G/SPS/N/SAU/271  
 
18 May 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: SPS Enquiry point, Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fish and other aquatic products  
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: Approval Framework for Control Authorities and 
Establishments Exporting Fish and Other Aquatic Products to the Kingdom Of Saudi 
Arabia.  Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/SAU/17_2370_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this document is to ensure that the impo rt 
requirements for fish and other aquatic products destined to the Saudi market are 
followed by foreign establishments subject to the control of an official control authority 
responsible for food safety in the concerned country. It primarily paves the way  for 
delegating the official control authority the responsibility of providing approval for 
establishments in the business of harvesting and processing fish and other aquatic 
products of animal origin, interested in exporting their products to the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia.  
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 standar d? 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) :  
[ ] Inter national 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/SAU/271  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
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 months fr om 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) : 17 July 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 822 2, 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, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fa x number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
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  
Websi te: http://www.sfda.gov.sa