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G/SPS/N/SAU/41 
7 January 2013 
 (13-0038) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Organic Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh organic vegetables and fruits 
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:  The Standards and Controls of Organic Farming Activity 
in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Art. #32);  and Requirements and Procedures for Importing 
the Fresh Organic Food Products  Language(s):  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  
40 and 29 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/SAU/12_4874_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/SAU/12_4874_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/SAU/12_4874_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to all organic products. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  Monitoring and surveillance on imported organic products. G/SPS/N/SAU/41 
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8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)  ISPM N° 11 and 
19 
[ ] 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:  EU Regulation No. 834/2007, I FOAM Standards, NOP USA, 
and JAS JAPAN. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  28 April 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  6 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  15 November 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 March 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Organic Agriculture 
Airport Road, Riyadh 11195 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia E-mail:  kaorganic@moa.gov.sa  Website:  http://moa.gov.sa/organic/portale  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Organic Agriculture  
Airport Road, Riyadh 11195 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia E-mail:  kaorganic@moa.gov.sa  Website:  http://moa.gov.sa/organic/portale