G/SPS/N/ARE/223, G/SPS/N/BHR/219  
G/SPS/N/KWT/86, G/SPS/N/OMN/115  
G/SPS/N/QAT/119, G/SPS/N/SAU/446  
G/SPS/N/YEM/60  
 
15 December 2020  
(20-9067) Page: 1/2 
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 "General Requirements for 
Prepackaged Foods for Special Dietary Use" . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of 
pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SAU/20_7717_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to prepackaged food used 
for special dietary uses, which includes but is not limited to:  
− Foods for special medical purposes;  
− Foods for use in weight control diets;  
− Gluten -free foods;  
− Food supplements;  
− Infants and yo ung children foods;  
− Infants formula, follow on formula and formulas for special medical purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect terri tory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex STAN 146 -1985, General Standard for the 
Labelling of and Claims for Prepackaged Foods for Special Dietary Uses  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ARE/223  • G/SPS/N/BHR/219 • G/SPS/N/KWT/86  • G/SPS/N/OMN/115 • 
G/SPS/N/QAT/119  • G/SPS/N/SAU/446 • G/SPS/N/YEM/60  
 
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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:  
Health  Canada, Labelling Requirements for Foods for Special Dietary Use   
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: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : One year from date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2021  
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  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 2038222, 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) 2038222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.s fda.gov.sa