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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/68 
20 May 2010  
 (10-2843) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Ministry of Health 
and Family Welfare, Government of India 
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):  All food products as defined under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006  
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:  Food Safety and Standards Rules 2010  Language:  
English  Number of pages:  77   
6. Description of content:  The notification brings out the standard rules comprising of: 
− Title commencement and definitions; 
− Structure of Food Authority and Administration; 
− Enforcement structures and procedures;  and 
− Adjudication and appeal. 
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/IND/68 
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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:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Three months after publication 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be intimated later on. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Will come into force on the date of publication in the official gazette. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   19 July 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India FDA Bhawan Next to Rashtriya Bal Bhawan 
Kotla Road 
New Delhi – 110002 India 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Au thority of India (FSSAI), Government of 
India:  http://www.fssai.gov.in