G/SPS/N/IND/178  
 
4 May 2017  
(17-2431) 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 speci fied in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Draft Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) 
Regulations, 2017  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pr acticable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) 
Regulations, 2017.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 3 
6. Description of content: The Draft F ood Safety and Standards (Organic Foods ) 
Regulations, 2017 related to o rganic food. 
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 standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
F.No. CPB/03/Standards/FSSAI/2016  
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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) : 3 July 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 Director  
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
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:   
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Assistant Direc tor 
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 2323 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http:/ /www.fssai.gov.in