G/TBT/N/SAU/840  
 
27 March 2015  
(15-1714)  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 SAUDI ARABIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) 
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 : 
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization 
P.O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471 
Tel: +966(1)4520000  Ext: (1378-1381-1383) Fax +966(1)4520193 Email: enquirypoint@saso.org.sa   
http://www.saso.gov.sa   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Maximum residues 
limits (Mrls) of veterinary dr ugs in food (ICS: 67.040.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical 
Regulation for "Maximum Residues Limits (Mrls) of Veterinary Drugs in Food" (169 pages, in 
English; 163 pages, in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to maximum residues 
limits for the veterinary drugs in food and food  products of animal origin. Furthermore, the 
present GSO technical standard has an appendix referring to the withdrawal periods from 
animal's body as well as residue markers and methods of detection.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Food safety 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Maximum Residue Li mits (MRLs) of 
Veterinary Drugs in Food . 35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (July 2012); 
 Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Maximum Residue Li mits (MRLs) of 
Veterinary Drugs in Food 2011; 
 Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADI) for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals. Australian 
Government, Department of Health an d Aging Office of Chemical Safety. 
31 December 2012; 
 Australian Standard (2012), Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 
Authority, The MRL Standard, Maximum Residue Limits in Food and Animal 
Feedstuff, July 2012; G/TBT/N/SAU/840 
 
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    Canadian Standards, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of Veterinary Drugs in Food, 
2011; 
 Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010; 
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 http://www.fve.org/veterinary/pdf/medicines/r
egulation_2377_90_en.pdf ; 
 EMEA/MRL/865/03-Final, June 2004 : The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal Products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit; 
 EMEA/MRL/CVMP/151/99-Final, March 1999. The European Agency for the 
Evaluation of Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology 
Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
 EMEA/MRL/889/03-Final. June 2004. The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
 EMEA/MRL/342/00-Final. January 2001. The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
 EMEA/MRL/342/98-Final. February 1998. The European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. Committee for Veterinary Medical Products; 
 European Community Comments on CODEX Circular Letter CL 2005-10 RVDF; 
 EMEA/MRL/079/96-Final, March 1996. The Eu ropean Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit; 
 JECFA (2011) Joint FAO/WHO Expert Commi ttee on Food Additives Seventy-fifth 
meeting (Residues of veterinary drugs) Rome, 8–17 November 2011; 
 JECFA (2012) Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives - Summary 
report of the seventy-fifth meeting of JECFA (January, 2012); 
 The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation, 2012; 
 US Maximum Residue Levels  in Food Commodities; 
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Gain Report Number: JA7053, 2007.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six months after publicat ion in official Gazette   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the da te of circulation 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization 
P.O. BOX: 3437 Riyadh 11471 
Tel: +966(1)4520000  Ext: (1378-1381-1383) 
Fax +966(1)4520193 Email: enquirypoint@saso.org.sa  
http://www.saso.gov.sa