. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/97 
6 October 2010 
 (10-5099) 
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):  Spices and condiments (ICS Code:  67.220.10) 
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:  Spices and condiments - Cumin ( Cuminum cyminum L) - 
Whole and Ground  Language:  Arabic and English  Number of pages:  8   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation concerns cumin ( Cuminum 
cyminum L) - whole and ground intended for human consumption or for further processing 
in conformity with the description in this Standard, definitions, requirements, sampling, 
testing methods, packaging and 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)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BHR/97 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:
ISO 6465:2009   
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) :  5 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:   
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Head Domestic Food Control Ministry of Health 
P.O. Box 12 - Manama 
Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  PHD@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 
Head Domestic Food Control Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  PHD@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh