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G/TBT/N/BHR/620  
G/TBT/N/KWT/587  
G/TBT/N/OMN/456  
G/TBT/N/QAT/608  
G/TBT/N/SAU/1233  
G/TBT/N/YEM/215  
17 March 2022  
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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  
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)252Ext: (9065 -9081-9072)  
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):  Food 
products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Labeling of 
Prepackaged Food Stuffs (19 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This GSO standard is concerned with the labelling of all 
prepackaged foods and to requirements relating to the presentation thereo f. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS, CXS 1-1985 
Adopted in 1985. Amended in 1991, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010. Revised in 
2018.  
- GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF FOOD ADDITIVES WHEN SOLD AS SUCH, 
CODEX STAN 107 -1981 Adopted in 1981. Revision: 2016.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  G/TBT/N/ARE/524, G/TBT/N/BHR/620, G/TBT/N/KWT/587, G/TBT/N/OMN/456, G/TBT/N/QAT/608, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1233, G/TBT/N/YEM/215  
 
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  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:   
Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO)  
 
P.O. Box 3437  
Riyadh  
11471  
+966(1)4520133; ext:1380; ext.1382; ext.1383  
+966 (1) 4530035 (Fax)  
ENQUIRYPOINT@saso.gov.sa  
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/SAU /22_2313_00_x.pdf  
 