G/SPS/N/SAU/14/Add.2  
 
15 December 2016   
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 15 December 2016, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia . 
 
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GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods  
This Guide describes principle s and regulatory requirements to be applied by the exporting country 
and the importing GCC countries in assuring the safety and suitability of shipments of imported 
food. Health certificates for imported food (from animal and plant origins) which include s pecific 
attestat ions are provided in the Guide.  
In 2011, Saudi Arabia notified WTO (SPS) abou t this Guide (G/SPS/N/SAU/14). Due to comments 
from many WTO Members, Saudi Arabia submitted addendum.1 dated on 22 January 2015 
(G/SPS/N/SAU/14/Add.1). Subsequent ly, this Guide had been reviewed by GCC Food Safety 
Committee and modified accordingly. The attached version has been adopted by all GCC countries. 
This Guide will be implemented from 1st April 2017 and will come into force from 1st October 2017.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/SAU/16_5161_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2016/SPS/SAU/16_5161_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified d raft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[X] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: This addendum is about the GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods, 
which contains requirements and health certificates reviewed and revised by GCC 
Food Safety Committee to facilitate international trade.  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadlin e for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from t he date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/SAU/14/Add.2  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if ava ilable) of 
other body:  
Saudi food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 1) 275 9222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 1) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
Text(s) available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Saudi food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel A rea Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 1) 275 9222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 1) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
 
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