G/SPS/N/QAT/57  
 
9 July 2015  
(15-3547)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: QATAR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Standards and metrology department 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Infant formula for Spec ial Medical Purposes 
(ICS Code: 67.230) 
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: Infant Formula for Special Medical Purposes  
Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 28 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2015/SPS/QAT/15_2665_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to infant formula for 
special medical purposes as a powder or liquid in order to use in the special nutritional 
medical purposes for infants because of disease, physiological disorder or medical 
condition after birth to 12 months. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CODEX STANDARD (72/2011) for infant formula and 
formulas for special medical pu rposes intended for infants 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/QAT/57 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
- Commission Directive 2006/141/European Commission of 22 December 2006 on 
infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/European 
Commission 
- Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.9.1 – Infant Formula 
Products (21.2.2014) 
- Infant formula and follow on (England regulation 2007) 
- Global Standard for the Composition of Infant Formula: Recommendations of an 
ESPGHAN Coordinated International Expert Group 2005 
- (European Commission) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
by establishing a Union list of food additives 
- Dietary treatment of cows' milk protein allergy in childhood: a commentary by the 
Committee on Nutrition of the French Society of Paediatrics – British Journal of 
Nutrition (2012), 107, 325-338 
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) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 September 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Environment 
Standard department  
P.O Box 23277 
State of Qatar E-mail: standard@qatar.net.qa 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Environment  
Standard department  
P.O Box 23277 State of Qatar 
E-mail: standard@qatar.net.qa