G/SPS/N/IND/113  
 
9 September 2015  
(15-4619)  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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fish and fish 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: Food Safety and Standard (Contaminants, Toxins and 
Residues) Amendment  Regulation, 2015, dated 12 June 2015  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 3  
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and 
Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2015, prescrib es the limits of biotoxins in fish and 
fish products and the amendment to the standards [Food Safety and Standards 
(Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011]. 
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 STAN 292-2008: Standard for live and raw 
bivalve mollusks (Amendment 2013), General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxins in Foods and Feed (Codex STAN 193-1995) 
[ ] 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/IND/113 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Gazette of India Extraordinary PART III - Section 4(i), dated 12 June 2015 (available in English and Hindi) 
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 with effect from the ensuing 
1 January or 1 July of the year, as the ca se may be, subject to a minimum of 180 days 
from  the date of final notification of these regulations 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 November 2015 
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:  
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: +(011) 2322 0994 
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com 
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
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:   
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: +(011) 2322 0994 
E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/