Labelling Requirement for Food (TBT)

Description This measure (Chapter 10, Para 22, h and i) provides for the requirement to label the information on package that should be provided to the consumer. No one shall import the food, on the label of which property not included in it is wrongly stated, food which does not include the information to be stated, as determined by the relevant government department or organization which is authorized to issue the license. The objectives of the measure are to enable the public to consume food of genuine quality, free from danger and hygienic, to prevent the public from consuming food that may cause danger or are injurious to health, to supervise production of controlled food systemically, to control and regulate the production, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food systematically.
Comments National Food Law 1997 is issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports and issued the Law Amending the National Food Law in 2013. This measure is subject to change as the conditions in the country change.
Agency Department of Food and Drug Administration
Export/Import Import
Validity From 2018-06-25
Validity To Untill it is cancelled by the responsible agency.
Reference National Food Law 1997
Technical Code
UN Code B31 - Labelling requirements
Measure Type B. TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
Updated At 2018-06-25 11:25:47

Legal Documents
Name Category
National Food Law (1997) Law
Procedures
Name Description Category
Food Import Health Certificate Procedures for Obtaining Food Import Health Certificate (IHC) from Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Sports Import
Food Import Recommendation Obtaining Food Import Recommendation from Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health Import
Commodities

This measure applies to the following commodities.

HS Code Description
1101002000 - Meslin flour
1102200000 - Maize (corn) flour
1102901000 - - Rice flour
1102902000 - - Rye flour
1102909010 - - - - - - Barley flour
1102909090 - - - - - - Other
1103110010 - - - - - - Groats
1103110020 - - - - - - Meal
1103130000 - - Of maize (corn)
1103191000 - - - Of meslin
1103192000 - - - Of rice
1103199000 - - - Other
1103200000 - Pellets
1104120000 - - Of oats
1104191000 - - - Of maize (corn)