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G/TBT/N/KWT/622 , G/TBT/N/OMN/487  
G/TBT/N/QAT/638 , G/TBT/N/SAU/1272  
G/TBT/N/YEM/245  
 
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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 (SFDA)  
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 Arabia Standards Organization (SASO)  
P.O. Box 3437  
Riyadh  
11471  
+966(1)252; ext:9065; ext.9081; ext.9072  
+966 (1) 4530035 (Fax)  
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):  Meat, 
meat products and other animal produce (ICS code(s): 67.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Prepared meat 
– chilled or frozen meat Kofta; (12 page(s), in English), (11 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to chilled or frozen meat 
kofta prepared from sheep, goats, beef or camel buffalo meats.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
United States Department of Agriculture "Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book" 2005. 
(Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book (usda.gov) ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ARE/563, G/TBT/N/BHR/655, G/TBT/N/KWT/622, G/TBT/N/OMN/487, G/TBT/N/QAT/638, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1272, G/TBT/N/YEM/245  
 
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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 Arabia Standards Organization (SASO)  
P.O. Box 3437  
Riyadh  
Tel: +966(1)252; ext:9065; ext.9081; ext.9072  
Fax: +966 (1) 4530035  
Email: ENQUIRYPOINT@saso.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.saso.gov.sa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SAU/22_8473_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SAU/22_8473_00_x.pdf  
 