  
  
G/TBT/N/BHR/678  
4 September 2023  
(23-5901) 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 17574881 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 [X], 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 addit ion, where applicable):  Halal 
Products –– Part Three: General Requirements for Halal Accreditation Bodies Accrediting 
Halal Certification Bodies (ICS: 67.050)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BH standard 
"Halal Products –– Part Three: General Requirements for Halal Accreditation Bodies 
Accrediting Halal Certification Bodies"; (9 page(s), in Arabic), (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard is concerned with the requirements that must be 
provided i n the accreditation bodies that evaluate and accredits the halal certification 
bodies.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Providing added value by granting a degree of confidence that is proven 
through a competent and impartial assessment body to meet the requirements of Halal 
in Islamic Sharia.  
8. Relevant documents:   
GSO 2055 -3:2021 "Halal Products –– Part Three: General Requirements for Halal 
Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Halal Certificati on Bodies"  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Generally, six months after publication in the Official 
Gazette  G/TBT/N/BHR/678  
 
- 2 - 
 
  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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_12168_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/BHR/23 _12168_01_x.pdf  
 