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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International Trade (Billion $)

Export Import

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Year : 2014-15

Total Food & Agri

India Trade Statistics

EXPORTS

EIC

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

IMPORTS

FSSAI

MINISTRY OF HEALTH &

FAMILY WELFARE

DOMESTIC

FSSAI

MINISTRY OF HEALTH &

FAMILY WELFARE

FOOD CONTROL SYSTEM IN INDIA

(MULTIPLE COMPETENT AUTHORITY SYSTEM)

National Food Control System

in India

Food safety

FSSAI & EIC

Live animals, birds, cell

cultures etc. – Animal

Quarantine Certification

Services under DAHD & F, MoA

Promotional boards under MoC & I, MoA,

MoFPI

Plant Health – Department of

Plant protection & Quarantine,

MoA

EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL OF INDIA (Ministry of Commerce & Industry)

(Official Export Certification Body of India)

Established by the GOI under The Export (Quality Control & Inspection) Act, 1963

Export Inspection Council

(EIC)

DIRECTOR (I&Q/C)

JOINT

DIRECTOR

EIA-

CHENNAI

JOINT

DIRECTOR

EIA-DELHI

JOINT

DIRECTOR

EIA-KOCHI

JOINT

DIRECTOR

EIA-

KOLKATA

JOINT

DIRECTOR

EIA-

MUMBAI BHIMAVAR

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PILOT TEST

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Notified Commodities Marine Products Egg Products Poultry Meat Products Milk Products Meat & Processed Meat Products Honey Processed Fruit Products Gelatin, Oessin & Crushed Bones Animal Casings Peanut and Peanut Products (EU and Malaysia) Feed Additives and Pre-Mixtures Basmati Rice

USA (USFDA) European Union Bhutan China Custom Union

Australia (AQIS)

National SPS/TBT Network

Food Safety

Notified Authority: FSSAI, MoHFW

Plant health

Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine

and Storage, MoA

Animal health

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying , MoA

TBT

Bureau of Indian Standards, MoCA

NATIONAL NODAL AUTHORITY, MoC&I

SPS ISSUES/ TRADE CONCERNS : Indian perspective

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

TBT Issues : Indian perspective

• 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