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Notifying Member: Nigeria

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and National Agency 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): Infant formula, follow up formula, any product used for feeding of infant, any product to be fed by use of a feeding bottle, beverages, milk (0402.2110.00), cereals and other food intended for use by infant and young children (1901.1000.00, 2106.9010.000), feeding bottles (3924.9020.00), teats (4014.9010.00) and pacifier or products stated to promote breast feeding and such other products as may be specified by NAFDAC

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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: Marketing of Infant and Young Children Food and other products regulations 2005   Language(s): English  Number of pages: 11

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Description of content: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Marketing of Infant and Young Children Food and Other Products Regulations 2005 specifies the application for registration, information and educational materials on infant feeding, restriction regarding information, educational materials and equipment, prohibition of advertisement or promotion of designated products, prohibition of promotion by manufacturers and distributors and labelling of designated products.

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 72-1981

[ ]        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:

Marketing Breast Milk ACT of 1999

Pre-packaged Food (labelling) Regulations 2005 (available in English)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): This Regulation was adopted in 2005.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Already published

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