   
  
G/SPS/N/ARE/177/Add.1, 
G/SPS/N/BHR/200/Add.1  
G/SPS/N/KWT/51/Add.1, 
G/SPS/N/OMN/97/Add.1  
G/SPS/N/QAT/101/Add.1, 
G/SPS/N/SAU/395/Add.1  
G/SPS/N/ YEM/42/Add.1  
 
8 August 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 6 August 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegations of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, 
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen . 
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Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for "Contaminants and toxins in food and feed"  
The Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for contaminants and toxins in f ood and feed, notified to the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) as G/SPS/N/ARE/177, G/SPS/BHR/200, G/SPS/N/KWT/51, 
G/SPS/N/OMN/97, G/SPS/N/QAT/101, G/SPS/SAU/395, and G/SPS/N/YEM/42 on 10 April  2019. This 
technical regulation has been reviewed and taken into consideration the comments of WTO members, 
specifically those related to the MLs of Arsenic and Aflatoxin.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/ARE/19_4350_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of  adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/ARE/177/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/BHR/200/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/KWT/51/Add.1 • 
G/SPS/N/OMN/97/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/QAT /101/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/SAU/395/Add.1  • 
G/SPS/N/YEM/42/Add.1  
 
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  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:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 Nort h Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa   
Text(s) available from: [X]  Nationa l Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa   
 
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