WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/18 
16 October 2009 
 (09-5113) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  01. Quick frozen prawns or shrimps (SLS 10), 02. Coconut oil  (SLS 32), 03. 
Salt, Edible common (ordinary, washed and iodized) (SLS 79), 04. Salt, free flowing table 
(CS 80),  05. Cinnamon products  (SLS 81 ) 06.  Coconut, desiccated (SLS 98), 07. Pepper, 
whole black pepper and white pepper (SLS 105), 08. Cocoa beans (SLS 106), 09. Nutmeg 
and mace (SLS 113), 10. Chillies, ground ( SLS 117), 11. Curry powder (SLS 134), 12. 
Black Tea (SLS 135),  13. White bread (SLS 141), 14. Wheat flour (SLS 144), 15. Cocoa 
powder and cocoa-sugar mixtures (SLS 148) , 16. Cardamoms (SLS 166), 17. Vinegar, 
coconut SLS 168 18. Sweetened full cream c ondensed milk SLS 179 19. Milk, raw and 
processed SLS 181 20. Carbonated beverages SLS 183 21. Quick frozen lobsters SLS 188, 
22. Sugar, white SLS 191, 23. Fruit squashes,  fruit syrups and fruit cordials SLS 214, 24. 
Synthetic artificial cordials SLS 221, 25. I ce cream SLS 223,  26. Baking powder SLS 230,  
27. Sesame oil (sesame oil/gingelly oil) SLS 231, 28. Coriander powder SLS 232, 29. Beer 
and stout SLS 234, 30. Cloves SLS 241, ,31. Cashew nuts SLS 245, 32. Coriander, whole 
SLS 246, 33. Biscuits SLS 251,  34. Coffee, ground SLS 258,  35. Tomato sauce SLS 260, 
36. Jams, jellies, marmalades and preserves SLS 265, ,37. Pineapple, Canned SLS 266,  38. 
Fruit juices and Nectars SLS 1328, 39. Margarine SLS 277, 40. Butter SLS 279,  41. Papadam SLS 280, 42. Soya bean oil SLS 293, 43. Seame seeds (gingelly seeds) SLS 386, 44. Cocoa butter SLS 299, 45. Chocolate SLS 326, 46. Ghee (butter oil) SLS 340, 47. Bacon SLS 342, 48. Tomato juice, Canned SLS 390, 49. Pickles SLS 399, 50. Tea Pure 
instant SLS 401, 51. Cashew kernels SLS 405,  52. Red lentil SLS 896, 53. Malted foods 
SLS 897, 54. Textured Soya Protein SLS 898, 55.  Maize (corn) oil SLS 905, 56. Rice flour 
SLS 913, 57. Benzoic acid, Potassium benzoa te and Sodium benzoate (food grade) SLS 
915, 58. Milk added drinks SLS 917, 59. Cake  SLS 1074, 60. Kurakkan flour SLS 928, 61. 
Sodium bicarbonate, baking soda (Food gr ade) SLS 929, 62. Brilliant blue FCF-Food 
colouring matter SLS 940, 63. Indigo carmine-Food colouring matter SLS 941, 64. Green 
S-Food colouring matter - SLS 942, 65. Tomato  concentrates SLS 945, 66. Sunflower seed 
oil SLS 946, 67. Groundnut oil (Peanut oil) SLS 947, 68. Wafers SLS 1313, 69. Custard 
powder SLS 958, 70. Chicken eggs SLS 959, 71.  Palm stearin SLS 960, 72. Palm olein SLS 
961, 73. Corn flour SLS 964, 74. Green FCF - Food colouring matter SLS 966, 75. Frozen confection and freeze drinks SLS 967, 76. I ce for use in food processing and catering 
industries SLS 971, 77. Mushrooms Canned SLS 997,78. Jackfruit (ripe) Canned SLS 998, 
79. Soya flour SLS 1011, 80. Soya sauce SLS 1035, 81. Food supplement for infants and 
children, cereal based SLS 1036, 82. Water, bottled natural mineral SLS 1038, 83. Weaning 
foods, Canned SLS 1039, 84. Drinking Water,  bottled SLS 894, 85. Bakery fats SLS 1102, 
86. Fish Curry, Canned SLS 1106, 87. Quick frozen whole fish, fish fillets, steaks and  G/SPS/N/LKA/18 
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  minced fish SLS 1141, 88. Ham SLS 1146, 89. Poultry meat, frozen SLS 1161, 90. 
Extruded Snacks Ready to eat SLS 1162, 91. Rice flakes SLS 1179, 92. Baker’s yeast SLS 1188, 93. Table potatoes SLS 1217, 94. Meat products, comminuted SLS 1218, 95. Onions (big onions) SLS 1224, 96. Red onions SLS 1226, 97. Bananas, fresh SLS 1227, 98. Tomatoes, fresh SLS 1228, 99. Pineapples SLS 1229, 100. Chewing gum and bubble gum 
SLS 1265, 101. Coconut, Milk Powder SLS 1309, 102. Yogurt SLS 824 Pt. -2, 103. 
Lozenges SLS 585 Pt. -2, 104. Hard boiled suga r confectionary SLS 585 Pt. -3, 105. 
Gelatine based products SLS 585 Pt. -4, 106. P ectin based products SLS 585 Pt. -5, 107. 
Water, potable SLS 614 Pt1 and 2, 108. P asta products SLS 420, 109. Mustard seeds SLS 
434, 110. Carmoisine-Food colouring matte r SLS 437, 111. Ponceau 4R-Food colouring 
matter SLS 439, 112. Mango chutney SLS 446, 113. Bees honey SLS 464, 114. Jaggery 
SLS 521, 115. Mangoes, Canned SLS 536,  116. Fast Red E - Food colouring matter SLS 
565, 117. Chillie sauce SLS 581, 118. Toffees SLS 585- Pt 1, 119. Canned fish SLS 591, 
120. Sunset yellow FCF - Food colouring matter SLS 593, 121. Erythrosine BS-Food colouring matter SLS 594, 122. Copra SLS 612,  123. Turmeric powder SLS 613, 124. 
Glucose SLS 617, 125. Vinegar, artificial SLS 6 25, 126. Paddy SLS 632, 127. Rice, Milled 
SLS 633, 128. Fish Dried SLS 643, 129. Tartrazine-Food colouring matter - food grade SLS 649, 130. Infant formula (milk based) SLS 651, 131. Cow pea, whole SLS 662, 132. Green gram, whole SLS 663, 133. Soft dri nk powder mixes SLS 668, 134. Soya bean, 
whole SLS 669, 135. Coffee, green SLS 697, 136. Palm oil SLS 720, 137. Fruit drinks Ready-to-serve SLS 729, 138. Fruit cordial con centrates, fruit squash concentrates and fruit 
syrup concentrates SLS 730, 139. Milk powder SLS 731, 140. Buns SLS 737, 141. 
Groundnut, unshelled SLS 739, 142. Treacle SLS 772,  143. Cheese SLS 773, 144. 
Cuttlefish and squid, Quick frozen SLS 790, 145. Groundnut kernels SLS 793, 146. Black gram, whole SLS 794, 147. Maldive fish SLS 811, 148. Curd SLS 824-Pt – 1, 149. Gelatine (food grade) SLS 845, 150. Maize (corn) SLS 851, 151. Chillies, Dried whole SLS 853, 
152. Rice noodles SLS 858, 153. Potassium metabisulfite (food grade) SLS 860, 154. 
Sodium bisulfite and Sodium metabisulfite (food grade) SLS 861, 155. Palm kernel oil SLS 
862, 156. Sugar, brown SLS 883, 157. Semolin a (Farina) SLS 884, 158. Jelly crystals SLS 
885. 
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:  The Food (Adoption of Standards) Regulations 2008 
Language:  (Available in English, Sinhala and Tamil  Number of pages:  5, 4 and 5 
respectively   
6. Description of content:  These regulations cover 158 food items published by the Sri 
Lanka Standards Institution. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
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  [ ] 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?   
 [ ] 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:  N/A   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 February 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 December 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Deputy Director General 
Public Health Services I Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition 
"Suwasiripaya" 
No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Colombo – 10, Sri Lanka Tel:  +(94-11) 267 4682 Fax: +(94-11) 269 0035 E–mail:  codexlanka@health.gov.lk  
  dtcs@health.gov.lk 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Deputy Director General 
Public Health Services I Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition "Suwasiripaya" 
No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, 
Colombo – 10, Sri Lanka Tel:  +(94-11) 267 4682 Fax: +(94-11) 269 0035 E–mail:  codexlanka@health.gov.lk  
  dtcs@health.gov.lk