. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/5 
7 November 2005 
 (05-5213) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Standards & Metrology Directorate, Ministry of Industry & 
Commerce, P.O. Box 5479, Kingdom of Ba hrain, Tel: +973 17574880, Fax: +973 
17530730, E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh  
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):  Table olives - HS 07.09.90.30  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners in the world  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  The document is a draft 
mandatory standard on Table Olives (Available in Arabic, 17 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This technical regulation applies to the fruit of the cultivated 
olive-tree which has been suitably treated or processed and which is offered for direct consumption as table olives.  It also covers olives packed in bulk containers which are 
intended for repacking into consumer size contai ners.  It specifies the maximum tolerances 
for defects, food additives and contaminants level.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  GS 222 Table Olives 
(Available in Arabic)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/BHR/5 
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 12. Final date for comments:  15 December 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Standards & Metrology Directorate, Ministry of Industry & 
Commerce, P.O. Box 5479, Kingdom of Ba hrain, Tel: +973 17574880, Fax: +973 
17530730, E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
A general view of the draft technical regulation can be obtained from the directorate web 
page: http://www.commerce.gov.bh/English/ConsumerPr otection/StandardizationMetrologyDirec
torate/Technical+Regulations/Introduction/   
However, the full text can be obtained upon request from the Standards & Metrology 
Directorate, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, P.O. Box 5479, Kingdom of Bahrain, Tel: +973 17574880 , Fax: +973 17530 730, E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh