G/SPS/N/IND/164  
 
19 January 2017  
(17-0361) 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 spec ified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Revision of standards for Cane Jaggery or Cane Gur and 
Sodium Saccharin (food grade) and standards for Calcium Saccharin (food grade)  
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: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives)  Amendment Regulations, 2017 . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 4 
6. Description of content: The D raft Food Safety and Standards ( Food Produc ts 
Standards and Food Additives)  Amendment Regulations, 2017 details the revision of 
standards for Cane Jagge ry or Cane Gur and Sodium Saccharin (food grade) and 
standards for Calcium Saccharin (food grade).  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Healt h (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:   G/SPS/N/IND/164  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Draft file No. Stds/SCSS&H/Notification(03)/FSSAI -2016:  
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-notifications.html  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
Proposed dat e 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) : 20 March 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Add ress, 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: baranip@yahoo.com  
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 availab le) 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 1681  
Fax: +(011) 2322 0994  
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/