1. Notifying Member: NEPAL
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal
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): Rolled oats
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: Proposed standard for Rolled Oats. Language(s): Nepali. Number of pages: 2
http://www.spsenquiry.gov.np/notificationdetail/20/2023/27393886
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NPL/23_0655_00_x.pdf

6. Description of content: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal has proposed the quality and hygienic standard for rolled oats in order to protect the health of consumers by controlling the quality and safety of the product and facilitating fair trade.
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): STANDARD FOR OATS, CXS 201-1995
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): After publication in Nepal gazette.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): After approval from Cabinet of Ministers of Nepal.
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): After publication in Nepal Gazette.
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 26 March 2023
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: 
Mr. Mohan Krishna Maharjan
Senior Food Research Officer
SPS Enquiry Point
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np
mkmaharjan@gmail.com
Ms. Radha Devi Sharma
Food Research Officer
National SPS Notification Authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
E-mail: internationaltrade.moad@gmail.com
sharmadradha@gmail.com

13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e mail address (if available) of other body: 
Mr. Mohan Krishna Maharjan
Senior Food Research Officer
SPS Enquiry Point
Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail: info.dftqc@spsenquiry.gov.np
mkmaharjan@gmail.com