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New Delhi , June 1

THE Department of Commerce is finalising three enquiry points pertaining to sanitary and phytosantiary measures that would handle all queries or comments on SPS notification/regulations issued by other member countries of the World Trade Organisation.

An official release issued here claimed that the Commerce Ministry has been emphasising the potential of gaining from the WTO SPS Agreement by implementing it effectively. To this end, it has been engaged in upgrading systems and procedures and bringing it on par with global standards to facilitate the country's external trade.

The three enquiry points would be the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation for plant protection, the Ministry of Health for food safety and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying for animal health products. Now there is only one SPS-related enquiry point - Department of Agriculture and Co-operation.

All the relevant ministries/departments/regulatory bodies and trade associations have been requested to co-ordinate with the Commerce Ministry more regularly to adequately address any discrimination faced by Indian goods in its export markets. They have been directed to instate an effective system to combat such discrimination through bilateral or multilateral modes.

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