G/SPS/N/NGA/10  
 
16 September 2015  
(15-4724)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NIGERIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control 
(NAFDAC) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Every processed food manufactured, imported, 
exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria 
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: Processed Food Registration Regulations 2005  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 3  
6. Description of content: The Processed Food Registration Regulations 2005 covers the 
registration of every processed food manufac tured, imported, exported, advertised, sold 
or distributed in Nigeria. It also prescribes  the application for registration, establishment 
inspection, submission of notarized declaration, issuance of certificate of registration and the demand for certificate of registration in respect of any processed food imported. It 
prescribes the prohibition, penalties and forfeiture to the agency of the violating 
products and accessories 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/NGA/10 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The Regulation is already in force. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : The Regulation has been published. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The Regulation is already in force. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : The Regulation is already in force. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
NAFDAC National enquiry point  
Ms Flora Mari 
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist 
Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regu lation/food-regulations  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
NAFDAC National enquiry point  
Ms Flora Mari 
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist 
Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regu lation/food-regulations