G/SPS/N/MWI/16  
 
17 November 2017  
(17-6261) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: MALAWI  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Malawi Bureau of Standards  
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): High protein cereal based foods for infants and young children  
4. Regions or countrie s likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DMS 90:2017, High protein cereal based foods for 
infants and young children  - Specification . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MWI/17_5104_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft standard specifies requirements and methods of 
sampling and test ing for high protein cereal based foods for infants and young children.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 CODEXSTAN  074:1981, Rev 1 -2006, Codex standard for processed cereal based 
foods for infants and young children  
 CAC/GL8:1991, Codex guidelines on formulated complementary foods for older 
infants and young children  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health 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, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/MWI/16  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be  determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy ): 16 January 2018  
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:  
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Bo x 946  
Blantyre, Malawi  
Tel: +265 1 870 488  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
E-mail: info@mbsmw.org  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 946  
Blantyre, Malawi  
Tel: +265 1 870 488  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
E-mail: info@mbsmw.org