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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/OMN/34 
4 August 2008 
 (08-3700) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  OMAN
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Commerce & Indus try, Directorate General for 
Specifications & Measurements (DGSM) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Whole maize (corn) meal prepared from kernels of common maize ( zea mays 
L.).  This meal is used for direct human consumption.  The following products are not 
covered:  degermed maize meal, enriched maize meal, maize flour, maize grit, quick grit, hominy grit, self-rising maiz e meal, bolted maize meal, maize flakes, other maize based 
ready–to–eat cereals, maize flaking grit, alkaline treated maize products, maize meal for use 
as a brewing adjunct, maize meal used for manu facturing of starch and industrial use, maize 
meal for use as an animal feed. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Whole Maize (Corn) Meal 
(available in Arabic, 9 pa ges & English, 7 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2008/sps/OMN/08_2244_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/OMN/08_2244_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Omani/Gulf draft technical regulation concerns with whole 
maize (corn) meal prepared fro m kernels of common maize ( zea mays L. ).  Items related to 
requirements, p ackaging, transportation & storage conditions and labelling (items 4, 7 & 8) 
are compulsory.  The rema ining items are voluntary.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex Standard For Whole Maize (Corn) Meal.  
Codex Stan 154-1985 (Rev. 1-1995).  The deviations :  The draft technica l regulation specifies 
limits for aflatoxins, radiat ion & microbiologi cal criteria. G/SPS/N/OMN/34 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which th ese are available:   A Ministerial Decree 
for compulsory items will be published in th e Official Gazette when the standard is 
adopted. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not yet determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not yet determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC) 
P.O. Box:  550 
Postal code:  113 Muscat Sultanate of Oman Tel:  +(968) 2481 7252 Fax:  +(968) 2481 7040 
E-mail:  dgsm123@omantel.net.om