G/TBT/N/PAK/159  
9 February 2021  
(21-1037) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  PAKISTAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fortified 
Wheat Flour (Aata) PS: 4872  ; Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fortified Wheat 
Flour (Aata) PS: 4872 ICS No. 67.060 (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of  content:  This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the Pakistan Standards 
& Quality Control Authority, Standards Development Centre, on 09 -03-2017 after the 
draft finalized by the Cereal Pulses and their Products Technical Committee had been 
approved by the N ational Standard Committee for Agriculture and Food Products.  
While formulating this Standard the Technical Committee is responsible for the 
preparation of this Pakistan Standard.  
In an effort at nutritional upgrading, Fortified Wheat Flour (Aata) to which vitamins and 
minerals have been added is at present being prepared and marketed in the country. This 
standard is expected to help in exercising proper quality control in the manufacture of 
fortified wheat Atta of good quality under hygienic condition s. 
Wheat Aata is prepared in Pakistan by grinding whole wheat grains either in small stone 
mills operated by animals or human labour, in large mills using mechanical power or in 
large roller flour mills or other means.  
7. Objective and rationale, includin g the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and 
test for fortified wheat Atta, hereafter termed Fortified Wheat Flour (Aata); Protection of 
human health or safety  G/TBT/N/PAK/159  
 
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  8. Relevant docu ments:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
 
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