G/SPS/N/AFG/2  
 
8 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: AFGHANISTAN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministries of Public Heath and Agriculture irrigation and Livestock  
3. Products covered (provide tariff i tem number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food 
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: Law on Food Safety   Language(s): Dari/Pashto   
Number of pages: 30 
6. Description of content: Pursuant to Articles 11, 13 and 14 of the Constitution of the 
Islamic Republic of Afghanis tan, this Law provides the conditions to protect human 
health and life; improve the livelihood of citizens and food safety; ensure the safety of 
imported, exported, and domestic produced foods; and to ensure  the provision of safe 
and quality food ; in accor dance with international obligations including relevant WTO 
agreements.  
The Law contains a total of six chapters, comprising 30 articles, dealing with:  
I. General Provisions;  
II. Food Safety Control Responsibility;  
III. Food and its Trade Requirements;  
IV. Inspections;  
V. Penalties; and  
VI. Miscellaneous.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is the re a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 Healt h Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)    
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/AFG/2  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviat es from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry in to force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 2016  
[ ] 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 au thority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  nationalenquirypoint.af@gmail.com  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notific ation Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
 Dr Ahmad Faridon: ahmad.faridon@mail.gov.af  
 Abdul Hadi Qarluq: hadi.qarluq@mail.gov.af