G/SPS/N/BHR/181  
 
6 November 2017  
(17-6024) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Plant Wealth Directorate – Agriculture and Marine Resources 
Affairs - Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning  
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): Plants and plant 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: Import Phytosanitary Requirements . Language(s): 
Arabic and English.  Number of pages: 33 and 23  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BHR/17_4797_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BHR/17_4797_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: According to Article no. (15) of Plant Quarantine Law No. 5 for 
the year 2003 of the GCC, all consignments of plants and plant products (including seeds 
mixtures for birds feed) exported/re -exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain should be 
accompanied with valid phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection 
Organization (NPPO) of  the exporting/re -exporting country.  
The phytosanitary certificates should be complied with the annexed model to the IPPC, and 
in compliance with the provisions of ISPM No. 7 and ISPM No. 12.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health,  [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPMs No. 7 
and 12  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/BHR/181  
 
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  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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2017  
[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) : 5 January 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Mr Hussain Jawad Allaith  
Acting Director of Plant Wealth Directorate  
Agriculture and Marine Resources Affairs  
Ministry of Works, Munic ipalities and Urban Planning  
Kingdom of Bahrain  
Postal Address: P.O. Box: 251, Budaiya, Kingdom of Bahrain  
Tel: +(973) 1798 7274  
 +(973) 17987277  
Mobile: +(973) 3945 5415  
Fax: +(973) 1769 3386  
E-mail: hallaith@mun.gov.bh  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr Hussain Jawad Allaith  
Acting Director of Plant Wealth Directorate  
Agriculture and Marine Resources Affairs  
Ministry of Wo rks, Municipalities and Urban Planning  
Kingdom of Bahrain  
Postal Address: P.O. Box: 251, Budaiya, Kingdom of Bahrain  
Tel: +(973) 1798 7274  
 +(973) 17987277  
Mobile: +(973) 3945 5415  
Fax: +(973) 17693386  
E-mail: hallaith@mun.gov.bh