G/SPS/N/IND/161  
 
10 October 2016  
(16-5450) 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 spec ified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food and 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: The draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 25 
6. Description of content: The dra ft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to Vertical 
Standards of Fish and Fish Products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protec t 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard  or related text) : CODEX STAN 92 -1981, CODEX STAN 36 -1981, 
CODEX STAN 190 -1995, CODEX STAN 191 -1998, CODEX STAN 311 -2013 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Pl ant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] 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: 
F.No.1 -10(8)/standards/SP(Fish  and Fisheries  Products)/FSSAI -2013:  
http://w ww.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Draft_WTO_SPS_Notification_Fish_Vertical_Stan_
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  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 on the date of their final publication 
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) : 9 December 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Mr P. Karthikey an 
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: +(001) 2322 0994  
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) 2323 7419  
Fax: +( 001) 2322 0994  
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/