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27 February 2020  
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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:  Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
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:   
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341, A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91 -11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
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):  Sodium 
Tripolyphosphate Anhydrous (HS Code 2835 3100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Sodium 
Tripolyphosphate (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  STPP is used as a preserva tive for poultry, meat, and seafood. 
It is also added, along with other  sodium  polyphosphates, to processed cheeses as an 
emulsifier. It is also used in the manufacture of detergent, water treatment chemical, 
purification china clay, conditioning of oil dr illing mud, in paper making and textile 
processing etc. The locally manufactured or imported Sodium Tripolyphosphate shall 
conform to the Indian standard (IS 6100: 1984) and shall bear the standard mark under 
license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BI S). The use of standard mark is governed 
by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act 1986 and the Rules and Regulations 
made there under. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing 
authority.  
7. Objective and rationale, inclu ding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The standard of Sodium Tripolyphosphate, is being made mandatory to 
protect the human health and overall eco system  
8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Sodium Tripolyphosphate 
specification (IS 6100: 1984), as mandatory is attached.  G/TBT/N/IND/144  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six month from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341, A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91 -11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
 