G/SPS/N/IND/99  
 
16 April 2015  
(15-2042)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Steviol Glycoside 
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 Safety and Standard (Food Product Standard 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2015, dated 6 February 2015  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 3  
6. Description of content: The draft Food Safety and Standard (Food Product Standard 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation , 2015, details the standards of Steviol 
Glycoside in various food articles, [Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standard 
and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011: Regulation 3.1.3, 3.2.2]. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) (e.g. title or serial number or codex standard or 
related text): GSFA, Dairy-based drinks, flavoured and/or fermented 
(e.g., chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking yoghurt, whey-based drinks) of 
food category 1.1.2, Dairy-based desserts (e.g., pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) of food category 1.7, Fr uit and vegetable nectars of food 
category 14.1.3, water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport", "energy" or 
"electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks of food category 14.1.4, Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet of food category 3.0, Jams, jellies, marmalades of 
food category 4.1.2.5, chewing gum of food category 5.3. 
[ ] 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   G/SPS/N/IND/99 
 
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   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: The 
Gazette of India Extraordinary PART III - Section 4, dated 6 February 2015 (available in 
English and Hindi) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Will come into force after a minimum period of six months from 
the date of final 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) : 15 June 2015 
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:  
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: baranip@yahoo.com Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
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:   
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)232 20994 
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/