G/TBT/N/ARE/462, G/TBT/N/BHR/563  
G/TBT/N/KWT/524, G/TBT/N/OMN/396  
G/TBT/N/QAT/561, G/TBT/N/SAU/1111  
G/TBT/N/YEM/164  
 
15 May 2019  
(19-3348) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN , THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR, KINGDOM OF SA UDI ARABIA, YEMEN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Public Authority for Food and Nutrition P.A.F.N, Kuwait  
Kuwait Standard & Metrology Department (KOWSMD)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
 P.O. BOX: 4690, Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Tel.: +965 253 02 622  
Fax: +965 253 02 625  
E-mail: mailto:Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Waters, 
including mineral waters and aerated w aters, containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or flavoured, and other non -alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable 
juices of heading 20.09 (HS 2202); - Coconuts: (HS 08011); Beverages (ICS 67.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Title: Aqueous 
Coconut Products: Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream (GSO1930/2009) (8 page(s), in 
Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The following discussion was held during the 26th  Gulf Technical 
Committee for food and  agriculture standards relating to the case of replacing the term 
"Milk" to "beverage".  
The committee agreed to replace the term "Milk" to "Beverage" wherever the word is 
mentioned in the GSO standard according to (General Guidelines for using milk product  
term GSO CODEX STAN 206:2013) AND according to EU legislation which confirmed that 
the term "Milk" is confined to mammary secretions that result from the milking process 
without any additives or removing any of its contents. EU regulation 1234/2007.  
It is also decided to delete the term "Milk" in the title of the Gulf Technical Standard GSO 
1930/2009 , and replace it with " Beverage" .  
Apply this condition in all the pages of this standard.  G/TBT/N/ARE/462 • G/TBT/N/BHR/563 • G/TBT/N/KWT/524 • G/TBT/N/OMN/396 • 
G/TBT/N/QAT/561 • G/TBT/N/SAU/1111  • G/TBT/N/YEM/164  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
In the Gulf Technical Committee for food and agriculture standards meeting, they decide 
to replace the term "Milk" to "Beverage" wherever it  is found in the standard GSO 1930:  
Aqueous Coconut Products: Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream  (GSO1930/2009) in all the 
pages. Starting from the address of the standard.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  60 days from the da te of notification  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days from the proposed date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P.O. BOX: 4690, Safat  
13047 Kuwait  
Tel.: +965 253 02 622  
Fax: +965 253 02 625  
E-mail: mailto:Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KWT/19_2858_00_x.pdf