G/SPS/N/NGA/19  
 
14 May 2018  
(18-2877) 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: Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food and feed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft "Food Safety and Quality Bill, 2017" . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 30 
6. Description of content: The Act underscores the regulatory framework to: protect the 
health of consumers from food and animal feed hazard; establish the general principles of 
official control of food and feed safety, the requirements of food and feed business 
operators; and define the functions and powe rs of institutions of Federal and State 
Governments with the objective of ensuring that food and feed safety risks are effectively 
managed and that food is of the nature, substance and quality expected by the consumer.  
The bill covers:  
 Principles of food s afety;  
 General requirements for food and feed safety and quality; and  
 Official testing and reference laboratories.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/RCP 1 -1969 
[X] World O rganization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2017) 
Section 3: Chapters 3.1 and 3.4 
[ ] 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/19  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after adoption.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Food Safety and Quality Programme  
Food Safety and Drug Services Department  
Federal Ministry of Health  
Federal Secretariat Complex  
FCT Abuja  
E-mail: foodsafety.fmoh@hotmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr Fubara A. Chuku  
National Coordinator, Food Safety and Quality  Programme  
Food Safety and Quality Programme  
Food Safety and Drug Services Department  
Federal Ministry of Health  
Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III  
FCT Abuja  
Mobile: +(234 0) 70 6220 0222  
E-mail: fubarachuku@yahoo.com