G/SPS/N/NPL/41  
19 June 2023  
(23-4161) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEPAL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal  
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):  All food products  
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:  Proposed prohibition on use of inked paper . 
Language(s):  Nepali . Number of pages:  1 
https://spsenquiry.gov.np/?p=349  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NPL/23_10330_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, 
Ministr y of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal has proposed the prohibition of 
use of inked paper as direct food contact materials in order to protect the health of 
consumers by controlling the quality and safety of the food products and facilitating fa ir 
trade.  
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 standard? If s o, 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 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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/NPL/41  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After publication in Nepal Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After approval from Cabinet of Minister of 
Nepal.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : After publication in Nepal Gazette.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 August 2023  
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:   
Mr. Mohan Krishna Maharjan  
Senior Food Research Officer  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Kathmandu, Nepal  
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
 mkmaharjan@gmail.com  
Ms. Radha Devi Sharma  
Food Research Officer  
National SPS Notification Authority  
Ministry Of Agriculture and Livestock Development  
E-mail: internationaltrade.moad@gmail.com  
 sharmadradha@gmail.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. Mohan Krishna Maharjan  
Senior Food Research Officer  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control  
Kathmandu, Nepal  
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np  
 mkmaharjan@gmail.com