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5 June 2023  
(23-3814) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. 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 S tandards 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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numb ers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Code: 
2009.19, 2009.29, 2009.39, 2009.49, 2009.50, 2009.61, 2009.69, 2009.79, 2009.81, 
2009.89, 2009.90  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendment No: 3 to SLS 214: 2010  
Specification for fruit squashes, fruit syrups and fruit cordials (Second Revision),; (4 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Food Preservatives that can be permitted to use fruit squashes, 
fruit syrups, and fruit cordials as per the Food (Preservatives) Regulation, 2019 under the 
Food Act 26 of 1980.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/LKA/54  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
SLS 214:2010  
Food (Preservatives) Regulation, 2019  
Food Act No 26 of 1980  
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.  
Accord ing to Gazette, import of Fruit Squashes, Fruit Syrups and Fruits Cordials to Sri 
Lanka not permitted unless it conforms SLS 214  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  26 July 2023  
11. 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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