G/SPS/N/NGA/4  
 
2 September 2015  
(15-4434)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NIGERIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and  
Control (NAFDAC) 
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 grade salt (HS Code: 25) 
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 Grade (Table or Cooking) Salt Regulations 2005  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 4  
6. Description of content: Food Grade (Table or Cooking Salt) Regulations 2005 specifies 
the limits of additives of food grade salt as  provided in Schedule 1 and the expected 
maximum limits of contaminants in food grade salt provided in Schedule 2. It also 
contains provisions for the labelling and hygi ene requirements of Food Grade (Table or 
Cooking Salt). 
The regulations further prescribe prohibitions, penalties and forfeiture for violators of the 
regulations. 
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) Codex STAN 150-1985 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/NGA/4 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, No 55, Vol. 93 of 2006 (S.I No. 36 of 2005) http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation has already been adopted. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation is already published. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable as regulation has already entered into force. 
[ ] 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: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ms Flora Mari 
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng Also available online at: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Flora Mari  
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist 
Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
Also available online at: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation