. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/OMN/43 
4 April 2011  
 (11-1654) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  OMAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Commerce & Industry 
Directorate General for Specifications & Measurements 
P.O. Box: 550, Postal Code:  113 
Tel:  + (968) 2481 3832 Fax:  + (968) 2471 5992 E-mail:  nepic@business.gov.om Website:  http://www.mocioman.gov.om
 
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):  Fresh and processed food and animal feed 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan and any country affected by the event of the 
accidental Fukushima nuclear power pl ant due to Japan late earthquake.  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Decree No. 28 - Emergency measures on 
requesting certificate of "free from radionuclides contamination" until the demise of the danger.  Language(s):  Arabic  Number of pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/OMN/11_1000_00_x.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  Consignments of fresh and processed food and animal feed 
imported from Japan and/or any country affected  by the event of the accidental Fukushima 
nuclear power plant shall be accompanied by a declaration of free from radionuclides 
contamination and if present shall be in accordance to the levels mentioned in Codex 
standard 193. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Potential health hazard 
from the accidental Fukushima nuclear power plant. G/SPS/N/OMN/43 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   -   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
27 March 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  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:  mailto:nepic@business.gov.om Website:  http://www.mocioman.gov.om
 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  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:  mailto:nepic@business.gov.om Website:  http://www.mocioman.gov.om