WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BHR/4
13 May 2002
(02-2622)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BAHRAIN
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Beef, beef products and processed beef of all kinds  Regions or countries
likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Japan
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ministerial Order No. (2) for 2002
with respect to banning the importation of cows, fresh beef, chilled beef, frozen beef,
canned beef, processed beef and cow's derivatives, organs and products from Japan (1 page)
5. Description of content:  The ministerial order bans the import of beef from Japan as
preventive action against BSE
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  To prevent introduction of BSE into Bahrain.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Standards issued by OIE –
Deviation is yet to be established.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ministerial Order
No. (2) for 2002, published in the Official Gazette (Available in Arabic and English)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  23 January 2002
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Directorate of Standards and
Metrology, Ministry of Commerce, Tel:  00973 523030, Fax:  00973 530730, E-mail:
bsmd@batelco.com.bh