G/SPS/N/IND/154  
 
9 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanit ary 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), Ministry of 
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India  
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): Vanilla, coconut milk, coconut cream, dried apricots, 
cocoa beans, arecanuts or b etelnuts or supari, cinnamon (dalchini) whole, cinnamon 
(dalchini) powder and seasoning for noodles and pasta  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countrie s:   
5. Title of the notified document: The draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016   Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 12 
6. Description of content: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Fo od Products Standards 
and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 relating to "Fruit & Vegetable 
products" in Regulation 2.3.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ]  protect territory 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 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 standar d?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/IND/154  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Draft F.No.Stds/F&VP/Notification  (01)/FSSAI -2016: 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Draft_WTO_SPS_Notification_Microbio_Fruits_Veg
_12_07_2016.pdf  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoptio n (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 on the date of their final publicati on 
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) : 8 October 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Not ification 
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 De lhi- 110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 23237419  
Fax: +(001) 23220994  
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 available) 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) 23237419  
Fax: +(001) 23220994  
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/