G/SPS/N/NGA/12  
 
23 September 2015  
(15-4914)  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): Wine specified in schedule 1 to these regulations, 
Sparkling wine - HS Code: 2204.1000.00, Vermouth - HS Codes: 2205.1000.00, 
2205.9000.00, Cider - HS Code: 2206.0000.00 
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: Wine Regulations 2005  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 4  
6. Description of content: The National Agency for and Drug Administration and Control 
(NAFDAC) Wine regulations covers the use and limits of food additives in the 
manufacture of wine. It prescribes the labelling, names of wine to indicate the accurate nature of the wine and the advertisement of  such. It contains schedule that gives the 
classes of wine. It also prescribes the prohib ition, 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 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) 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/12 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: The 
pre-packaged Food (Labelling) regulations 2005 (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 2006. 
[ ] 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/regu lation/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:   
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/regu lation/food-regulations