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G/SPS/N/LKA/31 
27 September 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food (Hygiene) Regulations 
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:  Food (Hygiene) Regulations - 2011  Language(s):  
English, Sinhala and Tamil  Number of pages:  31 
6. Description of content:  These regulations on food (hygiene ) apply to all establishments 
dealing with the processing, storage, transport,  sale of food, distribution, any other matters 
related to food establishment and handling with regard to food hygiene practices. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius 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)    
[ ] 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/LKA/31 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food 
(Hygiene) Regulations - 2011, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1742/26 of 
26 January 2012 (available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.  Electronic English version also 
available). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  26 January 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  26 January 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  26 July 2012 
[ ] 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 handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Additional Secretary / Medical Services 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" 
No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 SRI LANKA Tel:  +(94) 11 2693 175 Fax:  +(94) 11 2691 605 E-mail: codexlanka@health.gov.lk  OR codexcontact@gmail.com   
 dr.mahipala@gmail.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Additional Secretary / Medical Services 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 
SRI LANKA Tel:  +(94) 11 2693 175 Fax:  +(94) 11 2691 605 E-mail: codexlanka@health.gov.lk  OR codexcontact@gmail.com   
 dr.mahipala@gmail.com