. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/QAT/3 
19 March 2009 
 (09-1385) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  QATAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  General standard for cheese (ICS Code 67.100) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Gulf countries (Bahrain , Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, 
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates)  
5. Title of the notified document:  General standard for cheese  Language:  Arabic  Number 
of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation is concerned with all cheese 
products, intended for direct consumption or further processing, under clause 11 
"Labeling" as mandatory requirements.  It sp ecifies the label requirements such as:  name 
of food and declaration of milk fat content.  It also describes food additives, contaminants, 
hygiene, and method of sampling and analysis. 
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)  Codex Stand 283 - 1978 
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None G/SPS/N/QAT/3 
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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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the official journal  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ X ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :   
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  18 May 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:     
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Qatar General Organization fo r Standards and Metrology  
P.O Box 23277 State of Qatar E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa 
The link:  http://www.qs.org.qa/ar/nc/food/distributions/dist11.html