G/SPS/N/IND/203  
 
30 January 2018  
(18-0688) 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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practic able: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, 
Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional 
food and  Novel food) amendment Regulations, 2018 . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 45 
6. Description of content: The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, 
Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functio nal 
food and Novel food) amendment Regulations, 2018  are related to the revision of the List 
of plant or botanical ingredients,  the List of ingredients as Nutraceuticals,  the List of 
strains as probiotics,  the List of prebiotic compounds and certain other amendments.  
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:  
[ ] 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) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/IND/203  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Draft F. No. Stds./03/Notification(Nutra)/FSSAI -2017 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-notifications.html  
(available in English)  
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) : 31 March 2018  
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) 23231681  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
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 availa ble) 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) 23231681  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/