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G/SPS/N/QAT/23 
25 July 2011 
 (11-3735) 
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:  Fried Corn Chips (Corn, Tortilla Chips and Taco Shells) 
Language(s):  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  8 and 6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/QAT//11_2383_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation concerns fried corn chips 
intended for direct human consumption (ready-to-eat), as defined in section 3.1 of  this standard such as chips, tortillas, tacos or si milar products.  It does not apply to popcorn; 
definitions, requirements, sampling, methods of test and examination, packing, 
transportation, storage, 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)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/QAT/23 
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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:   
 Johnson, AL (1991).  Corn:  Production, Processing, and utilization. Ch.2.  In 
Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, edited by Lorenz, K.J. and Kulp, K. Marcel Dekker INC, New York, NY, USA.  pp 63-64 
 Maga, A.J (1991).  Cereal-based Snack Foods.  Ch.20.  In Handbook of Cereal Science 
and Technology, edited by Lorenz, K.J. and Kulp, K. Marcel Dakker, INC, New York, 
USA.  pp 695-797 
 Rooney, W.L and Serna-Saldivar, s. (1987) Food Uses of Whole Corn and Dry-milled 
Fractions. ch.13.  In Corn chemistry and Technology, edited by Watson S.A and 
Ramstad, P.E. American Association of Cereal Chemists, INC. St . Paul, Minnesota. 
USA.  pp 410-419 
 Gulf Standard GSO No. 286:  Fried Potatoes   
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 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) :  23 September 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  http://www.saso.org.sa 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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