WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.332
6 July 1998
(98-2665)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority
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):  Labelling of food not for
retail sale
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Explanatory Notes –
Proposal P147 (7 pages)
6. Description of content:  A proposal to consider  proposed provisions for labelling of food not
for retail sale.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  A
technical regulation relating to labelling of food not for retail sale.
8. Relevant documents:  Australian Food Standards Code
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Recommendation to Government anticipated byend 1998.  Entry into force immediately after
Government approval.
10. Final date for comments:  14 August 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority quoting Proposal P147.  This
notification is identical to that notified by New Zealand.
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
PO Box 7186
Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610
AUSTRALIA
Fax:  +61 2 62712278
E-mail:  slo@anzfa.gov.au