G/SPS/N/ARE/214, G/SPS/N/BHR/217  
G/SPS/N/KWT/84, G/SPS/N/OMN/113  
G/SPS/N/QAT/117, G/SPS/N/SAU/442  
G/SPS/N/ YEM/58 
 
17 November 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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:   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
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):  ICS Code(s): 67.040  
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:  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf dr aft Technical Regulation for "Requirements for handling 
of ready -to-eat-foods".  Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/YEM/20_7072_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to the handling, 
preparation and shelf life requirements for Ready - to - eat foods.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest o r 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) : 
− Codex Alimentar ius commissio n - CAC / RCP 43 -1995 - Rev1:2001, Code of 
hygienic practice for the preparation and sale of street foods) Regional code - Latin 
America and Caribbean).  
− Codex Alimentarius commission -CAC / GL 22/1997 - Rev -1 :1999, Regional 
guidelines for the design of control measures for street - vended foods in Africa  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapte r number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ARE/214 • G/SPS/N/BHR/217 • G/SPS/N/KWT/84 • G/SPS/N/OMN/113 • 
G/SPS/N/QAT/117 • G/SPS/N/SAU/442  • G/SPS/N/YEM/58  
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Food marketing institute Washington D. C 20006, a consumer guide to food 
quality and safe handing Dec. 1996.  
− GSO CAC/GL 61 "Guidelines on the application of general principles of food 
hygiene to the control of listeria monocytogenes in foods.   
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) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2021  
Agency or authority de signated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist  Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa   
Website: http://www.sfda.gov. sa 
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa   
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa