Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - India - Feed ingredients

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: INDIA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India

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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):

1._      Mineral mixtures for supplementing Cattle feeds (IS 1664),

2._      Cottonseed Oilcake as Livestock Feed ingredient (IS 1712),

3._      Mustard and Rapeseed Oilcake as Livestock Feed Ingredient (IS 1932),

4._      Dicalcium phosphate, Animal feed grade (IS 5470)

5._      Common salt and cattle licks for animal consumption (IS 920)

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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: Animal Feeds and Feed Ingredients (Quality Control) Order, 2024. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 2

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/IND/25_02909_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This order seeks to ensure conformity of the feed ingredients (Mineral mixtures for supplementing cattle feeds, Cottonseed Oilcake, Mustard and Rapeseed Oilcake, Dicalcium phosphate, Animal feed grade and Common salt and Cattle licks) to the Indian Standards, as amended from to time, as specified in the Table of the Order.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] 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:

[ ]        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

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:  

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

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

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): This shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 15 June 2025

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:

Animal Husbandry Commissioner (DAHD)

2nd Floor, Chanderlok Building, Janpath,

New Delhi, 110001, India,

Tel: +(91 11) 2 140 1453

E-mail: ahc-dadf@nic.in

Website: https://dahd.nic.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:

Animal Husbandry Commissioner (DAHD)

2nd Floor, Chanderlok Building, Janpath,

New Delhi, 110001, India,

Tel: +(91 11) 2 140 1453

E-mail: ahc-dadf@nic.in

Website: https://dahd.nic.in