WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/IND/3
6November 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4699)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: INDIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Bureau ofIndian Standards
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
ICS: 83.140
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: PCD 12(1331)C Draft Indian
Standard Positive ListofConstituents ofMelamine Formaldehyde Resins inMoulded
Articles inContact withFoodstuffs Pharmaceuticals andDrinking Water (7pages)
5. Description ofcontent: ThisStandard covers positive listofconstituents ofmelamine
formaldehyde resins mouldings, namely manufacturing residues andnecessary additives
which mayberegarded assafeforuse,when properly processed incontact with
foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals anddrinking water andwhen present onlyintheprescribed
limits ofconcentration.
Itdoesnotpurport toestablish thesuitability oftheingredients singly intheparticular
foodstuff from other thantoxicological considerations.
6. Objective andrationale: Human health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Onadoption the
notification ofthedocument willbemade through Government ofIndia Gazette. It
willalsobepublished inStandards India andStandards Monthly Additions brought out
bytheBureau.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: After finalization
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: After finalization
11. Final date forcomments: 25November 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: