. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NPL/14 
16 August 2010 
 (10-4332) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEPAL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Government of Nepal, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, 
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control 
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):  Fortified wheat flour 
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 mandatory quality standard for fortified wheat 
flour  Language:  Nepali  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The Department of Food Tec hnology and Quality Control 
proposes the quality standards for fortified wheat flour: 
• as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; 
• to monitor export / import of these food products;  and 
• to make available safe and qualit y food products to the consumer. 
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 
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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:  Available in 
Nepali 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After publication in the Nepal Gazette. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  After publication in the Nepal 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) :  15 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:   
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control 
Fax:  +(977) 1426 2337 E-mail:  dgdftqc@mail.com.np; dftqc@ mail.com.np; spsnepal@ntc.net.np 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The texts will be available from:  
Joint Secretary and Focal Point for National Notification Authority of SPS 
Agri-business Promotion and Statistics Division Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kathmandu Government of Nepal 
Fax:  +(977) 1422 5825 
E-mail:  fulgen_1@yahoo.com;  dkppant@moac.gov.np 
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control 
SPS National Enquiry Point Babarmahal, Kathmandu Government of Nepal 
Fax:  +(977) 1426 2337 
E-mail:  spsnepal@ntc.net.np, dgdf tqc@mail.com.np, dftqc@mail.com.np