G/SPS/N/LAO/2  
 
6 December 2017  
(17-6702) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health, Food and Drug Department  
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): Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Decision on Food Export -Import and Transit . 
Language(s): Laos.  Number of pages: 20 
http://www.laoftpd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=388&Itemid=33
6&lang=en  
6. Description of content: The decision defines  the principles, rules, procedures and 
measures for food and food additives to Lao PDR in order to ensure the quality standard, 
food safety and to protect public health for consumer s. 
The main contents of the announcement are as follows:  
 Import of Food: All food businesses are required to provide  relevant  document s by 
submit ting them to the Food and Drug Dep artment or Food and Drug Authority  in any 
province at least five w orking  days prior to the actual importation;  
 Transit of Food: Food b usinesses that transport food in transit through Lao PDR shall 
provide all required documents and submit them to the Food and Drug Dep artment or 
Food and Drug Authority in any province at least five working days before transit.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Al imentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
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?  G/SPS/N/LAO/2  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Department of Foreign Trade and Policy  
Ministry of Industry and Commerce  
Phonxay Road, Saysettha district, Vientiane capita l city 
Tel: +(856 21) 450066  
Fax: +(856 21) 450066  
E-mail: sps-tbt_notification@laoftpd.com  
 phetlany@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Foreign Trade and Policy  
Ministry of Industry and Commerce  
Phonxay Road, Saysettha district, Vientiane capital city  
Tel: +(856 21) 450066  
Fax: +(856 21) 450066  
E-mail: sps-tbt_notification@laoftpd.com  
 phetlany@gmail.com