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G/TBT/N/KWT/598 , G/TBT/N/OMN/468  
G/TBT/N/QAT/619 , G/TBT/N/SAU/1247  
G/TBT/N/YEM/226  
13 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
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:   
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization  
P. O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: + 966(11)252Ext: (9065 -9081-9072)  
Fax +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa  
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pesticides 
and other agrochemicals (ICS code(s): 65.100); F ood products in general (ICS code(s): 
67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Maximum 
residue limits of pesticides and contaminants; (5 page(s), in Arabic), (3 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Gulf technical regulation is concerned with maximum 
residue limits of pesticides and contaminants are allowed in organic food.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ARE/540, G/TBT/N/BHR/632, G/TBT/N/KWT/598, G/TBT/N/OMN/468, G/TBT/N/QAT/619, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1247, G/TBT/N/YEM/226  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SAU/22_406 1_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SAU/22_4061_00_x.pdf  
 