G/TBT/N/SAU/852  
 
25 June 2015  
(15-3292)  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: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 
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 telephon e 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(1)4520000 Ext: (1378-1381-1383) Fax +966(1)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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Infant formula for 
special medical purposes (ICS Code: 67.230) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia / The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical 
Regulation for "Infant Formula for Special Medical Purposes" (28 pages, in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: This technical regulation applies to infant formula for special 
medical purposes as a powder or liquid in order to use in the special nutritional medical purposes for infants because of disease, physiological disorder or medical condition after birth to 12 months.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Food safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 CODEX Standard (72/2011) for Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical 
Purposes Intended for Infants 
 Commission Directive 2006/141/European Commission of 22 December 2006 on 
Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae and Amending Directive 1999/21/European Commission 
 Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.9.1 – Infant Formula 
Products (21.2.2014) 
 Infant formula and follow on (England regulation 2007) 
 Global Standard for the Composition of Infant Formula: Recommendations of an 
ESPGHAN Coordinated International Expert Group 2005 
 European Commission: No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council by establishing a Un ion list of food additives G/TBT/N/SAU/852 
 
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   Dietary Treatment of Cows' Milk Protein Allergy in Childhood: A Commentary by 
the Committee on Nutrition of the French Society of Paediatrics / British Journal of Nutrition (2012), 107, 325–338 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publicat ion in official Gazette 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the da te of circulation 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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(1)4520000 Ext: (1378-1381-1383) Fax +966(1)4520193 Email: enquirypoint@saso.gov.sa  
http://www.saso.gov.sa