. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BHR/212 
19 October 2010 
 (10-5400) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e -mail and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Ministry of Industry and Commerce P.O. Box:  5479, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel.:  +973 17574880 
Fax:  +973 17530730 
E-mail:  bsmd@moic.gov.bh
 
Website:  http://www.moic.gov.bh  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  General requirements for 
genetically modified unprocessed agricultural products (ICS 67). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  General requirements 
for genetically modified unprocessed agricultu ral products, (13 pages in  Arabic, 10 pages in 
English) 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation spec ifies the requirements stated in 
the Gulf standard (GSO) "General requirement s for genetically modified processed food and 
feed" under clauses 4/2 and 7 (labelling and packaging) as mandatory requirements.  It 
specifies that the product shall be packed in suitable, clean, sufficien tly strong package which 
has not been used previously and have no cont aminating effect on the product or its quality.  
It also describes label requireme nts on the containers such as: 
– The words (genetically modified or contai ns genetically modified, or produced from 
genetically modified organi sm) shall appear clearly and easily to be read in 
appropriate position with diff erent colour on the label. 
– If the product consists of more  than one ingredient, the wo rds (genetically modified) 
or (produced from genetically modified, name  of the ingredient) shall appear in the 
list of ingredients in parent heses immediately following the ingredient concerned. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
maintain consumer protection and food safety  G/TBT/N/BHR/212 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
– GSO "General requirements for genetic ally modified unprocessed agricultural 
products" 
– Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed 
– Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003 of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council of 
September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified 
organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically 
modified organisms and am ending Directive 2001/18/EC 
– GM foods:  safety assessment of gene tically modified foods, 2005-Food standards 
Australia New Zealand 
– Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity 
– Regulate the entry of genetically modifi ed organisms, 2005 - National Committee on 
Biosafety - King Abdulaziz City for Sc ience and Technology (KACST) – Saudi 
Arabia 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the notification date 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e -mail and website addresses, if available of the other body: