G/SPS/N/IND/175  
 
21 February 2017  
(17-1042) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary 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): Special dietary foods with low -sodium content (including 
salt substitutes)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant 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, 2017 . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relat es to standards for 
special dietary foods with low -sodium content (including salt substitutes).  
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 standard? If so, identify the  standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 53 -1981 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] Internat ional 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: 
F.No.  Stds/03/Notification(LS)/FSSAI -2017:  
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-notifications.html  
(available in English)  G/SPS/N/IND/175  
 
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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 month s 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 
notificati on and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 April 2017  
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 Direct or 
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: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http:// www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National 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: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website : http://www.fssai.gov.in/