. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BHR/225 
27 May 2011  
 (11-2646) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Ministry of  Industry and Commerce 
P.O. Box:  5479, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel.:  +973 17574880 
Fax:  +973 17530730 
E-mail:  bsmd@moic.gov.bh
 
Website:  http://www.moic.gov.bh  
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Sweetened Condensed 
Milks, ICS: 67.100.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Sweetened Condensed 
Milks (8 pages in Arabic, 7 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation spec ifies the requirements stated in 
the Gulf standard GSO "Swe etened Condensed Milks" under clauses 8 (Labelling) as 
mandatory requirements.  
- Labelling and adjoining explanatory statements shall be in Arabic and, where another 
language is used, it shall be alongside the Ar abic.  All the information provided in 
another language shall be identical with those written in Arabic. 
- The name of the food shall be:  Sweete ned condensed milk, Sweetened condensed 
skimmed milk, Sweetened condensed part ly skimmed milk, Sweetened condensed 
full-fat milk. 
- Declaration of milkfat content 
The milkfat content as a percentage by mass  or volume, or in grams per serving as 
quantified in the label provided the number of servings is stated. G/TBT/N/BHR/225 
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  - Declaration of milk protein 
The milk protein content either as a per centage by mass or volume, or grams per 
serving as quantified in the label provide the number of servings is stated. 
- List of ingredients 
- Labelling of non-retail containers 
Name of the product and name and addres s of the manufacturer or packer shall 
appear on the container may be replaced by an  identification mark, provided that such 
a mark is clearly identifiable with the accompanying documents. Storage instructions shall be given eith er on the container or in accompanying 
documents. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   -  GSO "Sweetened Condensed Milks". 
-  Codex 282:1971 Codex Standard for sweetene d condensed milks, Revision 1:1999.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the notification date 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: