G/SPS/N/BHR/10/Rev.1  
 
18 June 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Commission Gulf Food Safety - General Secretariat of the Gulf 
Cooperation Council  
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): Shellfish – Chilled and frozen sea cra bs, ICS Code: 67.120.00  
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: Shellfish - Part 2: Chilled and frozen sea crab . 
Language(s): Arabic and English.  Number of pages: 7 and 5 pages respectively  
6. Description of content: The Kingdom of Bahrain/Gulf technical regulation concerns 
chilled and frozen sea crab fit for human consumption. Items related to requirements, 
packa ging, transportation and storage conditions, and labelling (Item 5, 8 and 9) are 
compulsory. The remaining items are voluntary.  
Cadmium level will be updated according to R1881 -EN-2006 standards.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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) :  
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/BHR/10/Rev.1  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are ava ilable: 
R1881 -EN-2006  
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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority d esignated to handle comments: [X ] National Notification 
Authority, [X ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available)  of other body:   
Nujood Khalifa Almuqahwi  
Head, Safety of Imported Food Group  
Public Health Directorate  
Ministry of Health  
Kingdom of Bahrain  
O. Box: 42  
Tel: +(973) 1727 3683  
Fax: +(973) 1727 9253  
E-mail: nmuqahwi@health.gov.bh  
Web Page: http://www.moh.gov.bh