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Notifying Member: Nigeria

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

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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): HS Code(s): 22  Soft drinks

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: Soft Drinks Regulations 2005  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 4

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Description of content: The Soft Drinks Regulations 2005 covers the registration of soft drinks in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and it is also in addition to the compliance with the pre-packaged Food (Labelling) Regulations 2005. It stipulates the labelling of soft drinks, fruit squash, cordial or fruit crush, etc. It also deals with the classification of soft drinks, the added substances and the names of the soft drinks. It prescribes the prohibition, penalties and forfeiture to the agency of the violating products and accessories.

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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) Codex STAN 1-1985

[ ]        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 Pre-packaged Food (Labelling) Regulations 2005 (available in English)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): This Regulation has already been adopted.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): The Regulation is already published.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Regulation is already in force.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): The Regulation is already in force.

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:

NAFDAC National enquiry point

Ms Flora Mari

Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist

Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

NAFDAC

E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng

Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulations

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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:

NAFDAC National enquiry point

Ms Flora Mari

Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist

Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

NAFDAC

E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng

Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulations