G/SPS/N/NGA/5  
 
8 September 2015  
(15-4600)  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):  
HS Code(s): 22  Spirit drinks 
HS Code: 2208 
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: Spirit drinks Regulations 2005  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 7  
6. Description of content: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and 
Control (NAFDAC) Spirit Drinks Regulations 2005 covers the use and limit of food 
additives in the manufacture of spirit drinks and restriction on sale of alcoholic spirits. It stipulates the packaging/labelling S.I No. of 2005, covering the advertisement of spirits 
and the specifications for alcoholic spirits provided in Schedules of II-V of these 
Regulations. It prescribes the prohibition, penalties and forfeiture to the agency of the violating products and accessories. 
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 stan dard? 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) General Standards for labelling of Pre-packaged 
foods Codex STAN 1-1985 
[ ] 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/5 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Pre-Packed Food (L abelling) Regula tions 2005 and the Food Products 
(Advertisement) Regulations 2005 http://www.nafdac.gov .ng/regulation/food-
regulations  (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation was adopted in 2006. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Already published. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 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 (Desk Officer) 
Food Safety and Applied Nutr ition Directorate (FSAN)-NAFDAC 
Food safety/codex Division-SPS Unit 
445, Herbert Macaulay way, Yaba E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng 
Text can be found on the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, Regulations 2005 
Available online at: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/re gulation/food-regulations  
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  
Also available online at: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation