G/SPS/N/OMN/44/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
9 January 2017  
(17-0114) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 19 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Oman . 
 
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GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods  
This Guide describes principles and regulatory requireme nts 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 specific 
attestations are p rovided in the Guide.  
In 2011, Oman notified WTO (SPS) about this Guide (G/SPS/N/OMN/44).  
Due to comments from many WTO Members, Oman submitted Revision  1 dated on 14 April 2015 
(ref: G/SPS/N/OMN/44/Rev.1). Subsequently, 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 1 April 2017 and comes into force from 1 October 2017.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/OMN/17_0111_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/OMN/17_0111_00_x.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 draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed reg ulation  
[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 S afety 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 deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, n ormally 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 the date of circulation of the addendum to the n otification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/OMN/44/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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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 available) of 
other body:  
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC)  
P.O. Box: 550  
Postal code: 113 Muscat  
Sultanate of Oman  
Tel: +(968) 2481 7252  
Fax: +(968) 2481 7040  
E-mail: nepic@moci.gov.om  
Website: http://www.moci.gov.om   
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC)  
P.O. Box: 550  
Postal code: 113 Muscat  
Sultanate of Oman  
Tel: +(968) 2481 7252  
Fax: +(968) 2481 7040  
E-mail: nepic@moci.gov.om  
Website: http://www.moci.gov.om   
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