G/SPS/N/IND/80  
 
19 July 2013  
(13-3868)  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, Ministry of Health 
and Family Welfare, Government of India 
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): Articles of Food as mentioned in the draft regulation. 
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 Safety and Standards (Food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2013.  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The Draft Food Safety and Standards (food Products 
Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2013 proposes changes in the 
scope and other elements of the 2011 Regulations. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] 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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  The 
contents of this notification are based on Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) conducted as 
per International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Numbers 2 and 11 
of International Plant Protection  and Convention (IPPC) of FAO.  
[ ] 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: 
Notification No 1-84/SP (Notification)/FSSAI-2012 dated 5.4.2013. (available in English) G/SPS/N/IND/80 
 
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  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) : It shall come into force on the date of its final publication 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) : 15 September 2013 
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:  
Shri Anil Mehta, Deputy Director, SPS Enquiry Point, Food Safety and Standards 
Authority of India(FSSAI), FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002  Tel: (+91 11) 2322 0997 
Fax: (+91 11) 2322 0994 
E-mail: anil.mehta76@yahoo.in  
13. Texts 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 (FSSAI), Government of 
India: http://www.fssai.gov.in/