G/SPS/N/LKA/40  
 
7 January 2019  
(19-0066) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: SRI LANKA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food Control Administration Unit  
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): Bottled or packaged natural mineral water and bottled or packaged 
drinking water  
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: Draft Food (Bottled or Packaged Water) Regulations - 
2018. Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 23 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/LKA/19_0082_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
These standards apply  for: 
 bottled or packaged natural mineral water; and  
 bottled or packaged drinking water.  
The regulations set out the following requirements for bottled or packaged natural mineral 
water and bottled or packaged drinking water:  
 No person shall:  
• obtain water from any source unless such source has been registered with the 
Chief Food Authority;  
• use any premises for bottle or package natural mineral water or drinking water 
unless such premises have been registered with the Chief Food Authority ; and 
• import bottled or p ackaged natural mineral water or drinking water, without 
obtaining a Certificate of Registration on that behalf from the Chief Food 
Authority,  
provided however that in the case of imported bottled or packaged natural mineral 
water or drinking water a healt h certificate shall be obtained  from the Competent 
Authority in charge of food safety of the country of export;  
 No person shall expose for sale, sell, distribute, transport or advertise any bottled or 
packaged natural mineral water or drinking water unless  such product:  
• has been duly registered with the Chief Food Authority; and  
• complies with the provisions of these regulations.  G/SPS/N/LKA/40  
 
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  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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 227 -2001, CODEX STA N 108 -1981, 
CODEX STAN 1 -1985, CODEX STAN 234 -1999 
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from dat e of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] 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 March 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
National Notification Authority:  
Dr Anil Jasinghe  
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  
No. 385, Rev. Badde gama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha  
Colombo 10  
Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860  
Mobile: +(94 77) 738 3758  
Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869  
E-mail: dghs@health.gov.lk  
Website: http://www.health.gov.lk  G/SPS/N/LKA/40  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point:  
Dr Lakshman Gamlath  
Deputy Director General, Environmental, Occupational Health  and Food Safety  
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  
No. 385 Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha  
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka  
Tel: +(94 11) 267 2004  
Fax: +(94 11) 267 2004  
E-mail: ddgeohfs@health.gov.lk  
 codexlanka@health.gov.lk  
Website: http://www.health.gov.lk