G/SPS/N/ARE/261  
 
18 October 2022  
(22-7826) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Milk and milk products (ICS code: 67.100)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  UAE Technical Regulation for fermented milk products 
heat treated after fermentation (long life ). Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/ARE/22_6986_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation is concerned with the requirements for 
the Ultra High Temperature (UHT) fermented milk and flavoured fermented milk (long life) 
for direct consumption or further processing in conformity with the definitions in article 3 
of this regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(section  7, section 8 (chapters 8.1 –8.20), section 10 (chapters 10.1 –10.9), 
section  11 (chapters 11.1 -11.11), section 13 (chapters 13.1 -13.2), section 14 
(chapters 14.1 -14.9)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/ARE/261  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel: + (971) 2 403 2657  
E-mail: uaetbt@moiat. gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel: + (971) 2 403 2657  
E-mail: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae