. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/OMN/42 
8 January 2010  
 (10-0051) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  OMAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Directorate General for 
Specifications & Measurements (DGSM) 
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):  Maximum limits of Melamine  permitted in food products 
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:  Maximum Levels of Melamine in Food  Language:  
Arabic and English  Number of pages:  5 pages each 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/OMN/10_0093_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/OMN/10_0093_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Omani/Gulf draft technical regulation concerns maximum 
levels of Melamine in food.  The item related to the maximum limits of Melamine (Item 4) 
is compulsory.  The remaining items are voluntary. 
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 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/OMN/42 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
The TR (Technical Regulation) is based on: 
− FDA Regulations; 
− Canadian Regulations; 
− Official Journal of the European Union, 27 September 2008; 
− Food Standards Australia New Zealand;  and 
− Toxicity, Preliminary Risk Assessment and Guidance on Levels in Food, 25 September 
2008. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not yet determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not yet determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the date the measure is adopted. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  11 January 2010 
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:    
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC)  
P.O. Box:  550 
Postal code:  113 Muscat Sultanate of Oman Tel:+(968) 2481 7252 Fax:+(968) 2481 7040 Email:  nepic@business.gov.om 
Website:  http://www.mocioman.gov.om/nepic