. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/33 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0077) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
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):  Food items including processed food items 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners exporting products mentioned under item 3 to India 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification no. G.S.R. 
688(E)- 23 November, 2005 (20 pages) (Available in English and Hindi)  
6. Description of content:  Through this amendment in the Prevention of Food Adulteration 
Rules (PFA), in the  existing sub-rule (1) of  Rule 6 , the phrase "holds a Master Degree in 
Chemistry or Bio-Chemistry" has been subs tituted with "hold a Master’s Degree in 
Chemistry or Bio-Chemistry or Dairy Chemistry" .  This amendment also amends  clause (i) 
of Rule 32 to exempt (a) wines and liquors ; and (b) alcoholic beverages containing 10 per 
cent or more by volume of alcohol from declar ation of best before date for consumption.  
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   To ensure food safety 
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 standards and guidelines, wherever exist 
have been considered.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Gazette of India 
Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Sect ion (i), dated 25 November 2005 (Available in 
English and Hindi)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Already in force 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Already in force G/SPS/N/IND/33 
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 12. Final date for comments:  No comment period has been given. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Joint Secretary, Department of Health  
Ministry of Health and Family welfare  
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110-011 India Fax:  00-91-11-23068842 
 E-mail:  jsrt@nb.nic.in
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Website of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,  Government of India, 
http://www.mohfw.nic.in/pfa:htm  
Joint Secretary, Department of Health  
Ministry of Health and Family welfare  Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110-011 
India 
Fax:  00-91-11-23068842 
 E-mail:  jsrt@nb.nic.in