. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BHR/190 
24 February 2010  
 (10-1053) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 telephone 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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):  Energy food products  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Energy food products 
(Arabic, 6 pages).     
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies the requirements stated in 
the Gulf standard GSO "General requireme nts for energy food products" under clauses 5 
and 6 (packaging and labelling) as mandatory requirements.  It specifies the following:  
• The product shall be packed in a way that provides suitable protection; 
• Material used for internal packaging shall be  new and clean.  This material (especially 
papers and stamps) should be according to accep table trade specifications, glue and inks 
used shall be non-toxic and package sh all be free from foreign material.  
It also describes label requirements such as: 
• Deceitful names, pictures or statements that can mislead the consumer are not to be 
used, eg. strengthening, nutritional, magical…etc.; 
• To state that excessive use of this type of products lowers the ability to sleep due to 
high content of stimulants; 
• Writing a warning to state that this type of products is not suitable for women during 
pregnancy and fosterage, children under 16 y ears old, persons with allergy from these 
products, athletics when exercising and persons with certain diseases which might affect their health such as diabetics; G/TBT/N/BHR/190 
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  • List of contents, by quantity and sorted in descending order; 
• In case caffeine is more than 150 mg/L, the statement "High caffeine content" shall be 
written; 
• Nutritional information shall be stated.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
To maintain consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   - GSO "General requirements for energy food products"                   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the notification date 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: