G/SPS/N/SYC/4  
 
27 April 2018  
(18-2646) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: SEYCHELLES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Public Health Authority , Ministry of Health  
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): All food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent releva nt or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: S.I .. of 2018 Draft Food Act (Temperature Control) 
Regulations, 2018 . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/SYC/18_2238_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
 To address the need of having regulatory limits for keeping ready -to-eat and frozen 
food for sale to the public at a temperature range that would ensure their safety by 
preventing the multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms or formation of toxins;  
 To prevent temperature abuse during handling and transporting of  high risk foods 
hence preventing spoilage and preserving the quality and integrity of these food.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terr itory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/RCP43R -1995, CAC/RCP8 -1976 
[ ] World O rganization 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:  G/SPS/N/SYC/4  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 June 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Trade Division  
Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning  
P.O Box 313  
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles  
E-mail: enquirywto@finance.gov.sc  
Tel: +(248) 438 2000  
Website: http://www.seychellestradeportal.gov.sc  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of  other body:   
Trade Division,  
Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning  
P.O Box 313  
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles  
Tel: +(248) 438 2000  
E-mail : enquirywto@finance.gov.sc  
Website: http://www.seychellestradeportal.gov.sc