G/SPS/N/NGA/14  
 
23 September 2015  
(15-4916)  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): 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: Food Additives regulation 2005  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 6  
6. Description of content: The regulation requires that no person shall manufacture, 
import, export, distribute, advertise, display for sale or sell any substance or mixture of substances for use as a food additive, unless the label carries a quantitative statement 
o f  t h e  a m o u n t  o f  e a c h  a d d i t i v e  p r e s e n t ,  o r  c a r r i e s  a  c o m p l e t e  l i s t  o f  f o o d  a d d i t i v e s  
present in descending order of their proportions, including directions for their use which, if followed, shall produce a food that shall not contain such additives in excess of the 
amount prescribed in the Codex standards for f ood additives. It prohibits the sale of food 
containing non-permitted food additives. It also prescribes penalties for violation. 
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) Codex general standards for food additives (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/NGA/14 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation was adopted in 2005. 
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 entered into force in 2005. 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
NAFDAC National enquiry point  
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  
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:   
NAFDAC National enquiry point  
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