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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): Cereals, pulses and
derived products (ICS Code:67.060)
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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: Pearl Millet
Flour. Language(s): Arabic. Number of
pages: 8
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/SAU/25_07386_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This standard applies
to flour destined for direct human consumption, which is obtained from pearl
millet Pennisetum americanum
L., Senegalese varieties "souna" and "sanio".
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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 170: Standard For Pearl Millet Flour
[ ] 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:
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10.
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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): 2 January 2026
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
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