G/SPS/N/IND/148  
 
24 May 2016  
(16-2805)  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): Food and food products 
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: The draft Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and 
Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2016  Language(s): English  Number 
of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The draft Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and 
Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulation s, 2016 related to the prohibition of use of 
carbide gas in ripening of fruits. 
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:  
[ ] 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)   
[ ] 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: 
Draft F.No.Stds/F&VP/Notification (02)/FSSAI-2016 (available in English). 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Draft _WTO_SPS_Notification_Cabine_Gas_Fruits_
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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 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) : 23 July 2016 
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: +(001) 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:   
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: +(001) 2322 0994 E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/