G/SPS/N/LKA/39  
 
1 June 2016  
(16-2949)  Page: 1/2  
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): Sugar levels in carbonated beverages, ready to serve 
beverages other than milk based products, fruit nectar and fruit juices 
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 (Colour Coding for Sugar Levels) 
Regulations 2016  Language(s): English, Sinhala and Tamil  Number of pages: 8 
http://www.health.gov.lk/en/FOOD WEB/files/regulations.html  
6. Description of content:  
These regulations on Food (Colour Coding for Sugar Levels) cover: 
No person can sell, offer for sale, distribute or advertise:  
a. Carbonated beverages, 
b. Ready to serve beverages other than milk based products, 
c. Fruit nectar, 
d. Fruit juices. 
Unless the container or the package is labelled with the following mandatory 
requirements: 
a. Numerical description of the sugar content. 
b. Description of the relative sugar level. c. A colour code displayed in schedule II. 
d. The diameter of the inner circle in logo specifies the colour relating to a particular 
sugar level should not be less than 1 cm. 
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:  
[ ] 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/LKA/39 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] 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: 
Food (Colour Coding for Sugar Levels) Regulations 2016, published in the Gazette 
Extraordinary No. 1965/18 of 3 May 2016(available in English, Sinhala and Tamil) 
(electronic English version also available) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 May 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 May 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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 
Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860 Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869 
E-mail: dr.mahipala@gmail.com 
 lankacodex@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: dr.mahipala@gmail.com 
 lankacodex@gmail.com