G/SPS/N/NGA/3  
 
2 September 2015  
(15-4431)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NIGERIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control 
(NAFDAC) 
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): Non-nutritive sweeteners in food products 
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: Non-Nutritive Sweeteners in Food 2005  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Non-nutritive sweeteners in food 2005 covers the condition for 
use of non-nutritive sweeteners in food and the label declaration for foods containing 
non-nutritive sweeteners. 
It further prescribes prohibitions, penalties an d forfeiture for violators of the regulations. 
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, No 55, Vol. 93 of 2006 (S.I No. 34 of 2005) 
(available in English) G/SPS/N/NGA/3 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation has already been adopted. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation has already been 
published. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation is already in force. 
[ ] 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 as regulation is already in force. 
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:  
Ms Flora Mari 
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
NAFDAC 
E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
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:   
Ms Flora Mari  
Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist 
Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition NAFDAC E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation