. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BHR/268 
10 January 2012  
 (12-0097) 
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):  Jams, jellies and 
marmalade, ICS: 67  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Jams, jellies and 
marmalade, (16 pages, in Arabic , 16 pages in English).     
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation spec ifies the requirements stated in 
the Gulf standard GSO  "Jams, jellies a nd marmalade" under clau ses 8 & 9 (packaging & 
labelling) as mandatory require ments. It specifies that:  
- The product shall be packed in hygienic, clea n, dry and suitable containers, so as to 
 avoid any changes in its properties . 
- Minimum Fill 
a. The container should be well filled with  the product which should occupy not less 
than 90% (minus any necessary head  space according to good manufacturing 
practices).of the water capacity of the container. 
b. A container that fails to meet the requirement for minimum fill of should be 
considered as a "defective". 
It describes label requirements such as:  
1. Labelling and adjoining explanatory statemen ts shall be in Arabic and, where another 
 language is used, it shall be alongside th e Arabic. All the information provided in 
 another language shall be identical with those written in Arabic. G/TBT/N/BHR/268 
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2. Name of the product:  
a. Jam (or preserve or conserve), Extra Ja m (preserve or conserve), High Fruit Jam 
(preserve or conserve), Jelly, Extra Jelly, Ja m (or preserve or conserve or fruit spread) 
Jelly (or fruit spread)-Marm alade or Jelly Marmalade-(" X" marmalade ("X" is a non 
citrus fruit). 
b. The name of the product shall provide an i ndication of the fruit(s) used in descending 
order of weight of the raw material used. In the case of products made with three of 
more different fruits the alternative phrase "m ixed fruit" or similar wording or by the 
number of fruits may be used. 
c. The name of the product may provide an indication of the vari ety of fruit e.g. 
"Victoria" plum and /or may include an adjective describing the character e.g. "seedless", "shred less". 
3. Year of producti on and expiration date. 
4. Name and address of the s ource and country of origin. 
5. Sugar substitutes are used and its percentage 
6. Consumer guidance under the guidance of professional health authorities. 7. Product address, and his trademark   
8. Fruit quantity and sugar declaration: indi cation of the fruit ingredient content in the 
 form of "prepared with X g of fruit per 100 g" and the total sugar content with the 
 phrase "total sugar content X g per 100 g".  9. Labelling of non-retail containers: Other In formation given either on the container or 
 in accompanying documents such as name and address of the manufacturer, packer, 
 distributor or importer, as well as storage instructions, shall appear on the container. 
 It may be replaced by an identification ma rk, provided that such a mark is clearly. 
 identifiable with the accompanying documents. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- GSO  640 "Jams, jell ies and marmalade".  
- CAC STAN 296-2009 "Jams, jellies and marmalade" 
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: