G/TBT/N/BHR/377
20 November 2014 
(14-6801)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Ministry of Industry and Commerce 
P.O. Box 5479 
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: +973 17574880 Fax: +973 17530730 
E-mail: bsmd@moic.gov.bh   
Website: http://www.moic.gov.bh  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Frozen chicken (ICS: 
67.120.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Frozen chicken (10 
pages, in English; 9 pages, in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft technical regulation specifies the mandatory 
requirements of packaging, storage & labelli ng which are stated in the Gulf Standard 
GSO986 for "Frozen Chicken" under Clauses 7.2 & 8 respectively. They are illustrated as follows:  
• Whole chicken or chicken parts packaging should be carried out immediately after 
the primary chilling in tightly sealed pack ages, to ensure full protection of whole 
chicken or chicken pieces during handling, transport or storage 
• The packaging material should be transparent so that chicken or chicken parts are 
visible, materials obscuring the product may not be used 
• Packaging materials should be properly stored to avoid contamination 
• In addition to the requirements of the Gu lf Standard for Labelling of Pre-packaged 
Foods, the following provisions shall apply and being declared on the label: 
a) Product name: Frozen Chicken 
b) Name and address of the Facility where it was processed 
c) Net weight of the frozen unit, number of frozen units inside the crate or pack as 
per international system of units. 
d) A phrase reading "Flash Frozen", "Frozen" or "To be stored frozen at a 
temperature of -18°C or less". 
e) A phrase "not to be refrozen after defrosting" G/TBT/N/BHR/377 
 
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  f) Date of slaughtering and date of expiration 
g) "With Edible Giblets" phrase in case they are available 
h) "Halal" sign or any phrase or signal indicating that the product is compliant with 
Islamic Sharia requirements, approval of competent official authorities in GCC 
countries and the Republic of Yemen 
• The labelling and adjoining explanatory statements shall be written in Arabic and, 
where another language is used, it shall be alongside the Arabic. All the information 
provided in another language shall be identical with those written in Arabic 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To maintain consumer protection and food safety. 
8. Relevant documents:   
• Thai Agricultural Standard TAS 6700-2005 
• Poultry – Grading Manual USDA/ 1998 
• Thai Agricultural Standard on Pesticide Residues: Maximum Residue Limits (TAS 
9002) 
• Thai Agricultural Standard on Pesticide Residues: Extraneous Maximum Residue 
Limits (TAS 9003) 
• Iraq Standard Frozen Chickens / 1197/2011 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the notification date 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministry of Industry and Commerce 
P.O. Box 5479 
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: +973 17574880  
Fax: +973 17530730 
E-mail: bsmd@moic.gov.bh   
Website: http://www.moic.gov.bh