. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/IND/4
10 July 2002
(02-3837)
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):   All packed and/or
bottled food items.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Prevention of Food
Adulteration (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2000 (7 pages, in Hindi and English)
6. Description of content:   Labelling provision to indicate permitted nautral/synthetic
colour(s) and flavour(s) and also for mentioning "best before" on the label of food products.
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.
8. Relevant documents:
1. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
2. Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 19553. Prevention of Food Adulteration (3
rd Amendment) Rules, 2000 as notified vide 
Notification no. G.S.R 537(E) dated 13 June 2000.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 June 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2000G/TBT/N/IND/4
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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 770(E) dated
15 November 1999 inviting objections and suggestions within 30 days from the date the
copies of draft Notification were made available to the public i.e. 16 November 1999.  The
measure under Notification before the WTO is the final notification framed afterconsidering the objections and suggestions received from the public.  This is being enforced
with effect from 1 September 2000.  This notification is being enforced with effect from 1
September 2000.  This notification is being made to acquaint Members with the regulation
already in force.
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