G/TBT/N/BHR/288  
 
19 April 2013  
(13-2077)  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):  
Dehydrated shrimps (Prawns), (ICS: 67.120.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Dehydrated 
shrimps (Prawns), (10 pages in Arabic 8 pages in English).     G/TBT/N/BHR/288 
 
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6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies the requirements stated 
in the Gulf standard GSO (1331) "Dehydrated shrimps (Prawns) "under clauses 7 & 8 
(packaging & labelling) as mandatory requirements. It specifies that the product shall be 
packed in containers impermeable to water, gases, light and insects. It also specifies that the package shall provide the product with complete protection during transportation, 
storage and handling and comply with gulf standard GSO (839) "Food packages - Part 1: 
General requirements" and GSO (1863) - 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", and GSO 150 - Expiration periods of food products  
2. The following shall be declared on the label of the product:  
 - The product name, address and trademark; 
 - The grade;  - The product name dehydrated shrimp  (prawns) - boiled dehydrated shrimp 
 
  (prawns); 
 - Net weight of package;  - Number of package units; 
 - The name of the country in case of local production and country of origin in  
  case of import;  - The net weight shall confirm the contents of the package that are described    on the labeling with allowance for reduction not exceeding 2%; 
 - Terms of the conservation, storage and handling. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- GSO 1331 “Dehydrated shrimps ( Prawns )” 
- Egyptian standard  ES 546  / 2007 "Dehydrated shrimps" 
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: