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Regional Workshop on SPS & TBT Measures ( Experience from India) Seema Shukla Assistant Director Export Inspection Council of India (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. Of India)

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FO FOOD OD CON ONTROL TROL SYSTEM YSTEM IN IN INDIA IN IA (MULTIPLE COMPETENT AUTHORITY SYSTEM) Food safety EXPORTS IMPORTS DOMESTIC FSSAI & EIC Live animals, Plant Health – birds, cell cultures etc. – Department of EIC FSSAI FSSAI National Food Animal Plant Control System Quarantine protection & in India Certification MINISTRY OF MINISTRY OF Quarantine, MINISTRY OF HEALTH & HEALTH & Services under COMMERCE MoA FAMILY FAMILY DAHD & F, MoA & INDUSTRY WELFARE WELFARE Promotional boards under MoC & I, MoA, MoFPI

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Na Nati tion onal al SPS/TBT PS/TBT Ne Netw twork ork NATIONAL NODAL AUTHORITY, MoC&I Plant health Animal health Food Safety TBT Directorate of Plant Department of Animal Notified Authority: Bureau of Indian Protection Quarantine Husbandry and FSSAI, MoHFW Standards, MoCA and Storage, MoA Dairying , MoA

SPS PS ISS ISSUES/ UES/ TR TRADE E CON ONCERNS CERNS : In India ian n perspec erspective tive Total Trade concerns raised since 1998: 21 Nos • Trade concern 342: Restriction of Shrimps due to antioxidants residues by Japan raised on 18.10.2012 ( Japan raised the MRL from 0.01ppm to 0.2ppm in January 2014) resulted in 22% loss of export value of shrimps to Japan. • Trade concern 375: US non acceptance of OIE categorization for BSE • Trade concern 306, 308: MRLs for pesticides at default value (LOD) for commodities by EU & US (for basmati rice) • 660 pesticides that were not in use in EU territory at the limit of determination • USFDA rejected shipments of Basmati Rice due to presence of fungicide Tricyclazole resulting in huge loss for exports

TB TBT Is T Issues sues : In India ian n pers erspective pective • Total Trade concerns raised since 2000: 12 Experience of some trade barriers faced by India Trade barriers: Export of Mill Scale to China: Mandatory certification by CCIC a single private organization recognized by AQSIQ. Harmonization of Sampling and Testing Procedures/ process for peanut & Peanut products within EU ( Rotterdam port & Spain) Sampling and Testing Procedures are much stricter for bird feed than for human consumption