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3 October 2019  
(19-6393) 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:   
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization  
P. O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: + 966(11)2529999 Ext: (9070 -9061)  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruits. 
Vegetables (ICS 67.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Labelling of fruit 
juices/nectar/drink.  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to labelling of fruit juices, 
fruit jucies from concentrate, concentrated fruit juice, fruit juice extracted from water, 
fruit puree, fruit nectar, fruit drink, concentrated fruit drink.  
7. Objective and rationale,  including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), GENERAL STANDARD FOR FRUIT JUICES 
AND NECTARS (CODEX STAN 247 -2005).  
• Labelling of fruit juices and related product, food safety authority of Ireland. 2014.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  180 days from date of publication  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from date of publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/SAU/1114  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization  
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/2019/TBT/SAU/19_5439_00_x.pdf  
 