G/TBT/N/BHR/386
1 May 2015 
(15-2357)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Ministry of Industry and Commerce  
Kingdom of Bahrain 
P.O. Box 5479  Tel.: +973 17574871 Fax: +973 17530730 
E-mail: bsmd@moic.gov.bh   
Web site: http://www.moic.gov.bh  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Chilled beef, buffalo, 
mutton and goat meat (ICS: 67.120.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Chilled Beef, 
Buffalo, Mutton and Goat Meat (13 pages, in English; 15 pages, in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft technical regulation specifies the mandatory 
requirements of labelling stated in the Gu lf Standard document GSO 997 "Chilled beef, 
buffalo, mutton and goat meat" under clause 12. The labelling requirements are illustrated as follows: 
The product should be without prejudice to what is stated in the Gulf standards mentioned 
in GSO 9 "Labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs" and GSO 150-1 "Expiration dates for food products- Part 1: Mandatory expiration dates". 
• The labelling and adjoining explanatory statements shall be written in Arabic and, 
where another language is used, it shall be alongside the Arabic. All the information provided in another language shall be identical with those written in Arabic.  
The following should be included in the label: 
• Meat which has been passed by the official veterinarian inspector as free from 
contagious diseases and fit for human consumption, shall be branded with a stamp containing the essential labelling according to the regulation in each GSO country 
such as meat type, date of slaughtering, code or municipality and quality grade (if 
the meat is quality graded). 
• The carcasses shall be stamped on each half-carcass, in the following places, at 
least: external surface of the thighs , loins, back, breast and shoulder. 
• Cuts obtained in the cutting plants from officially marked carcasses must be 
stamped, unless they are wrapped or packaged. G/TBT/N/BHR/386 
 
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  • In addition to the requirements of the Gu lf Standard for Labelling of Pre-packaged 
Foods, the following provisions apply and shall be declared on the label of the 
product: (a) Meat type, Name of the meat cut and fat content; (b) Quality grade (in 
case of grading meat according to quality); (c) Slaughtering date and expiry date 
(day- month- year); (d) Net weight when packed and (e) Statement "Slaughtering according to Islamic rules "Halal". 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To maintain consumer protection and food safety 
8. Relevant documents: Egyptian Standard "Chilled Meat" – ES 3602:2008 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: