. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/QAT/214 
2 November 2010  
 (10-5796) 
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:  QATAR
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Standards and metrology department 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail 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 Environment 
Standard department P.O. Box:  23277 State of Qatar E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa
 
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):  (ICS 67.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  General Requirements 
For Genetically Modified Unprocessed Agricultur al Products (8 pages in English, 11 pages in 
Arabic). 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation is concerned with general 
requirements for unprocessed agricultural products  obtained through certain techniques of 
genetic modification and unprocessed agricultura l products that contain or produced from 
genetically modified organism (GMO) if the GMO present is higher than 1%., of the ingredients considered individually, or if  it consists of a single ingredient.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
maintain quality of this product, consumer  protection and market ing relation of GCC 
countries and food safety.  G/TBT/N/QAT/214 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
– Regulation ( EC) No. 1829/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed; 
– Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified 
organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically 
modified organisms and am ending Directive 2001/18/EC; 
– GM foods:  safety assessment of gene tically modified foods.  2005–Food standards 
Australia New Zealand; 
– Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in th e official journal 
6 months as from the date of application in the 
official journal 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of distribution 
11. Text available from: National  enquiry point [ ], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and website addresses, if available of the other body:  
Ministry of Environment 
Standard department E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa
 
And can be downloaded at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/QAT/10_4059_00_x.pdf   (Arabic) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/QAT/10_4059_00_e.pdf   (English)