G/TBT/N/BHR/322  
 
27 September 2013  
(13-5175)  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 
P.O. Box: 5479, Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel.: +973 17574880  Fax: +973 17530730 E-mail: bsmd@moic.gov.bh  
Website: http://www.moic.gov.bh/moic/ar  
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 for 
Body Building; (ICS: 67.040.00). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Labelling for 
Body Building Food (3 pages in Arabic and 4 pages in English). 
6. Description of content: This draft technical Regulation is concerned with the labelling 
requirements for body building food under clause 4 as mandatory requirements.  
It describes the following requirements: 
 Name of the product followed by food supplements for body building with 
references to the category of nutrient "amino acids, vitamin, minerals" if 
necessary; 
 The amount of energy expressed in kilo joules and kilocalories per 100 grams or 
100 ml of the food product and where appr opriate per the specified quantity of 
food as suggested for consumption; 
 List of ingredients involved in production; 
 Nutritional value or facts in 100 g or 100 ml  or serving as quantified on the label; 
 Name and address of manufacturer, country  of manufacture, name of registration  
body and registration number if possible; 
 Name and address of the importer, name of registration body and registration 
number if possible. 
 Instructions and age of use; 
 Statement "not given except with the consent of a doctor or dieticians"; 
 Cautionary statements if needed, especially in situations that may cause allergic 
reactions to certain individuals; G/TBT/N/BHR/322 
 
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   Net weights or volume and in the case of tables, the number of tablets shall be 
declared; 
 Date of production and expiration date; 
 The statements "Keep away from reach of children"; 
 Conditions of storage; 
 Labelling and adjoining explanatory statements shall be in Arabic and, where 
another language is used, it shall be alongside the Arabic. All the information 
provided in another language shall be identical with those written in Arabic. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of consumer health. 
8. Relevant documents:   GSO…For Labelling for Body Building Food. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      To be determined   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:     
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