G/SPS/N/NGA/6  
 
16 September 2015  
(15-4718)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NIGERIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: National Agency for Food and Dr ug Administration and Control  
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): HS Code(s): 18 
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: Cocoa Products Regulations 2005  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 9  
6. Description of content: Cocoa Products Regulations 2005 defines the categories of 
cocoa products. 
It also defines the compositions and properties of cocoa products, permitted additives, 
maximum limits of contaminants, labelling of such products, ash limit of cocoa products 
processed with alkali and conditions for claim that food is cocoa based.  
This Regulation contains 3 schedules: schedule 1 defines cocoa products composition 
and properties, schedule 2 provides list of permitted additives to be used and their 
maximum limits while schedule 3 states the limits of contaminants in cocoa products. 
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:  
[X] 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) Codex STAN 141-1983 
[ ] 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 
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:   G/SPS/N/NGA/6 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette Regulations 2005 
NAFDAC Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulations  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : This regulation was adopted in 2005. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Already published 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Already in force. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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:  
Ms Flora Mari 
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulations  
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:   
Ms Flora Mari  
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist 
Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulations