. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/17 
23 September 2008  
 (08-4461) 
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:  Food Control Section, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Whole maize (corn) meal prepared from kernels of common maize ( zea mays 
L.).  This meal is used for direct human consumption.  The following products are not 
covered:  degermed maize meal, enriched maize meal, maize flour, maize grit, quick grit, hominy grit, self-rising maiz e meal, bolted maize meal, maize flakes, other maize based 
ready-to-eat cereals, maize flaking grit, alkalin e treated maize products, maize meal for use as 
a brewing adjunct, maize meal used for manufacturing of starch  and industrial use, maize 
meal for use as an animal feed. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Whole maize (corn) meal 
(available in Arabic, 9 pa ges and English, 7 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Kingdom of Bahrain/Gulf draft technical regulation concerns 
whole maize (corn) meal prepared from kernels of common maize ( zea mays L. ).  Items 
related to requirements, packaging, trans portation and storage conditions, and labelling 
(Items 4, 7 and 8) are compulsory.  The remaining items are voluntary.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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 id entify deviations:  Codex Standard for Whole Maize (Corn) Meal.  
Codex Stan 154-1985 (Rev. 1-1995).  The deviati ons:  specifying limits for aflatoxins, 
radiation and microbiological criteria. 
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/BHR/17 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not yet determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not yet determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Mr. Abdulla Baqer Act. Chief, Food Control Section 
Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 
E-mail:  webmaster@health.gov.bh Website:  www.moh.gov.bh
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Mr. Abdulla Baqer 
Act. Chief, Food Control Section Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box 12 - Manama 
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  webmaster@health.gov.bh 
Website:  www.moh.gov.bh