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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/21 
23 August 2010 
 (10-4423) 
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):  Food additives - General 
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 Draft Food (Additives - Ge neral) Regulations 2010 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  These Food (Additives - General) Regulations cover: 
− Control of import, manufacture, offer for sale,  advertise for sale, transport, distribute, 
store or introduce into or on any food. 
− The following shall be written in the labe l on a package containing a food additive: 
• The chemical name of the food additive, INS number (or E number) and 
the class of the food additive as permitted;  and  
• A statement giving directions for its storage. 
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)   
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/LKA/21 
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   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:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  19 January 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  19 January 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 October 2010 
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:   
Additional Secretary/Medical Services 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 
Sri Lanka Tel:  +(94 11) 269 3175 Fax:  +(94 11) 269 1605 E-mail:  codexlanka@health.gov.lk OR codexcontact@gmail.com  
 ddgphs@gmail.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Additional Secretary/Medical Services 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha Colombo - 10 
Sri Lanka 
Tel:  +(94 11) 269 3175 Fax:  +(94 11) 269 1605 E-mail:  codexlanka@health.gov.lk OR codexcontact@gmail.com   ddgphs@gmail.com