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26 July 2019  
(19-4945) 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 above:   
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 (L aboratory and sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations, 2019 
(3 pages, in Hindi and English)  
6. Description of content:  Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and sample Analysis) 
Amendment Regulations related to approval of Rapid Analytical Food testing Kit , 
Equipment or Method  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India specifies the provision for 
approval of Rapid Analytical Food testing Kit, Equipment or Method  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Draft F. No 01/ Lab & sample Analysis/ Reg//2019, Available in Hindi and English. 
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/103  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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: +91 -11-23237419  
Fax: +91 -11-23220994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov. in 
Website:  http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
 