G/SPS/N/ARE/264  
 
18 October 2022  
(22-7824) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology  
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):  Milk and milk products (ICS code: 67.100)  
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:  UAE GSO Technical Regulation for Yoghurt . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/ARE/22_6989_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Technical regulation is concerned with the requirements 
that must be met in yog hurt prepared for direct consumption  
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 fr om 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or  Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(section  7, section 8 (chapters 8.1 –8.20), section 10 (chapters 10.1 –10.9), 
section  11 (chapters 11.1 -11.11), section 13 (chapters 13.1 -13.2), section 14 
(chapters 14.1 -14.9)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/ARE/264  
 
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  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 from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] 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 December 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel: + (971) 2 403 2657  
E-mail: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MOIAT)  
UAE TBT Enquiry Point  
Tel: + (971) 2 403 2657  
E-mail: uaetbt@moiat.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moiat.gov.ae