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20 September 2021  
(21-6964) 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:  INDIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).  
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 abo ve:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Food 
Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Food 
Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2021. (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  These regulations prescribe the provisions for assessing and 
certifying vegan foods in India including their labelling and display requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In view of growing popu larity and changing dietary habits towards vegan 
foods, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India formulated the provisions to assess 
and certify vegan foods in India.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
https://fssai.gov.in/notifications.php?notification=wto -tbt-notification    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Yet to be decided  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/IND/213  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Website of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, http://www.fssai.gov.in  
  
Mr. P. Karthikeyan  
Deputy Director  
SPS Enquiry Point,  
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)  
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road  
New Delhi -110002, India  
Tel: +(011) 23237419  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
 