. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BHR/242 
13 July 2011  
 (11-3466) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Prepared meats: 
Heat treated pressed meats, ICS: 67.120.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Prepared meats: Heat 
treated pressed meats (14 pages in  Arabic; 10 pages in English) 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation spec ifies the requirements stated in 
the Gulf standard GSO "Prepared meats: Heat treated pressed meats" under clauses 8,1 & 9 
(packaging & labelling) as manda tory requirements such that:  
 Canned pressed meats: th e following shall be met: 
   The internal surface of the can shall be enameled with a suitable meat enamel. 
  The internal surface of the can shal l be free of black spots and erosion. 
 Packed pressed meats: The product is vacuum packed in special casings. 
 Packed pressed meats slices: pressed meats slices are vacuum packed in suitable 
plastic containers. 
 It describes label requirements such as :  
 Product name and type according to packaging. 
 Fat percentage, clearly shown with bold letters. 
 Binders or fillers added. 
 Preservatives used and their limits. 
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   In the case of slices, the phrases "keep cold" and "Temperature shall not exceed 5°C" 
shall be written. 
 Labelling and adjoining explanatory statements shall be in Arabic and, where another 
language is used, it shall be alongside the Arabic. All the information provided in 
another language shall be identical with that written in Arabic. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:    
 GSO  "Prepared meats: Heat  treated pressed meats". 
 Codex Alimentarius commission CAC/STAN 96-1981. Cooked Cured Ham. Codex 
Alimentarius Vol. 10/1994. 
 Codex Alimentarius Co mmission Alinorm 83/16 Report of the twelfth Session of the 
Codex committee on processed Meat and pou ltry products Leatherhead Food R.A. 
Food Legislation Surveys No. 6. Heavy Metals in Foods Second Edition, 1986.  
 Codex Alimentarius commission 11 /1991codex committee on additives and 
contaminants Twenty-Third session 
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 addres ses, if available of the other body: