G/SPS/N/NGA/7  
 
16 September 2015  
(15-4721)  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 Dr ug Administration and Control  
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): HS Code(s): 20  All fruit juices, nectar and fruit puree 
intended for sale to consumers (HS Code: 2009) 
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: Fruit Juice and Nectar Regulations 2005  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 13  
6. Description of content: This Regulation prohibits the manufacture, importation, 
advertisement, sale and distribution of any fruit juice or nectar which contains non-nutritive sweetener without the approval of the Agency (NAFDAC). 
It also defines fruit juices, nectar and fruit puree, and spells out their organoleptic 
properties, use and limits of food additives, maximum limits of contaminants. 
The Regulation specifies that the name of fruit juice should indicate its nature, and spells 
out penalties for violation. 
The Regulation contains 5 schedules: 1. Contains definition and composition of fruit juices nectar and fruit puree 
2. Contains the composition 
3. Minimum juice and/puree in fruit nectars 4. Uses and limits of food additives  5. Maximum limits of contaminants in fruit juice and nectars.   
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 247-2005 
[ ] 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/7 
 
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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: 
Available online at: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/re gulation/food-regulations  (available in 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The 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) : Regulation is 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) : 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:  
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/regu lation/food-regulations  
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:   
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/regu lation/food-regulations