G/SPS/N/ARE/212, G/SPS/N/BHR/215  
G/SPS/N/KWT/83, G/SPS/N/OMN/112  
G/SPS/N/QAT/116, G/SPS/N/SAU/440  
G/SPS/N /YEM/57  
 
6 November 2020  
(20-7912) 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  
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):  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/The Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf dr aft Technical Regulation for "Food Supplements" . 
Language(s):  Arabic and English . Number of pages:  23 and 25  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BHR/20_6778_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BHR/20_6778_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to food supplements 
products with specific intention to enhance one or several nutritional 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, propo lis, 
pollen, herbs or food herbal extracts etc.  
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) : Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food 
Supplements Cac/Gl 55 - 2005 
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/ARE/212 • G/SPS/N/BHR/215 • G/SPS/N/KWT/83 • G/SPS/N/OMN/112 • 
G/SPS/N/QAT/116 • G/S PS/N/SAU/440  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[X] Yes  [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
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. 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 
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.   
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) : 5 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:   
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3158  
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 branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa   
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa