. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/IND/2
9 July 2002
(02-3831)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   INDIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):    Non-Vegetarian Food as
defined under Notification no. G.S.R 245(E) dated 4 April 2001
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Prevention of Food
Adulteration (4th Amendment) Rules, 2001 (5 pages, in Hindi and English)
6. Description of content:   Labelling provisions on packed Non-vegetarian food
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To provide correct information to consumers about the nature of food being purchased by
them for consumption.
8. Relevant documents:
1. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
2. Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955.
3. Prevention of Food Adulteration (4th Amendment) Rules, 2001 as notified vide
Notification no. G.S.R 245(E) dated 4 April 2001
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4 April 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 October 2001
10. Final date for comments:   Measure being notified to WTO was first published in the draft
form vide Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Notification no. G.S.R 775(E) dated 6
October 2000 inviting objections and suggestions within 21 days from the date the copies of
draft Notification were made available to public i.e. 9 October 2000.  The measure under
Notification before the WTO is the final notification framed after considering the objections
and suggestions received from the public.  This is being enforced with effect from4 October 2001.  This notification is being made to acquaint Members with the regulation
already in force.G/TBT/N/IND/2
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Assistant Director General (PFA),
Director General of Health Services,
Nirman Bhavan,New Delhi-110011
E-mail:  adgpa@nb.nic.in