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21 March 2023  
(23-2031) 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 BAHRAIN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry & Commerce  
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:   
Ministry of Industry & Commerce  
Kingdom of Bahrain  
P.O. Box 5479  
Tel.: +973 17574909 Fax: +973 17530730  
E-mail : bsmd@moic.gov.bh . Web site: http://www.moic.gov.bh  
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):  Putting 
Calories on Food Establishments Menu's. Selling Away -From-Home Foods (ICS: 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the n otified document:  BH-GSO 
Technical Regulation "Putting Calories on Food Establishments Menu's. Selling Away -
From-Home Foods"; (13 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:   
1.1 This standard is concerned with the requirements for placing calories in the list of 
meals for food establishments that provide food to the consumer outside the home.  
2.1 This standard applies to all food establishments, Such as (a chain of restaurants, cafes 
Ice cream shops, fresh fruit juice shops, bakeries, pastr ies, cafeterias, chain  
Restaurants, cafes, fresh fruit juice shops, and bakeries inside the shops , supermarkets, 
amusement parks, and in colleges, universities, and government agencies).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   
GSO 2604:2021 "Putting Calories on Food Establishments Menu's Selling Away -From-
Home Foods"  G/TBT/N/BHR/662  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Generally, six months after publication in the  
Official Gazette  
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:   
Email: bsmd@moic.gov.bh  Website : http://www.moic.gov.bh  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/BHR/23_2119_00_x.pdf  
 