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G/SPS/N/LKA/30 
4 June 2012 
 (12-2907) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration unit and Sri Lanka Standards 
Institution 
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):  Carbonated beverages and formul ated caffeinated beverages 
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:  Draft Revision of the SLS 183 - Sri Lanka Standard 
Specification for Carbonated Beverages  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  14 
6. Description of content:   
This Draft Standard covers: 
 Carbonated beverages; 
 Formulated caffeinated beverages; 
 The limit of the caffeine in carbonated beverages and formulated caffeinated 
beverages; 
 Ingredients, requirements, packaging, marking and/or labelling, sampling, methods 
of test, criteria for conformity 
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)    G/SPS/N/LKA/30 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 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) :  9 August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  9 February 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  3 August 2012 
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:   
Additional Secretary/ Medical Services I 
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" 
No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 Sri Lanka Tel:  +(94 11) 269 3175 Fax:  +(94-11) 269 1605 
E-mail: codexlanka@health.gov.lk  OR codexcontact@gmail.com  
 ddgphs@gmail.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Additional Secretary/ Medical Services I  
Ministry of Health "Suwasiripaya" No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha 
Colombo - 10 
Sri Lanka Tel:  +(94 11) 269 3175 Fax:  +(94-11) 269 1605 E-mail: codexlanka@health.gov. lk OR codexcontact@gmail.com 
 ddgphs@gmail.com