G/SPS/N/IND/108
5 August 2015
(15-4038)  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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Standards for Food Additives 
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 Standard (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2015  Language(s): English  
Number of pages: 319  
6. Description of content: The draft amendment notification of Food Safety and 
Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 details the Standards for Food Additives for use in certain food categories or individual food items. 
[Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 
2011; Regulation 3.1 and Appendix A] 
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) GSFA, "Codex General Standard for Food Additives" 
(GSFA, Codex STAN 192-1995) 
[ ] 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/IND/108 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Gazette of India Extraordinary PART III – Section 4, [Pre-draft F. No. 11/09/Reg/Harmoniztn/2014 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.   
Proposed date 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 with effect from the ensuing 
1 January or 1 July of the year, as the case may be, subject to minimum of 180 days 
from the date of final notification of these regulations 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) : 4 October 2015 
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:  
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 7419 Fax: +(011)2322 0994 
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com 
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
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:   
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 7419 Fax: +(011)2322 0994 
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com 
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/