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Notifying
Member: INDIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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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): Food
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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: Draft Food
Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations,
2025. Language(s): Hindi & English. Number of
pages: 4
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/IND/25_02912_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: The Draft Food Safety
and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations, 2025 is
related to Timeline for Analysis of samples, Method of Analysis and testing
report formats in alignment with National Food Safety and Standards
Act/Rules/Regulations
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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:
[ ] 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): Yet to be decided.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Yet to be decided.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
Yet to be decided.
[ ] 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:
Dr Alka Rao
Advisor
(Regulations, Science and Standards)
Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare
FDA Bhawan
Kotla Road
New Delhi –
110002
Tel: +(011) 2366
7293
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in
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:
Dr Alka Rao
Advisor (Regulations, Science and Standards)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
FDA Bhawan
Kotla Road
New Delhi – 110002
Tel: +(011) 2366
7293
E-mail: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in
Website:http://www.fssai.gov.in/
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