G/SPS/N/IND/159  
 
20 September 2016  
(16-4997) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitar y 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): Adoption of 46 BIS standards for food additives  
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, 2016 . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 34 
6. Descriptio n of content: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 relating to adoption of 46 BIS 
standards for food additives.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant p rotection, 
[X] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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: 
F.No.1/Ad ditives/Stds/BIS  Notifications/FSSAI -2016, available in English:  
http://fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Draft_WTO_SPS_Notification_BIS_Stan_29_06_2016.p
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  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) : 19 November 2016  
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: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  Natio nal 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: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.i n/