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G/SPS/N/QAT/31 
15 November 2011 
 (11-5871) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  QATAR 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment 
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):  ICS Code:  67.080 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Gulf region  
5. Title of the notified document:  Quick Frozen Cauliflower  Language(s):  Arabic and 
English  Number of pages:  11 and 12 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/QAT/11_3699_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation concerns quick frozen 
cauliflower of the species Brassica oleraces  L.var. botrytis L . and which are prepared for 
direct consumption without further processing, except for repacking (if required), 
definitions, presentation, requirements, samp ling, method of test and examination, 
packaging, transportation, storage 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
 CAC 111 / 1981 Quick Frozen Cauliflower 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/QAT/31 
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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:   
Egyptian Standards 6933 /  2009 - Quick Frozen Cauliflower   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the official journal 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Six (6) months as from the date of application 
in the official journal 
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) :  14 January 2012 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Standards & Metrology Department - Ministry of Environment 
Tel: +974 44139 554 Fax: : +974 44139 543 P.O Box 23277 
State of Qatar 
E-mail:  standard@qatar.net.qa