G/SPS/N/LAO/1  
 
6 June 2013  
(13-2948)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health 
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: Proposal to amend food law  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 23 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/LAO/13_2140_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Law defines principles, regulations and measures on the 
management, monitoring and inspection of food and food business to ensure quality, effectiveness, and safety aiming at protection consumers' health. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 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)    
[ ] 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) : Mid-July 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not available G/SPS/N/LAO/1 
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 180 days after the president of Lao PDR issues the promulgation 
Decree. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health 
Samsenthai Road, Ban Thatkhao, Sisattanack District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR Tel: +(856 21) 214 000 
Fax: +(856 21) 214 003 
E-mail: contact@moh.gov.la 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Foreign Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Commerce  
Phonxay Road, Ban Phonexay , Xaysettha District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR 
P.O.Box 4107 Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: +(856 21) 450 065 
Fax: +(856 21) 450 066 
E-mail: sps_tbt_notification@laoftpd.com Website: http://www.laoftpd.com