G/SPS/N/IND/167  
 
10 February 2017  
(17-0836) Page: 1/2 
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 spec ified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Shea Butter, Borneo Tallow/ illipe butter and fatty acid 
composition of various edible oils  
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: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 4  
6. Description of content: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 regarding insertion of new standards 
for Shea butter and Borneo tallow and inclusion of fatty acid composition for various 
edible vegetable oils.  
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 th ere 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 210 -1999, CODEX STAN 33 -1981 
[ ] 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/167  
 
- 2 - 
 
  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft file No . Stds/O&F/Notification(5)/FSSAI -2017 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/dam/jcr:5a5147be -b9cf-4fc4-99c7-
62d107e076ec/Draft_WTO_SPS_Notification_Butter_Fatty_Acid_16_01_2017.pdf  
(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) : They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the 
Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 April 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:  
Mr P. Karthikeyan  
Assistant Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323  7419 
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  
Assistant Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323  7419 
Fax: +(011) 2322  0994 
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www .fssai.gov.in