G/SPS/N/ARE/113/Add.1, G/SPS/N/BHR/168/Add.1  
G/SPS/N/KWT/16/Add.1, G/SPS/N/OMN/67/Add.1  
G/SPS/N/QAT/71/Add.1, G/SPS/N/SAU/267/Add.1  
G/SPS/N/YEM/12/Add.1  
 
8 December 2022  
(22-9116) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 29 November 2022, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, Oman, 
Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen . 
 
_______________  
 
 
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Draft Technical 
Regulation for: "Hygienic regulations for food plants and their personnel"  
This draft technical regulation is applied to Hygienic regulations that must be available in food plants 
and their personnel. In 11 April 2017, Saudi Arabia on behalf of the GSO members notified WTO  (SPS) 
about this Technical Regulation (G/ SPS/N/ARE/ 113, G/ SPS/N/BHR/ 168, G/ SPS/N/KWT/ 16, 
G/SPS/N/OMN/ 67, G/SPS/N/QAT/ 71, G/SPS/N/SAU/ 267 and G/ SPS/N/YEM/ 12). In this technical 
regulation, the GSO insert s an update in  the: 
− Complementary references;  
− Definitions;  
− Requirements.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SAU/22_8163_00_x.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publica tion or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
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, normal ly 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.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notifi cation and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 6 February 2023  
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 - Food Sector  
Contact person: Dr. Majid M. AlKhalaf  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 G/SPS/N/ARE/113/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/BHR/168/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/KWT/16/Add.1 • 
G/SPS/N/OMN/67/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/QAT/71/Add.1 • G/SPS/N/SAU/267/Add.1 • 
G/SPS/N/YEM/12/Add.1  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 4915  
E-mail: spsep.food@sfda.gov. sa 
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Au thority - Food Sector  
Contact person: Dr. Majid M. AlKhalaf  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 4915  
E-mail: spsep.food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
 
__________