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7 January 2020  
(20-0055) 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 SAUDI ARA BIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards ,Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
Saudi Standards, Metrolog y and Quality Organization (SASO)  
P. O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: +966(11) 2529999 Ext: (9070 -9061)  
Fax +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Clearance 
Conditions for Organic Fo od Products  
6. Description of content:  These conditions and requirements apply to all consignments 
of food where the descriptive information on the label, or in the accompanying 
advertisement materials and commercial documents, indicate the use of organic 
production methods. The term " organic ", "biological", "biodynamic", "ecology" or any 
other words with similar meanings, including phrases which suggest to the consumer that 
the product, or any ingredients thereof, has been produced by means of organic 
production methods. These conditions and requirements cover the following products:  
1. Unprocessed agricultural and animal products.  
2. Processed agricultural and animal products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from date of publication  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from date of publication  G/TBT/N/SAU/1118  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)  
P. O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: +966(11) 2529999 Ext : (9070 -9061)  
Fax +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SAU/20_0062_00_x.pdf  
 