G/TBT/N/ARE/532 , G/TBT/N/BHR/625  
G/TBT/N/KWT/591 , G/TBT/N/OMN/461  
G/TBT/N/QAT/612 , G/TBT/N/SAU/1239  
G/TBT/N/YEM/219  
18 May 2022  
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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 SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Commerce & Industry  
Directorate General for Specifications & Measurements  
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:   
Ministry of Commerce & Industry  
Directorate General for Specifications & Measurements  
P.O. Box : 550, Postal Code : 113  
Tel: +(968) 2481 3832; +(968) 2471 5992  
Email: nepic@moci.gov.om  , nepicbusiness1@gmail.com  
Website: www.tejarah.gov.om   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The 
general requirements for husked rice, milled rice, enriched and parboiled rice, all for direct 
human consumption, presented in packaged form or sold loose from the package directly 
to the consumer. It doe sn't apply to other products derived from rice or to glutinous rice. 
(ICS: : 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Rice Kernel; (12 
page(s), in English), (14 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This GSO draft technical regulation concerns the general 
requirements for husked rice, milled rice, enriched and parboiled rice, all for direct human 
consumption, presented in packaged form or sold loose from the package directly to the 
consumer. It doesn't app ly to other products derived from rice or to glutinous rice. Items 
related to definitions, classification, requirements, packaging, transportation, storage and 
labelling are compulsory (Items 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9). Remaining items are voluntary.  
7. Objective an d rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer health ; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ARE/532, G/TBT/N/BHR/625, G/TBT/N/KWT/591, G/TBT/N/OMN/461, G/TBT/N/QAT/612, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1239, G/TBT/N/YEM/219  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• GSO technical regulation 1003 (Rice kernel)  
• Codex standard 198 -2019 "standard for Rice".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC)  
Mr. Mohammed AL Balushi  
National Enquiry Point and information Center  
Ministry of Commerce & Industry  
P.O. Box 550  
Muscat  
Tel: +(968) 2481 7252  
Fax: +(968) 2481 7040  
Email: nepic@tejarah.gov.om  
Website: http://www.moci.gov.om  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/OMN/22_3465_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/OMN/22_3465_00_e.pdf