1.

Notifying Member: Sri Lanka

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Food Control Administration Unit

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food flavouring substances and flavour enhancers

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners  

[ ]       Specific regions or countries:  

5.

Title of the notified document: The Food (Flavouring Substances and Flavour Enhancers) Regulations 2013  Language(s): English, Sinhala and Tamil  Number of pages: 17

6.

Description of content: These regulations on Food (Flavouring Substances and Flavour Enhancers) cover:

·         Control of import, manufacture, storage, transport, sale or offer for sale, distribution, use or advertisement of any flavouring substances or flavour enhancers for use in food;

·         Flavouring substances that are allowed or prohibited;

·         Solvents permitted to be used in flavouring substances;

·         Flavour enhancers:

             i.        May be added to foods subject to observance of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and where the label clearly carries a declaration as to the particular substance or substances used;

           ii.        Shall not be added to any food for infants or young children below three years of age.

It also includes the following schedules:

·         Schedule I - List of flavouring substances prohibited to be used in food

·         Schedule II - List of permitted solvents to be used in flavouring substances

·         Schedule III - List of foods in which flavour enhancers are prohibited

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]     Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) Codex Stan 150-1985, Amended 3-2006, Revision 2-2012

[ ]       World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ]       International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]       None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Food (Flavouring Substances and Flavour Enhancers) Regulations 2013, published in the Gazette Extraordinary No.1795//51 of 1 February 2013 (available in English, Sinhala and Tamil. Electronic English version also available).

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2013

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 February 2013

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 July 2014

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Director General of Health Services

Ministry of Health

"Suwasiripaya"

No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha

Colombo - 10.

Sri Lanka

Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860

Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869

E-mail:    codexcontact@gmail.com

dr.mahipala@gmail.com

13.

Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Director General of Health Services

Ministry of Health

"Suwasiripaya"

No.385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha

Colombo - 10.

Sri Lanka

Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860

Fax:+(94 11) 269 3869

E-mail:    codexcontact@gmail.com

dr.mahipala@gmail.com