1.

Notifying Member: Kingdom of Bahrain

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

2.

Agency responsible: Food Control Section, Ministry of Health

3.

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): Foodstuffs: Chilled marinated meats (ICS Code: 67.120)

4.

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

[X]     All trading partners  

[ ]       Specific regions or countries:  

5.

Title of the notified document: Foodstuffs: Chilled Marinated Meats  Language(s): Arabic and English  Number of pages: 11 and 11

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Description of content: This draft technical regulation concerns chilled marinated meats including red meat, rabbit, ostrich, domesticated birds (whole and pieces) and does not include meat products coated with bread crumb and dough. It explains packaging, transportation, storage and labelling requirements.

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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.  

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]       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)  

[X]     None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[ ] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

9.

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

·         Labeling of "added ingredients" in meat products covered by MPR regulations 5.

·         A guide to regulation compliance incorporating guidance on best practices (version 2 May 2010).

·         Federal register. Vol. 76, No. 144.Wednesday, 27 July 2011. Proposed rules.

10.

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

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

11.

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

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 5 April 2014

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:

Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq

Ministry of Health

P.O. Box: 12 - Manama

Kingdom of Bahrain

Tel: +(973) 1727 3683

Fax: +(973) 1727 9253

E-mail: mhaddaq@health.gov.bh

Website: http://www.moh.gov.bh

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

Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq

Ministry of Health

P.O. Box: 12 - Manama

Kingdom of Bahrain

Tel: +(973) 1727 3683

Fax: +(973) 1727 9253

E-mail: mhaddaq@health.gov.bh

Website: http://www.moh.gov.bh