G/SPS/N/IND/184  
 
31 July 2017  
(17-4174) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phy tosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as speci fied in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific re gions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Import) 
Amendment Regulations, 2017.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Draft Food Safety and Standards (Import) Amendment 
Regulatio ns, 2017 relating to clause related to expiry of product at the time of port 
clearance and sanitary export certificate.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there 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 Organizati on for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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: 
F.No.  REG/11/25/Import amendment/FSSAI -2017 
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss -legislation/wto -notifications/wto -sps-notifications.html  
(available in English)  G/SPS/N/IND/184  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be deci ded. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be decided.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the 
Official Gazette.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Nationa l Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Mr P. Karthikeyan  
Assistant Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 23 237419  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, http://www.fssai.gov.in  
Mr P. Karthikeyan  
Assistant Director  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Food Sa fety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 23237419  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/