G/SPS/N/SAU/465  
 
13 April 2022  
(22-3033) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
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):  Food products in general (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 / Food Supplements . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  28 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SAU/22_2819_00.x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Saudi standard is concerned with all packaged nutritional 
supplements intended to enhance one or more specific nutrients in the diet. 
Food supplements may contain vitamins, minerals or other substances with nutritional or 
physiological effect, which include, but are not limited to, fatty acids, amino acids, 
enzymes, Beneficial bacteria and prebiotics (Probiotics and Prebiotics), collagen, dietary 
fiber, melatonin, propolis, pollen, herbs or herbal extracts and others.  
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 Cod ex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
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/SAU/465  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Directive  2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 
on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to food supply  
− Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements  CAC/GL 55 – 2005 
− Canada, H. (2019). Consultation - Revised Monograph (Multi -Vitamin/Mineral 
Supplements)  
− Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending 
Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and  (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council 
Directive  90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission D irectives 2002/67/EC and 
2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004  
− Council Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling of 
foodstuffs  
− Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 
on the a pproximation of the laws of the member States relating to food supplements  
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) : 12 June 2022  
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 road Hitteen Unit (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 2038222  
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 road Hitteen Unit (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 2038222  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa