. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/59 
27 January 2009  
 (09-0375) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India 
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):  All pre-packaged food imported or domestically produced 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners:   Those exporting food items that contain label to India.  
[   ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Prevention of Food Adulteration (5th Amendment) Rules, 
2008.  Notification No. G.S.R. 664 (E) dated 19 September 2008  Language:  Hindi and 
English  Number of pages:  19 
6. Description of content:  The notification brings out the various labelling guidelines for 
pre-packaged foods. 
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)  The guidelines of FAO/Codex have been considered. 
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None 
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:    G/SPS/N/IND/59 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Gazette 
of India Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Section (i), dated 19 September 2008 (available in English and Hindi) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  19 March 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  19 March 2009 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  15 March 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Dr. D. Chattopadhya, Assistant Director General, International Food Division, SPS 
Enquiry Point for Food Safety, Department of Health, Ministry of Health and Family 
Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011, Tel:  +(91 11) 2306 1968, Fax:  +(91 11) 
2306 1083, India.  E-mail:  adgif-mohfw@nic.in 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  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  
Dr. D. Chattopadhya, Assistant Director Genera l, International Food Division, Department 
of Health, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011, 
Tel:  +(91 11) 2306 1968, Fax:  +(91 11) 2306 1083, India.  E-mail:  adgif-mohfw@nic.in