G/SPS/N/ARE/240, G/SPS/N/BHR/220  
G/SPS/N/KWT/106, G/SPS/N/OMN/116  
G/SPS/N/QAT/120, G/SPS/N/SAU/454  
G/SPS/N/YEM/61  
 
10 November 2021  
(21-8519) 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 (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):  Edible oils and fats, oilseeds (ICS Code: 67 .200)  
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:  Edible olive oil and olive pomace oils . Language(s):  
Arabic and English . Number of pages:  15 and 11  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SAU/21_7088_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/SAU/21_7088_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Gulf Standard is concerned with olive oil and olive pomace 
oils described in section 3 presented in state 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Standard 33/1981: General Standard for Olive 
oils and olive pomac e oils 
[ ] 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  
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:   G/SPS/N/ARE/240 • G/SPS/N/BHR/220 • G/SPS/N/KWT/106 • G/SPS/N/OMN/116 • 
G/SPS/N/QAT/120 • G/SPS/N/SAU/454 • G/SPS/N/YEM/61  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2 006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels 
for certain contaminants in foodstuffs   
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) : 9 January 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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) 203 8222  
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. Addre ss, 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) 203 8222  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa