. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/51 
22 September 2009 
 (09-4432) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Section, Ministry of Health 
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):  Meat and meat products – Basterma (ICS Code 67.120) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Meat and Meat Products – Basterma  Language:  Arabic 
and English  Number of pages:  8 and 5   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation c oncerns meat and meat products – 
Basterma and specifies the definition of the product, quality requirement, sampling, and 
methods of testing, transportation, storage and labelling. 
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.    
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)    
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/BHR/51 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
- GSO "Meat and Meat Products – Basterma" 
- Egyptian standard - E S 1042/2005 "Basterma" - Animal science / Nitrate and nitrite in meat: Pritchard J B, Edison Bull Joseph 
- Chemical analysis of foods : Harold Egan, Ronald S. Kirk, Ronald Sawyer   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  21 November 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ms Nujood Khalifa Al-Muqahwi 
Food Control Specialist Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 
E-mail:  PHD@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh
 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ms Nujood Khalifa Al-Muqahwi  
Food Control Specialist 
Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 
E-mail:  PHD@health.gov.bh 
Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh