G/SPS/N/QAT/59  
 
11 November 2015  
(15-5969)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: QATAR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Standards and Metrology Department, Qatar General 
Organization for Standardization - Ministry of Environment 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cinnamon: Sri Lankan type, Seychelles type and 
Madagascan type ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum  Blume) - Specification (ICS Code: 
67.220.10) 
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: Cinnamon: Sri Lankan type, Seychelles type and 
Madagascan type ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum  Blume) - Specification  Language(s): 
Arabic and English  Number of pages: 12 and 11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2015/SPS/QAT/15_4509_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/QAT/15_4509_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to whole or ground 
(powdered) cinnamon, of the Sri Lankan, Madagascan and Seychelles types; this 
cinnamon is the bark of the tree or shrub Cinnamomum zeylanicum  Blume, definitions, 
types and classifications, ground cinnamon , requirements, sampling, test methods, 
packaging and marking. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/QAT/59 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
ISO 6539 / 2014 Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum  Blume) - Specification 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Upon publication in the official journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : S i x  m o n t h s  a s  f r o m  t h e  d a t e  o f  
application in the official journal. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 180 days from date of publicatio n of approved version by GSO 
Council. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Qatar General Organization for Standardization - Ministry of Environment  
Standards and Metrology Department  
P.O Box 23277 
Doha - State of Qatar E-mail: standard@qatar.net.qa