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G/SPS/N/BHR/118 
4 November 2011  
 (11-5626) 
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:  Food Control Section, Ministry of Health 
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):  ICS Code:  67.180.10 
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:  Foods for Special Dietary Uses - Low Calorie Chocolate 
Diabetics  Language(s):  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  7 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/sps/BHR/11_3659_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/BHR/11_3659_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This GSO's final draft is a technical standard which specifies the 
general requirements for low calorie chocolate used for special dietary (diabetics).  Additionally, chemical requirements, microbi ological limits, metal contaminants, packing 
and labelling requirements are specified. 
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 stan dard?  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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BHR/118 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Syrian 
Standard No. 1902, Egyptian Standard 1667   
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:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   3 January 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 
E-mail:  mhaddaq@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box 12 - Manama 
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  mhaddaq@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh