G/SPS/N/QAT/42  
 
18 March 2013  
(13-1454)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member:  QATAR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment 
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):  Fried potato (ICS Code: 67.080) 
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:  Fried Potato  Language(s):  English and Arabic   
Number of pages:  8 and 11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/QAT/13_0882_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/sps/QAT/13_0882_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation concerns fried potato including 
potato sticks and chips which have been prepared from the species Solanum 
tuberosum  L. and offered for direct consumption. This regulation does not include potato 
chips made from dried potatoes. The document covers definitions, styles, requirements, sampling, methods of examination and testin g, packaging, transportation, storage and 
labeling. 
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (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/QAT/42 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
1. MIL-P-35020D 29 July 1988 "Military specification- potato sticks and chips". 
2. Malaysian standard 1261: 1992 specification for potato chips. 
3. United States standards for grades of potatoes for chipping 1 January 1997. 
4. Commission regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 "Setting 
maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs". 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Unspecified. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Unspecified. 
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) :  17 May 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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Environment  
Standard and Metrology Department  P.O. Box 23277 State of Qatar 
E-mail: standard@qatar.net.qa