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G/TBT/N/BHR/591  
G/TBT/N/KWT/562  
G/TBT/N/OMN/427  
G/TBT/N/QAT/583  
G/TBT/N/SAU/1177  
G/TBT/N/YEM/189  
 
29 January 2021  
(21-0823) 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:  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:  Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)  
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:   
Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)  
P O Box: 2166  
Abu Dhabi  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2613  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 0999  
Email: uaetbt@esma.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.esma.gov.ae  
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):  Sugar. 
Sugar products. Starch (ICS 67.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Updating the 
UAE GCC Technical Regulation "Honey" (12 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of UAE/GCC technical regulatio n is concerned  with all 
honeys produced by honey bees and covers all styles of honey presentations which are 
intended for direct consumption.  
This Standard also covers honey which is packed for sale in bulk containers, which may 
be repacked into retail pac ks and does not include the honey inside the industry (Baker's 
Honey).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  - G/TBT/N/ARE/493, G/TBT/N/BHR/591, G/TBT/N/KWT/562, G/TBT/N/OMN/427, G/TBT/N/QAT/583, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1177, G/TBT/N/YEM/189  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  NA 
Proposed date of entry into force:  NA 
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:   
Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel.: (+971) 2 403 2657  
Fax: (+971) 2 671 5999  
E-mail: uaetbt@esma.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.esma.gov.ae   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/BHR/21_0719_00_x.pdf  
 