G/SPS/N/ARE/268, G/SPS/N/BHR/226  
G/SPS/N/KWT/123, G/SPS/N/OMN/122  
G/SPS/N/QAT/126, G/SPS/N/SAU/480  
G/SPS/N/YEM/67  
 
5 December 2022  
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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 (SFDA)  
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):  Coffee and coffee substitutes (ICS code(s): 67.140.20)  
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 draft Technical Regulation for Coffee husks (Cascara 
coffee) . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SAU/22_8090_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to coffee husks prepared 
for use as a raw material and intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or A quatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/ARE/268  • G/SPS/N/BHR/226 • G/SPS/N/KWT/123  • G/SPS/N/OMN/122 • 
G/SPS/N/QAT/126  • G/SPS/N/SAU/4 80 • G/SPS/N/YEM/67  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Gulf Technical regulations and standards for coffee  
− Technical report for safety of dried coffee husk (cascara) f rom Coffee arabica  L. as a 
Novel food  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SAU/22_8090_01_e.pdf  
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) : 27 November 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 Febru ary 2023  
Agency or authority designated 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 - Food Sector  
Contact person: Dr. Majid M. AlKhalaf  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring  branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 4915  
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 - Food Sector  
Contact person: Dr. Majid M. AlKhalaf  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 4915  
E-mail: spsep.food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa