Notice - Notification of WTO Members: GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods


WTO code G/SPS/N/BHR/164/Add.1
Date notice 29/06/2017
Notice type Regular
Title GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods
Summary

his Guide describes principles and regulatory requirements to be applied by the exporting country and  the  importing  GCC  countries  in  assuring  the  safety  and  suitability  of  shipments  of  imported food.  Health  certificates  for  imported  food  (from  animal  and  plant  origins),  which  include  specific attestations, are provided in the Guide.
In  2017,  the  Kingdom  of  Bahrain  submitted  about  this  Guide  a  notification  under  the  SPS Agreement  (G/SPS/N/BHR/164  dated  12  January  2017).  Due  to  comments  from  many  WTO Members, this Guide was subsequently reviewed by the GCC Food Safety Committee and modified accordingly. This Guide will not be implemented until further notice.

Product GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods
Country Bahrain

File attach:
NBHR164A1.pdf

Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/USA/3533 - Amicarbazone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule.
G/SPS/N/JPN/1368/Corr.1 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
G/SPS/N/VNM/174 - Draft Circular Regulations on quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment.
G/SPS/N/UGA/290/Add.1 - DUS 983:2021, Banana (matooke) flour - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/289/Add.1 - DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/288/Add.1 - DUS 997:2021, Cooking banana (matooke) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/159/Add.2 - DUS DEAS 66-4:2021, Tomato products - Specification - Part 4: Tomato concentrates (paste and puree), Second Edition
G/SPS/N/EU/897 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2046 of 10 October 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1486 as regards the terms of the authorisation of canthaxanthin as a feed additive for certain categories of poultry, ornamental fish and ornamental birds (Text with EEA relevance). Language(s): English, French and Spanish.
G/SPS/N/EU/896 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2171 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of calcium D-pantothenate (vitamin B5) and D-panthenol (vitamin B5) as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 669/2014 (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/895 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2186 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of propionic acid, sodium propionate and ammonium propionate as feed additives for all terrestrial animal species and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1222/2013 and (EU) No 305/2014 (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/894 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2175 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CECT 4528 as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 399/2014 (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/893 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2176 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of the preparations of Pediococcus acidilactici NCIMB 30005, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei NCIMB 30151 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum DSM 16627 as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 849/2014 (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/851/Add.1 - The listing and the measures for regulated non-quarantine pests
G/SPS/N/EGY/177 - Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 9012 for "Sweetened condensed milk"
G/SPS/N/EGY/176 - Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1623 for "Sterilized and/or UHT Milk".
G/SPS/N/EGY/175 - Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 189- 4/2018 (Partial modification 2022) for "Alcoholic Beverages – Part 4: Other Fermented Alcoholic Beverages, Except Beer and Wine".
G/SPS/N/EGY/174 - Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard 189- 3/2018 (Partial modification 2022) for "Alcoholic Beverages - Part: 3 Distilled Alcoholic Beverages".
G/SPS/N/EGY/173 - Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 189- 2/2018 (Partial modifications 2022 and 2023) for "Alcoholic Beverages Part: 2, Beer and Flavoured Beer".
G/SPS/N/EGY/172 - Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 189- 1/2018 (Partial modification 2022) for "Alcoholic Beverages - Part: 1, Wine".
G/SPS/N/EGY/88/Add.2 - Egyptian Standard ES 6374 for "Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads"
G/SPS/N/CAN/1620 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Quizalofop-ethyl (PMRL2025-24).
G/SPS/N/CAN/1619 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Ethiprole (PMRL2025-23).
G/SPS/N/EU/892 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2183 of 29 October 2025 concerning the renewal of the authorization of L-valine produced with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80058 as a feed additive for all animal species and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 848/2014 (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/OMN/166 - Regulatory Framework for the Importation of Agricultural Seedlings into the Sultanate of Oman.
G/SPS/N/IND/340 - Draft notification of the veterinary health certificate for regulating the import of raw, salted pickled, limed and dried skins and hides into India.
G/SPS/N/IND/339 - Veterinary Health Certificate for Import of Horses or Other Equids into India.
G/SPS/N/CHN/1323/Add.1 - The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-Derived Fertilizers (GACC (2025) No.185)
G/SPS/N/SAU/599 - Storage of public health pesticides
G/SPS/N/SAU/598 - Transportation of public health pesticide
G/SPS/N/JPN/1359/Add.1 - Notification of revision of the Ministerial Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control
G/SPS/N/RUS/337 - Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation as of 15 May 2025 No. 335.
G/SPS/N/NZL/789 - P1056 – Caffeine review - Consultation paper – naturally occurring caffeine and labelling.
G/SPS/N/KEN/351 - DKS 3042-3:2025, Primal and retail cuts – Requirements Part 3 - Porcine.
G/SPS/N/KEN/350 - DKS 3042-2:2025, Primal and retail cuts – Requirements Part 2 - Caprine and Ovine.
G/SPS/N/KEN/349 - DKS 3042-1:2025, Primal and retail cuts – Requirements Part 1 - Beef.
G/SPS/N/AUS/624 - P1056 - Caffeine review - Consultation paper – naturally occurring caffeine and labelling.
G/SPS/N/MDA/32 - Draft Government Decision amending Government Decision No. 679/2024 approving the Regulation on the application of protective measures against organisms harmful to plants.
G/SPS/N/NZL/775/Add.1 - Issuance of import health standard for Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage for Decorative Purposes
G/SPS/N/NGA/34 - NAFDAC Reduction of Sodium in Pre-packaged Foods Regulations 2025
G/SPS/N/NGA/33 - NAFDAC Tea and Related Products Regulations 2025.
G/SPS/N/NGA/32 - NAFDAC Tomato Mix Regulations 2025.
G/SPS/N/NGA/31 - NAFDAC Wheat Semolina and Durum Wheat Semolina Regulations 2025
G/SPS/N/MDA/32 - Draft Government Decision amending Government Decision No. 679/2024 approving the Regulation on the application of protective measures against organisms harmful to plants.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2442 - Draft Resolution 1356, 24 October 2025.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2441 - Draft Resolution 1340, 25 July 2025.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2440 - Draft Resolution 1355, 124 October 2025.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2439 - Draft Resolution 1354, 24 October 2025.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2438 - Draft Resolution 1339, 9 July 2025.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2436 - Sanitary requirements of Brazil for the importation of Camelids.
G/SPS/N/BRA/2435 - Sanitary requirements of Brazil for the importation of elephants.