. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/16 
15 October 2009 
 (09-5046) 
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):  Formaldehyde in fish 
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 (Formaldehyde in Fish) regulations 2009 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  1   
6. Description of content:   
These regulations cover: • the control of import, manufacture, transport, distribution, sale, offer or storage of any 
fish containing formaldehyde; 
• the limit of formaldehyde in fish; • Health certificate issued by the national authority of the exporting countrie. 
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:  
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/LKA/16 
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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:  N/A   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  8 March 2010   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  8 March 2010   
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) :  14 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