G/SPS/N/IND/238  
 
11 July 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
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):  Pre-packaged foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pr acticable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and 
Display) Regulations, 2019 . Language(s):  English and Hindi . Number of pages:  66 
6. Description of content:  These regulations prescribe the labelling requirements of pre -
packaged foods and display of essential information on premises where food is 
manufactured, processed, served and stored. The new regulations will supersede the Food 
Safety and Standard s (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011.  
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) : CODEX STAN 1 -1985 
[ ] 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, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/IND/238  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
F. No 1-94/FSSAI/SP(Labelling)/2014(Pt -2), 
https://fssai.gov.in/notifications.php?notification=wto -sps-notification  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 September 20 19 
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:   
Mr P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy  Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and  Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi - 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, http://www.fssai.gov.in . 
Mr P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi - 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/