G/SPS/N/ARE/167, G/SPS/N/BHR/195  
G/SPS/N/KWT/46, G/SPS/N/OMN/92  
G/SPS/N/QAT/96, G/SPS/N/SAU/381  
G/SPS/N/YEM/37  
 
16 November 2018  
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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): Food products in general (ICS: 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 draft Technical Regulation for "Requirements of Nutritional 
Labelling" . Language(s): Arabic and English.  Number of pages: 21 and 14  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/SAU/18_5899_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/SAU/18_5899_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of co ntent: This draft technical regulation applies to the regulation that 
control s the nutritional labelling data, and it shall apply to all packaged food products, 
with the exception of the products mentioned in this regulation.  
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) : Codex Standard No. CAC/GL 2:2017  - Nutrition 
Labelling Guidelines  
[ ] 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/ARE/167  • G/SPS/N/BHR/195 • G/SPS/N/KWT /46 • G/SPS/N/OMN/92 • G/SPS/N/QAT/96  
• G/SPS/N/SAU/381 • G/SPS/N/YEM/37  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Food Labelling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels, CFR: 21 CFR 
Part 101, Federal Register Number: 2016 -11861  
https://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/guidancedocumentsregulatoryinforma
tion/labelingnutritio n/ucm385663.htm#highlights  
 Guidance document for competent authorities, tolerances for the control of 
compliance of nutrient values declared on a label with EU legislation No. 1169/2011  
https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/safety/docs/labelling_nutrition  
vitamins_minerals -guidance_tolerances_1212_en.pdf  
 EU Regulation, No 1169/2011  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1169  
 A food labeling guide, guidance for industry, FDA  
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsReg
ulatoryInformation/UCM265446.pdf   
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 ci rculation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [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 - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3331  
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 - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Ar ea Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa