G/TBT/N/ARE/488  
G/TBT/N/BHR/585  
G/TBT/N/KWT/557  
G/TBT/N/OMN/422  
G/TBT/N/QAT/578  
G/TBT/N/SAU/1161  
G/TBT/N/YEM/184  
 
5 November 2020  
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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:  Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)  
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:   
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization  
P. O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: + 966(11)2529999 Ext: (9070 -9061)  
Fax +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa   
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
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):  Food 
products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Food 
Supplements (23 page(s), in Arabic; 25 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to food supplements 
products with specific intention to enhance one or several nutrit ional elements in the 
normal diet. Food supplements may contain such a vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino 
acids, enzymes, prebiotics and probiotics, collagen, dietary fibers, melatonin, propolis, 
pollen, herbs or food herbal extracts…etc.  
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/ARE/488, G/TBT/N/BHR/585, G/TBT/N/KWT/557, G/TBT/N/OMN/422, G/TBT/N/QAT/578, 
G/TBT/N/SAU/1161, G/TBT/N/YEM/184  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 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 Directi ve 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 
2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission 
Directives 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 approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food 
supplements.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from 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:   
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization  
P. O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471  
Tel: +966(11)2529999 Ext: (9070 -9061)  
Fax +966(11)4520193  
Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov .sa  
http://www.saso.gov.sa  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SAU/20_6775_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SAU/20_6775_00_x.pdf