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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/3 
28 February 2006 
 (06-0848) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SRI LANKA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit, Ministry of Healthcare & 
Nutrition.  
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):  Bottled or packaged drinking water.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting bottled or packaged drinking water to Sri Lanka.  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Food (bottled or 
packaged water) Regulations-2005.  The docum ent is in 3 languages, Sinhala, Tamil & 
English– 29 pages (Total).  
6. Description of content:  These regulations stipulate that: 
(1). Bottled (Packaged) Drinking Water/ Bo ttled (Packaged) Natural Mineral Water 
processing premises be registered with The Chief Food Authority. 
(2). Premises referred to in (1) above shall not be granted registration unless they are in 
compliance with conditions and standa rds prescribed in these regulations. 
(3). The standards relating to final products be applicable to imported bottled or packaged 
drinking water and bottled or packaged natural mineral water & product by brand 
names be registered with The Chief Food Authority. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
- Codex – Codex standard 227 – 2001 
- SLS standards – Bottled Drinking Water - 894  
- Bottled Natural Mineral Water - 1038  G/SPS/N/LKA/3 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food (Bottled or 
Packaged water) Regulations – 2005, Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No: 1420/4 of 
21 November 2005. (Available in Sinhala, Tami l & English. Electronic English versions 
also available).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  21 May 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 May 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
 Director (E & OH) & Food Safety, 
 Food Control Administration Unit / National Enquiry Point,  Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition,  385, Ven.Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha,  Colombo – 10, Sri Lanka. 
 
 Telephone No. : + 094-011-2672004  Fax No.            : +094-011- 2672004  E – mail           :  shan@health.gov.lk 
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 Director (E & OH) & Food Safety, 
 Food Control Administration Unit / National Enquiry Point, 
 Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition,  385, Ven.Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha,  Colombo – 10, Sri Lanka.  
 Telephone No. : + 094-011-2672004 
 Fax No.            : +094-011- 2672004  E – mail           :  shan@health.gov.lk