G/SPS/N/ARE/81, G/SPS/N/BHR/161  
G/SPS/N/KWT/10, G/SPS/N/OMN/61  
G/SPS/N/QAT/65, G/SPS/N/SAU/212,  
G/SPS/N/YEM/6  
 
6 September 2016  
(16-4746) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN , THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR,  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: SPS Enquir y point, Saudi food and Drug Authority  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food products in general (ICS Code: 67.040)  
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 Sta tes of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for: "Soy Sauce" . 
Language(s): Arabic and English . Number of pages: 7 and 6  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/SAU/16 _3683_00_x.PDF  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/SAU/16_3683_00_e.PDF  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation specifies the requirements for 
salty soy sauce, light soy sauce and dark (thick) soy sauce produced by the 
fermentation process.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect t erritory 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 He alth (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/ARE/81 • G/SPS/N/BHR/161 • G/SPS/N/KWT/10 • G/SPS/N/OMN/61 • G/SPS/N/QAT/65 
• G/SPS/N/SAU/212, G/SPS/N/YEM/6  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Light soy sauce (MS 807), Malaysia Standards  
 Thick soy sauce (MS 1264), Malaysia Standard s 
 Salty soy sauce (MS 2042), Malaysia Standards  
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) : 5 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (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: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Webs ite: http://www.sfda.gov.sa