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G/SPS/N/QAT/32 
15 November 2011 
 (11-5872) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  QATAR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment 
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:  67.080 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Gulf region  
5. Title of the notified document:  Canned Pineapple  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  13 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/QAT/11_3700_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
This Draft Technical Regulation concerns canned pineapple under clause 9 (labelling) as 
mandatory requirements.  It specifies that: 
- the name of the product:  "Pineapple"; 
- the style:  "Whole", "Slices" ,"Spiral slices" "Whole slices" ,"Rings", etc. - the packing medium:  "Water", "Juice"; - the name of the dry sweetener, "Extra Light Syrup" "Light Syrup", "Heavy Syrup" or 
"Extra Heavy Syrup", "Unsweet ened" or "No sugar added" 
List of ingredients:  A complete list of ingredients shall be specified on the label in 
descending order of proportion in accordance w ith the standard mention in section 2/1 
except that dimethyl polysiloxane a nd water need not to be declared. 
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.    G/SPS/N/QAT/32 
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  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)  
 CAC 42 / 1981 Amened 1987 Canned Pineapple 
 CAC 192/1995 Codex General Standard for Food Additives 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
GSO "Canned Pineapple"   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the official journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Six (6) months as from the date of application 
in the official journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 January 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Standards & Metrology Department - Ministry of Environment 
Tel: +974 44139 554 Fax: : +974 44139 543 P.O Box 23277 
State of Qatar 
E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa