GCC Guide for Control on Imported Foods

Addendum to Regular Notification 2017-01-09
G/SPS/N/OMN/44/Rev.1/Add.1

Description

This 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 2011, Oman notified WTO (SPS) about this Guide (G/SPS/N/OMN/44).
Due to comments from many WTO Members, Oman submitted Revision 1 dated on 14 April 2015 (ref: G/SPS/N/OMN/44/Rev.1). Subsequently, this Guide had been reviewed by GCC Food Safety Committee and modified accordingly. The attached version has been adopted by all GCC countries. This Guide will be implemented from 1 April 2017 and comes into force from 1 October 2017.
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/OMN/17_0111_00_e.pdf
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/OMN/17_0111_00_x.pdf

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