. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SAU/200 
26 October 2010  
 (10-5579) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards ,Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Saudi Standards ,Metrology and Quality Organization 
P.O. Box:  3437 Riyadh 11471  Tel.:  +966 (1) 452 0000  Ext. (1378-1381-1383) Fax:  +966 (1) 452 0193 E-mail:  enquirypoint@saso.org.sa
 
Website:  http://www.saso.org.sa  
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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):    
Foodstuffs (ICS Code 67.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia / The Cooperation Council for the Arab  States of the Gulf Draft Technical 
Regulation: General Requirements For Processed  Genetically Modified Food and Feed (7 
pages in English, 11 pages in Arabic). 
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation is concerned with This Draft 
Technical Regulation is concer ned with general requirements  for processed food and feed 
obtained through certain techniques of genetic modification and processed food and feed that 
contain or produced from geneti cally modified organism (GMO) if the GMO present is higher 
than 1%, of the ingredients considered individuall y, or if it consists of a single ingredient. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
Food safety G/TBT/N/SAU/200 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
– Regulation ( EC) No 1829/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed. 
– Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European  Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified 
organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically 
modified organisms and am ending Directive 2001/18/EC. 
– GM foods: safety assessmen t of genetically modified foods.  2005 – Food standards 
Australia New Zealand. 
– Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }  To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Saudi Standards ,Metrology and Quality Organization 
P.O. Box:  3437 Riyadh 11471  Tel.:  +966 (1) 452 0000  Ext. (1378-1381-1383) Fax:  +966 (1) 452 0193 E-mail:  enquirypoint@saso.org.sa
 
Website:  http://www.saso.org.sa