. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/6 
29 August 2006 
 (06-4086) 
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):  Food (Control of Import, Labelling and Sa le of Genetically Modified Foods) 
Regulations - 2006  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Food (Control of 
Import, Labelling and Sale of Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations - 2006 (Available in 
Sinhala, Tamil and English – 13 pages (Total)).  
6. Description of content:   These regulations cover:  
• Control of import, labelling and sale of  genetically modified Foods;  and 
• Pre-import approval system for the importati on of genetically modified foods / foods 
containing genetically modified ingredients. 
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: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food (Control of 
Import, Labelling and Sale of Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations, published in the 
Gazette Extraordinary No. 1456/22 of August 2006.  (Available in Sinhala, Tamil and 
English.  Electronic English versions also available).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2007  G/SPS/N/LKA/6 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2007  
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 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