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G/TBT/N/BHR/318
25 September 2013
(13-5146) Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF BAHRAINIf applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and websiteaddresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle commentsregarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Ministry of Industry and CommerceP.O. Box 5479, Kingdom of BahrainTel: +973 17574880Fax: +973 17530730E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.moic.gov.bh
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariffheading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): EdibleVegetable Oils - Part III, Linseed Oil, (ICS 67.200)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Edible Vegetable
Oils - Part III, Linseed Oil, (11 pages in Arabic, 8 pages, in English).
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation specifies the requirementsstated in the Gulf standard GSO "Edible Vegetable Oils - Part III, Linseed Oil" underclauses 5 & 6 (packaging & labelling) as mandatory requirements. It specifies that theproduct shall be filled in suitable, clean, and hermetically sealed containers which protectthe product from contaminations and shall be comply with the Gulf standard GSO 839"Food packages - part1 : general requirements".
It also describes label requirements such as:1. It should be without prejudice to what has been mentioned in Gulf Standard GSO
9 "Labeling of prepackaged foods"2. The following shall be declared on the label of the product:
Name of oil. Food additives. Production and expiration date in symbolic manner (month - year).
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems whereapplicable: To maintain consumer protection and food safety.
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8. Relevant documents:
GSO standard 1754 for "Edible vegetable oils - Part 1". CODEX-STAN 210 (Amended 2003, 2005) for "Standard for Named Vegetable
Oils"
Egyptian standard 49-4/2005 for "Edible vegetable oils - Part IV- Edible Linseedoil".9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:To be determinedTo be determined
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the notification date
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and faxnumbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/BHR/13_3769_00_e.pdf
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/BHR/13_3769_00_x.pdf