G/SPS/N/NGA/15  
 
30 September 2015  
(15-5037)  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): Milk and dairy products (HS Codes: Chapter 4) 
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: Milk and Dairy Products Regulations 2005  
Language(s): English Number of pages: 14 
6. Description of content: The regulation stipulates that no milk or dairy products shall 
be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised , sold or distributed in Nigeria, unless it 
has been registered in accordance with the provisions of the regulations. It contains 
definitions, compositions and label designations for milk and dairy products. 
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 general standard for milk powders and cream 
powders (Codex STAN 207-1999) 
[ ] 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:     G/SPS/N/NGA/15 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation has already been adopted. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : The regulation has 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 2005. 
[ ] 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 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if availabl e) 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