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G/SPS/N/LKA/28 
21 September 2011  
 (11-4562) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 (Antioxidants) Regulations - 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:  Food (Antioxidants) Regulations - 2009 
Language(s):  English , Sinhala and Tamil  Number of pages:  10 
6. Description of content:   
These regulations on food (a ntioxidants) cover:  
 the control of manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, storage, distribution, 
transport, use or advertisement; 
 the use of permitted antioxidants only; 
 the food intended for infants and young children that should not contain the 
following:  INS  No: : 310, 311, 312, 320, 319 
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 G/SPS/N/LKA/28 
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  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:  Food 
(Antioxidants) Regulations - 2009, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1617/16 of 
1 September 2009 (available in English, Sinhala and Tamil. Electronic English version also 
available). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  We regret to inform that due to an oversight this regulation had not 
been notified before its entry into force. 
However, Sri Lanka wishes to accept any comment  for consideration for future amendment. 
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   ddgphs@gmail.com  codexcontact@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   ddgphs@gmail.com 
 codexcontact@gmail.com