G/TBT/N/BHR/289  
 
19 April 2013  
(13-2078)  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 BAHRAIN  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD) 
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 :   
Ministry of  Industry and Commerce 
Kingdom of Bahrain 
P.O. Box:  5479  Tel.:  +973 17574880  Fax:  +973 17530730 
E-mail:  bsmd@moic.gov.bh . 
Website:  http://www.moic.gov.bh  
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):  Bakery 
Products (ICS: 67.060). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  General 
Requirements for Bakery Products, (6 pages in Arabic, 6 pages in English).     G/TBT/N/BHR/289 
 
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6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies the requirements stated 
in the Gulf standard GSO "General Requirements for Bakery Products" under clauses 5 & 6 
(packaging & labelling) as mandatory requirements. It specifies that the product shall be 
packed in hygienic, suitable and dry packages which are free from defects and capable of preserving the physical properties and its fitness for human consumption, the packages 
shall conform to what is mentioned in the items stipulated in GSO standards GSO (839) " 
Food packages - Part 1: General requirements "and GSO (1885)" Food Packages Part 2: Plastic Package - General Requirements.  
It also describes label requirements such as: 
1. It should be without prejudice to what has been mentioned in Gulf Standard GSO 9 
"Labeling of prepackaged foods. 
2. The following shall be declared on the label of the product:  
 - Name and type of the product; 
 - Name of the bakery;  - Net weight in metric system; 
 - Ingredients, especially those ingredients which related to hypersensitivity  
  (such as eggs & nuts), while indicating the flour or semolina type used in the   product and the kind of fats and oils used; 
 - Country of Origin; 
 - Handling & storage requirements (if any);  - In case of non-packaged products, the ingredients shall be mentioned in clear 
  and readable way; 
 - Shelf life to the products shall be according to what is stipulated in Gulf 
  Standard GSO (150) "Expiration Periods for food products". 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   GSO "General Requirements for Bakery Products". 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the notification date 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body: