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G/SPS/N/BHR/108 
14 July 2011 
 (11-3521) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Health 
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):  HS Code: 1904, ICS 67.200 
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:  Fried Corn Chips (Corn, Tortilla Chips and Taco Shells) 
Language(s):  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  8 and 6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/sps/BHR/11_2179_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/BHR/11_2179_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation concerns fried corn chips 
intended for direct human consumption (ready-to-eat), as defined in section 3.1 of  this 
standard such as chips, tortillas, tacos or si milar products.  It does not apply to popcorn; 
definitions, requirements, sampling, methods of test and examination, packing, transportation, storage, labelling. 
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/BHR/108 
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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:   
 Johnson, AL (1991). Corn:  Production, Processing, and utilization. Ch.2.  In 
Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, edited by Lorenz, K.J. and Kulp, K. Marcel Dekker INC, New York, NY, USA.  pp 63-64 
 Maga, A.J (1991) . Cereal-based Snack Foods . Ch.20.  In Handbook of Cereal Science 
and Technology, edited by Lorenz, K.J. and Kulp, K. Marcel Dakker, INC, New York, 
USA.  pp 695-797 
 Rooney, W.L and Serna-Saldivar, s. (1987) Food Uses of Whole Corn and Dry-milled 
Fractions. ch.13.  In Corn chemistry and Technology, edited by Watson S.A and Ramstad, P.E. American Association of Cereal Chemists, INC. St . Paul, Minnesota. USA.  pp 410-419 
 Gulf  Standard  GSO No. 286:  Fried Potatoes 
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, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box:  12 - Manama 
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  mhaddaq@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box:  12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  mhaddaq@health.gov.bh 
Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh