G/SPS/N/LKA/38  
 
4 December 2015  
(15-6414)  Page: 1/3  
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  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food 
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 Labelling and Advertising) 
Regulations 2015  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 24 
http://www.health.gov.lk/en/FOOD WEB/files/regulations.html  
6. Description of content: These Draft regulations on Food (Labelling and Advertising) 
set out several requirements: 
 Any food contained in a package or container should be labelled in accordance with 
these regulations otherwise, no person can transport, distribute, store, sell, offer for sale, expose or keep for sa le or advertise for sale; 
 The main panel of the package or container should indicate: 
a. The common name in any two of the three languages; 
b. The brand name or trade name; 
c. The net contents of the package or container; 
 Any panel should include in any one or more of the three languages the following 
information: 
a. A complete list of ingredients; 
b. The name and address of the manufacturer/distributor; 
c. In the case of imported food products: 
i. Name and address of the importer; 
ii. Name and address of the packer or distributor in Sri Lanka; 
d. The batch number or code number; 
e. The date of manufacture; 
f. In the case of food imported in bulk and repacked: 
i. The date of manufacture; 
ii. The date of repacking; 
g. The country of origin, in the case of imported foods; 
h. Consumer warnings, if any; 
 The international symbol for ionizing radiation should be indicated in green, in close 
proximity to the common name. The label on the food which has been treated with ionizing radiation should also carry a written statement indicating the type of 
treatment and this statement should be in close proximity to the common name of 
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   A valid certificate from an accredited agency or competent authority must be 
produced in order to label food as organic; 
 Prior written approval from the Chief Food Authority is required in order to have a 
label or advertisement which contains a health claim or nutrient function claim relating to any food. 
The regulations also include the following schedules: 
 Schedule I - Regulation 4 (1)(a); 
 Schedule II - Regulation 5 (c); 
 Schedule III - Regulation 7 (2); 
 Schedule IV - Nutrition Labelling; 
 Schedule V - Nutrient Reference Value (NRV); 
 Schedule VI - Use of Nutrition and Health claims; 
 Schedule VI - Conditions for Nutrient Contents; 
 Schedule VIII - Recommended Dietary Allowances for Sri Lankans (RDA) 2007; 
 Schedule IX - List of permitted vitamins, minerals, amino acids, nucleotides which 
may be added to foods. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) CAC/GL 1 - 1979, CAC/GL 2 - 1985, CAC/GL23 – 
1997 
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2015 
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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Director General of Health Services 
Ministry of Health 
"Suwasiripaya" No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 
Sri Lanka G/SPS/N/LKA/38 
 
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  Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860 
Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869 E-mail: codexcontact@gmail.com 
 dr.mahipala@gmail.com 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Director General of Health Services  
Ministry of Health 
"Suwasiripaya" 
No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha Colombo - 10 Sri Lanka 
Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860 
Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869 E-mail: codexcontact@gmail.com 
 dr.mahipala@gmail.com