Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen - Macaroni, spaghetti and vermicelli

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, THE STATE OF KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Saudi Food and Drug Authority

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): ICS code : 67.230

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf draft Technical Regulation for Macaroni, Spaghetti And Vermicelli. Language(s): Arabic. Number of pages: 9

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/SAU/25_07331_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to the requirements which should be met in Macaroni, Spaghetti And Vermicelli.

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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.

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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): CXS 99-1981

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

·_        Regulating the production of pasta, as modified by Law No 99-574 of 9 July 1999 FRANCE

·_        Regulation for the revision of the legislation on the production and marketing of flours and pasta, pursuant to Article 50 of Law 22 February 1994, Article 146

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 30 December 2025

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:

Saudi Food and Drug Authority

SFDA - Northern Ring Branch Road, Dist Unit number: 1 4904 Dist، Riyadh 6336

Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222

Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825

E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa

Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Saudi Food and Drug Authority

SFDA - Northern Ring Branch Road, Dist Unit number: 1 4904 Dist، Riyadh 6336

Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222

Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825

E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa

Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa