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6 December 2021  
(21-9142) 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 abov e:  
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):  Genetically 
Modified or Engineered Food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Food 
Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021 (17 
pages, in English and Hindi) (17 page(s), in Engl ish) 
6. Description of content:  The Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or 
Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021 is applicable to Genetically Modified Organisms 
(GMOs) or Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) or Living Modified Organisms 
(LMOs) intended for direct use as food or for processing and food or processed food 
containing Genetically Modified ingredients produced from but not containing LMOs or 
GEOs or GMOs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Draft Food Sa fety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered 
Foods) Regulations, 2021 includes the procedure for grant of prior approval for food or 
food ingredient or processing aid containing Living Modified Organism and - For food or 
food ingredient or proces sing aid derived from Genetically Modified Ingredients but not 
containing Living Modified Organism, pre -requisites for GM Food testing laboratory, and 
Labelling provisions.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
F.No. F. No 1-Stds/SP(L&C/A)/Oil Claims/FSSAI -2018, Available in English.  
https://www.fssai.gov.in/notifications.php?notification=wto -tbt-notification  
9. Proposed date of ado ption:  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/227  
 
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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:   
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) 23231681  
Fax: +(011) 23220994  
Email: spstbt.enqpt@fssai.gov.in  
Website: http://www.fssai.gov.in/  
 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/IND/21_7563_00_x.pdf  
 