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Notifying Member: India

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

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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): Use of Lecithin in biscuit

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: Food Safety and Standard (Food Product Standard and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2011, dated 5 December 2014   Language(s): English  Number of pages: 2

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Description of content: The draft Food Safety and Standard (Food Product Standard and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2011, approves the use of Lecithin as food additives in biscuits and amendment to the standards [Food Safety and Standards Regulation, 2011: Appendix A, Table 1, Serial Number B].

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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.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]    Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) GFSFA, with respect to Bakery Wares; Food category No. 7.0

[ ]      World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]      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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The Gazette of India Extraordinary PART III - Section 4, dated 5 December 2014 (available in English and Hindi)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Will come into force after a minimum period of six months from the date of final 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): 15 June 2015

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Mr. P. Karthikeyan

Assistant Director

SPS Enquiry Point,

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road

New Delhi – 110002, India

Tel: +(011) 2323 7419

Fax: +(011)2322 0994

E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Mr. P. Karthikeyan

Assistant Director

SPS Enquiry Point,

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road

New Delhi – 110002, India

Tel: +(011) 2323 7419

Fax: +(011) 2322 0994

E-mail: baranip@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/