G/SPS/N/GMB/3  
 
12 February 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  THE GAMBIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Quality Authority  
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):  
− 11.01 - Wheat or meslin flour  
− 25.01 - Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, 
whether or not in aqueous solution or containing  added anti -caking or free -flowing 
agents; sea  water.  
− Fortified edible oils and fats intended for human consumption  
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:  Food Fortification Regulations 2019 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
6. Description of content:  This Regulation shall apply to all fortified foods manufactured, 
imported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in The Gambia to which micronutrients are 
added. This Regulation does not apply to foods for export.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food saf ety, [  ] 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 Co mmission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
− CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
− CAC/GL 1, General guidelines on claims  
− CAC/GL 2, Guidelines on nutrition labelling  
− CAC/GL 3, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims  
− CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and 
feed. 
− CAC/GL 50 -2004, General guidelines on sampling  
− CODEX STAN 1 -1985, General standard for the labelling of pre -packaged foods  
[ ] World Organization for  Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/GMB/3  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 April 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: