G/SPS/N/NGA/8  
 
16 September 2015  
(15-4722)  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 National 
Agency 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): Infant formula, follow up formula, any product used for 
feeding of infant, any product to be fed by  use of a feeding bottle, beverages, milk 
(0402.2110.00), cereals and other food intended for use by infant and young children 
(1901.1000.00, 2106.9010.000), feeding bottles (3924.9020.00), teats (4014.9010.00) and pacifier or products stated to promote breast feeding and such other products as 
may be specified by NAFDAC 
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: Marketing of Infant and Young Children Food and 
other products regulations 2005   Language(s): English  Number of pages: 11  
6. Description of content: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and 
Control (NAFDAC) Marketing of Infant and Young Children Food and Other Products 
Regulations 2005 specifies the application for registration, information and educational materials on infant feeding, restriction regarding information, educational materials and 
equipment, prohibition of advertisement or promotion of designated products, 
prohibition of promotion by manufacturers an d distributors and labelling of designated 
products. 
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 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 72-1981 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/NGA/8 
 
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  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: 
Marketing Breast Milk ACT of 1999 
Pre-packaged Food (labelling) Regulations 2005 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : This Regulation was adopted in 2005. 
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) : The 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:  
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/regulation  
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/regulation