G/SPS/N/SAU/70  
 
12 September 2013  
(12-4805) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF  SAUDI ARABIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as sp ecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Preserved grape leaf (ICS Code: 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trad ing 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: "Preserved grape leaf"   
Language(s): Arabic   Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/SAU/13_3604_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Draft Technical Regulation specifies requirements to be 
provided in preserved grape leaves which are prepared for human consumption.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.   title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestria l 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 possib le, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Egyptian standard (Preserved grape leaf "canned or bottled in glass", 805/2007)  
 Syrian standard ( Frozen grape leaves 2837/2003)  G/SPS/N/SAU/70  
 
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  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 circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2013   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food & Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, Ext. 3358  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
13. Texts available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food & Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, Ext. 3358  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website : http://www.sfda.gov.sa