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Notifying Member: Nigeria

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

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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): HS Code(s): 20  All fruit juices, nectar and fruit puree intended for sale to consumers (HS Code: 2009)

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: Fruit Juice and Nectar Regulations 2005  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 13

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Description of content: This Regulation prohibits the manufacture, importation, advertisement, sale and distribution of any fruit juice or nectar which contains non-nutritive sweetener without the approval of the Agency (NAFDAC).

It also defines fruit juices, nectar and fruit puree, and spells out their organoleptic properties, use and limits of food additives, maximum limits of contaminants.

The Regulation specifies that the name of fruit juice should indicate its nature, and spells out penalties for violation.

The Regulation contains 5 schedules:

1. Contains definition and composition of fruit juices nectar and fruit puree

2. Contains the composition

3. Minimum juice and/puree in fruit nectars

4. Uses and limits of food additives

5. Maximum limits of contaminants in fruit juice and nectars. 

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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 247-2005

[ ]        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: Available online at: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation/food-regulations (available in English)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): The regulation was adopted in 2005.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Already published

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Regulation is already in force.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Regulation is already in force.

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

Ms Flora Mari

Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist

Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

NAFDAC

E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng

Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation/food-regulations

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

Ms Flora Mari

Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist

Directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

NAFDAC

E-mail: spsenquirypoint@nafdac.gov.ng

Website: http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/regulation/food-regulations