G/SPS/N/BHR/132  
 
6 February 2014  
(14-0692)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Food Control Section, Ministry of Health 
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): Plastic package (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: Food Packages - Part 2: Plastic package - General 
requirements  Language(s): Arabic and English  Number of pages: 89 and 86 
6. Description of content: This GSO's final draft concerns the general requirements of 
plastic packages in contact with food. 
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 serial 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 GSO 1863 "Food packages - Part 2: Plastic package  - General requirements" 
 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic 
materials and articles intended to come into contact with food 
 BS EN 13130-3:2004 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - plastics 
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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: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box: 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel: +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax: +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail: mhaddaq@health.gov.bh 
Website: http://www.moh.gov.bh  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq  
Ministry of Health P.O. Box: 12 - Manama 
Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel: +(973) 1727 3683 Fax: +(973) 1727 9253 
E-mail: mhaddaq@health.gov.bh 
Website: http://www.moh.gov.bh