G/LIC/N/2/SAU/1  
 
10 March 2014  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 
The following notification, dated 21 February 2 014, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
 
1.  (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
 Any fresh  fruit and vegetable  labelled or imported to the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia as organic products will be  required Non-automatic import licensing 
procedure in prior , according to the Ministry of Agriculture Decision No. 888174 
dated 7/6/1433 H (28 April 2012)  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information 
and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):   Not 
available. 
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e. 1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Plea se do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
 We hereby notify that the items below will be subject to licensing procedures and 
requirements.  
 HS Code 2012  Items       Date of Effect 
 Chapter 7  Edible vegetables and certain    15 Nov. 2012 
      r o o t s  a n d  t u b e r s .  
    Chapter 8  Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus  15 Nov. 2012 
     Fruit or melons 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Kingdom of Agriculture (MOA) 
Organic Agriculture Department 
Address:  Airport Road, Riyadh 11195, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
                                               
1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1). 
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  Telephone:  +(966 1) 4016666   Ext. 3564 /3558/3559 
Fax:  +(966 1) 4122725  
E-mail address:   zborganic@moa.gov.sa       kaorganic@moa.gov.sa   Website:  http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal 
Contact officer:  [] Mr. [] Mrs. Name:  
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
See paragraph 2(b) above. 
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:  2012 Source of publication: http ://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal 
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
 [] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f)  the administrative purpose:   
 [X] non-automatic.  If so please  indicate:  (g) the measure being
 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:   The purpose of  
this procedure is to ensure consumer  health,   food  safety and  conformity of  
imported  goods  with  the   internationa l  standards on Organic  Farming  and  to  
monitor the importation of such products.  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided 
 This licensing procedure will continue as there is a need to ensure food safety and
 
public health. Generally, the issuance of the license will take five working days  
after submission of application for the import licence, once all the requirements  
laid down in the procedure have been fulfilled. 
 
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the ad ministrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
 
 
 
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