G/SPS/N/NPL/25  
 
16 March  2017 
(17-1492) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: NEPAL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Agricultural Development, 
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
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): Maximum limit of mycotoxin in food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed maximum limits of mycotoxin in food 
products . Language(s): Nepali . Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NPL/17_1288_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control 
proposes the maximum limits of mycot oxin in food products. This measure serves:  
a. as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation;  
b. to monitor export / import of these food products; and  
c. to maintain safe and quality food products to the consumer.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food sa fety, [ ]  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 Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxins in Food and Feed, Codex Standard 193 -1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Heal th Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it dev iates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/NPL/25  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After published in Nepal Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 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: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation  of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2017  
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:  
a) Department of Food  Technology and Quality Control, Kathmandu, Nepal  
Fax: +(977 1) 4226 337  
E-mail: info@dftqc.gov.np  
b) SPS National Enquiry Point, Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Tel: +(977 1) 4256 947  
Fax: +(977 1) 4262 337  
E-mail: spsnepal@ntc.net.np  
Websi te: http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Joint Secretar y and Focal Point for  
National Notification Authority of SPS  
Food Security, Agri -business Promotion and Environment Division  
Ministry of Agricultural Development, Kathmandu  
Government of Nepal  
Tel: +(977 1) 4211 687  
Fax: +(977 1) 4211 935  
E-mail: internati onaltrade.moad@gmail.com  
 info@moadwto.gov.np  
Website: http://www.moadwto.gov. np