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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/QAT/21 
8 November 2010 
 (10-5947) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Aniseed ( Pimpinella anisum Linnaeus ) (ICS Code:  67.220.10) 
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:  Aniseed ( Pimpinella anisum Linnaeus )  Language:  
Arabic and English  Number of pages:  9   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies the requirements stated in 
the Gulf standard (GSO) "Aniseed ( Pimpinella anisum Linnaeus ) - Specification" under 
clauses 7.1 and 7.2 (packaging and labelling) as mandatory requirements.  It specifies  that 
aniseed shall be packed in clean, sound and dr y containers made of a material which does 
not affect the product and protects it from moisture and from the loss of volatile matter, for example tin-plate containers, wooden cases or new jute bags. 
It also describes that container shall be mark ed or labelled with the following particulars: 
• name of the product and the trade name or brand name, if any; 
• name and address of the producer or packer; 
• batch or code number; 
• net mass; 
• grade; 
• producing country. 
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/21 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] 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 Aniseed ( Pimpinella anisum Linnaeus ) - Specification 
ISO 7386 Aniseed (Pimpinella anisum Linnaeus) - Specification 
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) :  7 January 2011 
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:    
Ministry of Environment  
Standard department  P.O Box 23277 
State of Qatar 
E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa