G/SPS/N/ARE/80, G/SPS/N/BHR/160  
G/SPS/N/KWT/9, G/SPS/N/OMN/60  
G/SPS/N/QAT/64, G/SPS/N/SAU/211,  
G/SPS/N/YEM/5  
 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN , THE STATE OF 
KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR,  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA, YEMEN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: SPS Enquiry  point, Saudi food and Drug Authority  
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): Materials and articles in contact with foods tuffs 
(ICS Code: 67.250)  
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: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical Regulation for: "Recycled Plastic Materials 
and Articles Intended to Come Into Contact With Food" . Language(s): Arabic . Number 
of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/SAU/16_3675_00_x.PDF  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation concern s manufacturing process 
for recycled plastic materials and articles intended for use in contact w ith 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 standard? 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) :   
[ ] Internati onal 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/ARE/80 • G/SPS/N/BHR/160 • G/SPS/N/KWT/9 • G/SPS/N/OMN/60 • G/SPS/N/QAT/64 • 
G/SPS/N/SAU/211, G/SPS/N/YEM/5  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Egyptian Standard No. 7786/2014 (Plastic raw materials and tools recycled to be 
used for contact with food - input and process manufacturing)  
 Commission Regulation (EC) No.  282/200 8 (Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles 
Intended to Come Into Contact With food)  
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: [X]  Six mont hs 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) : 5 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle com ments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa