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G/SPS/N/QAT/37 
15 November 2011 
 (11-5877) 
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:  67.200 
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:  Edible Fats and Oils not Cove red by Individual Standards 
Language(s):  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/QAT/11_3705_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation concerns oils and fats and 
mixtures thereof for human consumption .  It incl udes oils and fats that  have been subjected 
to processes of modification (such as trans-  esterification or hydrogenation) or 
fractionation.  This Standard does not apply to any oil or fat which is covered by one of the 
following Standards:  GSO 1860, GSO 1019, GSO 1929, GSO 1754. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex Stan 191-1981 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/QAT/37 
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   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:      
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