G/SPS/N/SAU/136
11 December 2014
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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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Maximum Residues Li mits (MRLs) of Veterinary Drugs in 
Food (ICS: 67.040.00) 
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: "Maximum Residues Limits (MRLs) of Veterinary Drugs In Food"  Language(s): Arabic and English  Number of 
pages: 163 and 159 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/SAU/14_5405_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/SAU/14_5405_00_x.pdf  
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, 
this technical regulation has an appendix referring to the withdrawal periods from the 
animal's body as well as residue markers and methods of detection. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
- Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 
veterinary drugs in food. 35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (July 2012). 
- Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 
veterinary drugs in food 2011. 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/SAU/136 
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
- ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES (ADI) FOR AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY 
CHEMICALS. Australian Government, Department of Health and 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. 
- 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/regulation_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 European Agency for the Evaluation of 
Medicinal products. Veterinary Medicines and Information Technology Unit. 
- JECFA (2011) JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE 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 Leve ls in Food Commodities. 
- USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Gain Report Number: JA7053, 2007.   
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   G/SPS/N/SAU/136 
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2015 
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:  
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food & Drug Authority 
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (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: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 2038222, ext. 3331 
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825 E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa 
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa