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G/SPS/N/LKA/32 
27 September 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Registration of the following food products: 
 Full cream milk powder 
 Partly skimmed or low fat milk powder  
 Skimmed milk powder or non-fat milk powder 
 Infant formulae and follow on formulae  
 Any other fortified or formulated milk powder 
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:  Food (Registration of Food Products) Regulation - 2012 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Regulation covers: 
 the control of import, manufacture, pack, rep ack, storage, sell, offer for sale, keep for 
sale, transport or advertisement of above food products; 
 a prior registration, under the Chief Food Au thority, is required for the above food 
products. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 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)    G/SPS/N/LKA/32 
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  [ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  N/A   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 December 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 December 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 June 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Additional Secretary / Medical Services 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" 
No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 SRI LANKA Tel:  +(94) 11 2693 175 Fax:  +(94) 11 2691 605 
E-mail: codexlanka@health.gov.lk  OR codexcontact@gmail.com   
 dr.mahipala@gmail.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Additional Secretary / Medical Services 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 
SRI LANKA Tel:  +(94) 11 2693 175 Fax:  +(94) 11 2691 605 E-mail: codexlanka@health.gov.lk  OR codexcontact@gmail.com   
 dr.mahipala@gmail.com