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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/104 
14 October 2010 
 (10-5293) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Section, Ministry of Health 
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):  Foodstuffs (ICS Code:  67.040) 
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:  General Requirements For risk assessment and  
Traceability of genetically modified products  Language:  English and Arabic  Number of 
pages:  10 and 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/sps/BHR/10_3838_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/BHR/10_3838_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation concerns general requirements 
for risk assessment and traceability of GM food in processed and unprocessed agricultural 
products;  the risk assessment and traceability shou ld be fully considered in the safety of 
each new component in GM food and considers both the intended effects of the genetic 
modification and the unintended effects. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of food 
produced using recombinant-DNA micro organisms. 2003 CAC/GL.46 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/BHR/104 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 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:   
- GM foods: safety assessment of genetically modified foods. 2005-Food standards 
Australia New Zealand 
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity 
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) :  13 December 2010 
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.moh.gov.bh  
Mr.Ahmed ALMANNAI 
Senior Food Control Specialist. Ministry of Health. 
P. O .BOX : 12, Manama  
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  webmaster@health.gov.bh 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://www.moh.gov.bh  
Mr.Ahmed ALMANNAI 
Senior Food Control Specialist. Ministry of Health. P. O .BOX : 12, Manama  Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  webmaster@health.gov.bh