Agency responsible:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of 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):  Dalmoth and Beaten Rice  
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:  Quality and Safety Standandard of Dalmoth and Beaten 
Rice. Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  4 (2 + 2)  
http://spsenquiry.gov.np/noticedetail.php?id=9  
http://spsenquiry.gov.np/noticedetail.php?id=8  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NPL/19_7236_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NPL/19_7236_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control 
proposes the quality and safety standard for the ab ove mentioned products.  
This standard serves: as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; to monitor 
export/import of these food products; and to maintain safe and quality food products to 
the consumer.  
The proposed standard sets the requirem ent for essential composition and quality factors, 
hygiene, packaging and labe lling requirements.  
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for An imal 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?  G/SPS/N/NPL/30  
 
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  [ ] 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://spsenquiry.gov.np/noticedetail.php?id=9  
http://spsenquiry.gov.np/notic edetail.php?id=8  (available in Nepali)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After Published in Nepal Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2019 After Published in 
Nepal Gazette.  
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) : 6 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available ) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  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,  
Tel: +(977 1) 425 6947  
Email: mkmaharjan@gmail.com  
Website:  www.spsenquiry.gov.np