. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/48 
2 June 2009 
 (09-2617) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Code 2005, ICS Code 67.080 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Quick Frozen Peaches  Language:  Arabic and English  
Number of pages:  15 and 10 respectively 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation shall apply to quick frozen 
peaches of the species Prunus Persica  L. as defined below and offered for direct 
consumption without further processing, except repa cking, if required.  It does not apply to 
the product when indicated as intended for further processing or for other industrial purposes.  Definitions, requirements, sampling, methods of test and examination, packing, transportation, storage, labelling. 
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:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  Codex Alimentarius Volume  5A/1994, Codex Standard 
No. 75/1981 for Frozen Peaches 
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None G/SPS/N/BHR/48 
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   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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
− Egyptian Standard NO 3858/2002 Frozen Peaches 
− GSO 123/ 1990 General Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Propose 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 ):  1 August 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Almannai 
Senior Food Control Specialist 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:  http://www.moh.gov.bh
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Almannai  
Senior Food Control Specialist 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:  http://www.moh.gov.bh