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G/SPS/N/SAU/16 
14 July 2011 
 (11-3506) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Standards ,Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) 
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):  HS Code: 1601, 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:  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf SPS Measures:  Packaged Meat Containing Vegetables and 
Sauce  Language(s):  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  12 and 9 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/SAU/11_2161_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/SAU/11_2161_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation concerns the meat of beef, 
buffalo, camel, mutton or goat with vegetables or sauce or both contained in a suitable 
containers;  definitions, requirements, sampling, methods of test and examination,  packing, 
labelling, transportation and storage. 
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/SAU/16 
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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:   
 Gulf Standard GSO 1816/2007 Minced meat 
 Egyptian Standard 2097/2005 Minced meat mixed with soyabean protein 
 J.F.Gracey 1981 Thornton's Meat Hygiene, Seventh  edition. The English language 
Book Society and Bailliere Tindall, London 
 S.J. Palling, 1980. Development in Food Packaging-1, Applied Science Published 
Ltd Ripple Road, Barking, Essex, England 
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) :  12 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:   
Saudi Standards, Metrolog y 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/  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Saudi Standards, Metrolog y 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/