Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Sri Lanka - Instant noodles

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: SRI LANKA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Sri Lanka Standards Institution

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Sri Lanka Standards Institution

17, Victoria Place

Elvitigala Mawatha

P.O. Box: 17

Colombo 08

Sri Lanka

Fax : +94 11 2671553

E-mail: ddi@slsi.lk

Web: http://www.slsi.lk

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ],3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other :

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substances or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared (HS code(s): 1902)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Amendment no: 01 to SLS 1534: 2016: Specification for instant noodles; (5 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Revised the limit of peroxide value and the method of determination of the peroxide value.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents: SLS 1534:2016

Imports and Exports control (Standardization and Quality Control) Regulations 2017 – The Gazette Extraordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 2064/34 dated 29 March 2018.

Import of Instant Noodles to Sri Lanka is not permitted unless it conforms to SLS 1534 according to the Gazette.

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Proposed date of adoption: After the public comments stage.

Proposed date of entry into force: Once the adoption is approved by the Council of Sri Lanka Standards Institution.

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Final date for comments: 15 May 2022

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Sri Lanka Standards Institution

17 Victoria Place

Elvitigala Mawatha

P.O. Box: 17

Colombo 08

Sri Lanka

Fax : +94 11 2671553

E-mail: ddi@slsi.lk

Web: http://www.slsi.lk

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